I could not leave a comment on the other newsletter (because I didn't pay) - - the one that discussed receiving negative feedback.. So I wanted to address that.
When I was 9 years old, I had my first play onstage in New York City. It ran for several months.
I had done more than just write the play; I directed it, I costumed the cast, I held rehearsals, etc.
Then when I was 15 years old, I won a gold medal for my short stories - - it's inscribed "for Literary Achievement."
I'm not bullet-proof - - and certainly no young writer is either - - but whenever any injudicious comments were hurled my way, my suit of armor bounced them off.
I knew without a doubt that the "critic" had NOT stood in my 9-year-old self's saddle shoes . . . stood on a New York stage and heard that "paint-flaking off the ceiling applause" for her playwriting at age 9.
Whatever good vibes you receive, weave it into a coat, wrap it around, and nothing can hurt you.
I also want to say the paywall annoys me - - and so this will be my last comment.
I could not leave a comment on the other newsletter (because I didn't pay) - - the one that discussed receiving negative feedback.. So I wanted to address that.
When I was 9 years old, I had my first play onstage in New York City. It ran for several months.
I had done more than just write the play; I directed it, I costumed the cast, I held rehearsals, etc.
Then when I was 15 years old, I won a gold medal for my short stories - - it's inscribed "for Literary Achievement."
I'm not bullet-proof - - and certainly no young writer is either - - but whenever any injudicious comments were hurled my way, my suit of armor bounced them off.
I knew without a doubt that the "critic" had NOT stood in my 9-year-old self's saddle shoes . . . stood on a New York stage and heard that "paint-flaking off the ceiling applause" for her playwriting at age 9.
Whatever good vibes you receive, weave it into a coat, wrap it around, and nothing can hurt you.
I also want to say the paywall annoys me - - and so this will be my last comment.