This post is a bad-ass thug who knocks gangsters and pimps out on Wednesday.
But it's Tuesday, so you'll be fine if you see him in this back alley. Yo.
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Building my writing career. One carefree, painless step at a time - I swear. My hair even improves in the process. That's karma for you, ladies and gents.
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Everyone's entitled to their opinion. I'm so used to negative feedback that if it isn't lobbed my way, then I feel I'm not being effective.
Being a writer, you're at a natural disadvantage for negative feedback. We just don't like it. It's the reason a lot of writers give up. But I definitely like your list of how you are now going to approach negative feedback; and I think that if more writers did this, they wouldn't surrender so easily. Great post!
First off I want to say this… be careful about opening yourself up for too much criticism. While constructive feedback is helpful, too much of it, in everything you do, is not a good thing. It can stagnate you and leave you questioning yourself too much. My first rule of thumb is don’t act on a critique immediately, especially a negative one. Give it a week and see if it still sticks with you. If it doesn’t resonate as true within you, then dump the notion and stick with your own idea. However, if you start hearing the same point over and over again, it is time to give it a deeper look.
Second, who is this friend? And why is he telling you no one wants to read a blog about a new writer? He is wrong. There are blogs all over about being writers trying to make it. And the authors vary greatly from “yet-to-be discovereds” like you and me to published authors. The deal is the topic will attract those who are interested in your subject, such as other writers. Who cares about the rest? Let them go read blogs about picking up chicks somewhere else. That’s not what your blog is about! Most starting-out writers feel a blog is good exposure. Plus, you build up a readership who is vested in your progress and when you DO finally sell a book, they will buy it and tell their friends about it and so on. As a writer, you have to be willing to self-promote and what better way then through a blog.
The morale of this story is… Seek the advice from others who understand your topic. Your friend doesn’t seem to get it.
I definitely like tip #3. Negative feedback is good, and it can help us grow as writers. But at the same time, a another person's feedback isn't always the most accurate. Before submitting a piece or query, I like to get at least three varying opinions.
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@ jr's thumbprints - Yeah, it proves that people are actually reading, at least.
@ nathan egelholf - I think writing really opens up a community, hence the breeding ground for feedback.
@ sheri - Thanks for the support! I actually burst out laughing when I read it, because that was the thought-process I went through when I heard my friends criticism. First I got worked up, and then I realized, Hey, who is HE anyways? I'm finding it so helpful reading others blogs, learning to become a better writer. Thanks for the advice, I can definitely use it with my sensitive nature.
@ valencia higuera - Oh yikes, I have yet to submit my first query, but I know I'm going to open it up for feedback like crazy.
Thanks for the comments guys!
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