Writing, maybe like any art, requires a bit of faith in the endeavor, and if you’re lucky you might find joy in the process.
Be careful who you share ideas with.
Some people reflexively dismiss and discourage, not because your idea merits the comments, but to maintain an imagined hierarchy….it lets the critic feel superior, while doing little to nothing.
A good writing workshop is made up of genuinely supportive writers. It’s not found in small talk with the coulda-woulda-shoulda crowd.
Stay strong! Keep writing, if you’re writing, keep going if you’re surviving, and try to witness the habitual naysayers as though from a very long ways away, the other side of the telescope….
That’s my advice! ❤️
Happy 2022!
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