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inner critic
How To Accept Criticism Even When It’s Not Constructive
by, Jill Swenson
February 23, 2016

You have polished a piece of your writing and are ready for someone else to read it. You take an enormous risk when you ask someone else for feedback. You make yourself vulnerable to being misunderstood or worse. It’s more than words on a piece of paper which stand in judgment. It’s you—your soul—on the line. Every red pen mark on the page feels like… [Read More]

Filed Under: criticism, Edith Wharton, Ernest Hemingway, feedback, Harper Lee, inner critic, Max Perkins, self-esteem, Tay Hohoff
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