When you’re a writer, you will (at some point) get judged. Right? You put your work out there, and some people are going to love it and some people are not going to love it, and others are going to fall somewhere in between. But instead of arguing with people who give you negative feedback, take it with grace. If there is a lesson in it, then apply the lesson. If not, focus on the readers who “get” what you are doing. Those are your fans.

The reason I bring this up is because I was watching American Idol the other night and there is a singer on there who did a pretty awful performance (in my view). The judges have been very nice so far this season, and so the negative feedback was done gently and in an effort to help the contestant. But instead of just accepting their feedback gracefully, she pouted and shook her head and acted like a fool.

Listen, I know what it’s like to get negative feedback. I know it sucks. Right? But you have to accept that not everyone is going to love everything you do. Decide who you want your audience to be and look to please them. The rest? Well it doesn’t matter, does it? So instead of pouting and stomping your foot when you get criticism, focus on your fans and those who love you. That’s the only important thing anyway.

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