Motivation Monday 19, October 14

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Motivation Monday!

Last week, I asked you for the best critique you ever received. These answers are, of course, kind of personal, so you should check them out here: Motivation Monday 18, October 17For the record, I did start a Tumblr mirror. Nothing much there yet. Still trying to think how I'll adapt it to Tumblr.
Motivation Monday!
Last week I asked for the best compliment you ever received on your writing.  Journal is here if you want to hear some of the lovely stuff other people said:
As for me, I think the best compliment I've gotten was actually back in high school. For an anatomy project, I had to write a story about someone taking steps to deal with their epilepsy. My teacher told me she loved it and asked me to send her anything I published in the future. It was great.
The natural question now...
What's the best critique you ever received?
It can be either a legitimately good criticism that improved your work OR something that pissed you off and motivated you to be awesomer.


As for me... my best friend told me in high school that all of my female characters were the same. (Tsunderes, if you're curious.) I thought about it, and I didn't quite agree with her (still don't), but nevertheless. It got me thinking about the kind of stories I tell and the kind of people I focus on, and that was good, especially since it was during my formative years as a writer.

Something a little different this week.

How do you handle rejection?

This can be either from actual publication or just how you deal with someone disliking your work.
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LadyBrookeCelebwen's avatar
On writing? Not well, though better than I handle most other forms of rejection. Cry for a bit, and move on with life.