i have such a horrible tooth ache i’ve been crying all day about it
I was nobody. Nothing.
Important Writing Advice
Everyone gets negative reviews. Everyone.
You know that awesome fanfic writer whose stories you’ve read a dozen times on your phone in the dark the night before school? They’ve got them by the dozens.
You know that world-renowned author whose books are all lined up on your shelf? You bet your ass people criticize their stuff every day.
You know that lovely little one-shot you read in the middle of your break? That has at least three unhappy customers who bothered to clutter up the page with their cynical hogwash.
People actually write essays, whole papers on how contrived and mediocre Shakespeare’s sonnets and plays are.
There is no pleasing everyone. It’s just impossible. Your style of writing just might not appeal to certain people, and they might be rude or careless enough to tell you that in incredibly insulting ways.
That’s okay. Be polite. Stay classy. Sweep the clutter away, accept the constructive stuff, ignore the unnecessary hatred, and keep on writing. For every person who drops hate on your story, there are twenty more who absolutely adore your writing but didn’t know how to put their love into words for a review.
Write your stories, and don’t let anyone tell you to stop.
Reminders to myself (and any other artsy people who follow me i guess)
-You don’t get better at drawing by avoiding drawing until you are better at drawing.
- You don’t have to make a new masterpiece every day it’s okay if all you drew is a doodle of a bug. You are now +1 bug doodle better at doodling bugs.
- Also it’s okay if the thing you drew didn’t turn out very good. Everything you draw makes you one step closer to being able to draw good. You are still +1 step better at drawing whatever you drew no take backsies.
- You are the only person who knows if your art didn’t turn out as good as you wanted it to. You are the only person who can see the things in your art that weren’t what you imagined in your head. No one else will know unless you tell them.
- Comparing yourself to other artists just isn’t fair. You get to see all of your art, the best stuff and the worst stuff. You usually only get to see the best stuff other artists make. You don’t get to see that half drawn badly propotioned face they drew at 2 am and immediately scrapped. So don’t compare your badly drawn 2 am face to their best work.
- Just keep making art. The only way you can really fail is if you give up.
let your child be goofy and silly and make messes. teach them to clean up the messes without yelling at them. let your child be a child. not a mini adult who has to be perfect 24/7
