tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8196946749534824570.post6737402279351447475..comments2023-05-25T06:56:12.408-04:00Comments on Dirty Mind at Work: crisis of inspirationSara Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18193190002627911749noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8196946749534824570.post-31332790833583664002011-11-10T00:32:39.045-05:002011-11-10T00:32:39.045-05:00I go through times when I can and do ignore review...I go through times when I can and do ignore reviews and just sit in my happy place and write...but then I go back to it because I like the feedback. It makes me feel grownup (read: finally) to be able to deal with criticism. It just baffles me that no matter what I do, there's always going to be some reaction that seems to come out of left field.<br /><br />And I like your voice. That counts for something, right?<br /><br />Thanks for commenting.Sara Wintershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193190002627911749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8196946749534824570.post-78870322781359096522011-11-09T21:09:43.390-05:002011-11-09T21:09:43.390-05:00I feel exactly the same way. People are buying my ...I feel exactly the same way. People are buying my stories, but hardly anyone says anything, and I've gotten a couple of responses that have left me reeling.<br /><br />I've pretty much decided to try and avoid reviews to keep down on the madness. I'm much too sensitive to be able to handle all the criticism without getting depressed.<br /><br />Anyways, for myself, I've decided just to write in my own voice. People will like it or not like it, but there's billions of people on Earth and there's gotta be at least a couple of hundred that will like something I write :)<br /><br />Just write a story you would enjoy reading. It's like Field of Dreams: "If you write it, they will read it" or something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com