Professional writers are easy targets for public criticism. Often, bylines include an e-mail address, inviting instant responses from critics. How can writers handle public criticism with grace and humor? How do we acknowledge hurt feelings? Most importantly, how do we find the confidence to continue writing?
It’s painful, but if you’re putting your writing out there, it’s going to happen. How do you handle it? Me? Ideally, I try to recognize the validity of the criticism (assuming it goes beyond, “You suck”). And I try not to take it personally. In real life? Ow! It hurts!
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