You can take it for a given fact: 
Somebody on this earth is not going to like what you write either. 

That is one of the lumps in the pudden.

I don't care what kind of writing you do, the more public attention you receive, the more criticism you will find is showered upon you, your work, your stance, and your precepts.

Here is my policy for dealing with critics..

1. If they are hollering from the bushes with obscure denunciations, gently ignore them. I say gently because even your grand daughter will be listened to by those people too lazy to come see for themselves, thus making one harping fool a worse enemy to have than all the close-lipped Solomons on earth combined.
2. If their comments are specific enough to evaluate; study their remarks and thank them even for their stinging ridicule, especially if they are right.   All too well do I remember one secretary saying she could write an article better than I had turned in.  I looked at her writing, and she was right.  She could.
3. If what they say actually helps, pat them on the back, and ask for more as soon as you can take it.
4. Remember my epigram: The only thing worse than being criticized is finding out nobody cared enough to correct me.

You've seen those signs on back of trucks saying:  "Tell me how I'm driving."  That's the sign of a very insecure driver, constantly needing reassurance from everyone on the road that they are doing things at least halfway right.

Don't ever depend on non professionals to evaluate how well your stories drive. 

In fact, if you believe in your work with all your heart, don't let ANYone's good or bad evaluation deter you from that belief. 

On the other hand, If you need help and know it, don't be afraid to ask.

I constantly hear the advice to QUIT rewriting your work when you have invested all the time in it that you can afford.  That is like producing a half-baked potato.  Do that consistently and chances are you will end up working for editors so far down the food chain they have to like it or lump it.

The advice to quit when the bell rings may be true for the polished writer, but the only way I have found to become a polished writer is to keep on rewriting anything you produce until you are a polished writer.  Even after you are selling much of what you write, my experience says to come back to rewrite what you have already sold until you are proud of it. 

In order to become a great writer
strive for greatness in all that you write.
Writers get better with age 
only if they push themselves to get better as they age. 

You can write quicker, faster, and better by drilling yourself to get better at spotting what needs rewriting, before you put it down on paper.  Soon the words you write in the first draft will be truer to your higher self than the words you produced only after the many rewrites you did in the beginning of your career.

Twelve year old Caitlyn came to visit for a week and we pulled out all the stops to put on a good show.  We took her to shows, We took her to Robber's Cave.  We took her to see the rune stone at Heavener.  We took her shopping, and spent time with her we did not have to spare.  When Caitlyn went home she left a note behind to let me know just how much she appreciated my efforts to show her a good time. 

Those stories about your childhood would make anyone fall asleep.

You could make enough money to buy another car if you'd quit writing and go to work.

You are deaf, and you are stupid.

Without Grandma around, you couldn't even begin to take care of yourself.

If I were Grandma I would shoot you.

UHHH, Yeah.

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