Rita Arens
Learn to divorce criticism of your writing with criticism of your being as early as possible in your writing career. They are different things. Your writing is something that can be adjusted without changing who you are as a person. If you're having trouble accepting criticism without feeling like a failure or getting defensive, read TRYING TO SAVE PIGGY SNEED by John Irving.
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