Having your work on Amazon for the entire world to see is - well honestly, a bit scarey. Your heart and soul has gone into work that may or may not appeal to the masses. They may hate it, throw cyber tomatoes at you- or they may say it is the best thing since Kindle was introduced.
Either way, you are asking for feedback- good or bad, on something as personal as your inner thoughts.
So lets put that piece into perspective- you are walking into the office naked- and everyone has a stack of score cards- judging your dips and dents- holding up their assessment of you.
Am I being dramatic?
Maybe-
But it does feel similar.
Yes, yes, I know it is my choice to put myself out there. I could choose to keep my work on the shelf for the next generation- but what fun would that be? :)
So when reviews come in that are not as glowing- not bad, just not as loving as you would wish, it is a tough pill to swallow.
Not because "I wasn't perfect", on the contrary- it is because many people take that review and begin the dissection process. What could I do better? What can I change? I thought that point was clear, why wasn't it? Did I really drop the ball? etc etc
And then the sick masochistic side of us as writers-
put more work out there- more work that can be seen, reviewed, criticized and -the entire true goal- made better- at least we hope.
Either way, you are asking for feedback- good or bad, on something as personal as your inner thoughts.
So lets put that piece into perspective- you are walking into the office naked- and everyone has a stack of score cards- judging your dips and dents- holding up their assessment of you.
Am I being dramatic?
Maybe-
But it does feel similar.
Yes, yes, I know it is my choice to put myself out there. I could choose to keep my work on the shelf for the next generation- but what fun would that be? :)
So when reviews come in that are not as glowing- not bad, just not as loving as you would wish, it is a tough pill to swallow.
Not because "I wasn't perfect", on the contrary- it is because many people take that review and begin the dissection process. What could I do better? What can I change? I thought that point was clear, why wasn't it? Did I really drop the ball? etc etc
And then the sick masochistic side of us as writers-
put more work out there- more work that can be seen, reviewed, criticized and -the entire true goal- made better- at least we hope.
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