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Comment on Welcome by thunderchikin

thunderchikin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 01:10:53 +0000

It has elements of horror it in, similar to ALIEN.

Comment on Welcome by Ming

Ming — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 01:08:09 +0000

is black hole sun horror?

Comment on On Being Thin Skinned by Ashley Hope Pérez

Ashley Hope Pérez — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:45:00 +0000

For me, the biggest reason to avoid too much attention to reviews is that it’s a time sink. As for potential danger to our “art,” I actually think the glowing reviews are potentially the most hazardous. We can get hooked on the cheap thrill that a glowing review gives and write toward that next high rather than what the current WIP really wants from us.

Maybe I’ll swear off reviews and see if my focus improves.

Comment on On Being Thin Skinned by Donna Earnhardt

Donna Earnhardt — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:56:33 +0000

Okay… so I totally get where you are coming from. I have thick skin when it comes to critiques b/c I put on my “don’t get defensive” armour, but also swathe myself in my “be sensitive to the stuff that pricks a nerve because that is the stuff you probably need to work on” lotion.

I have had to be careful about listening to every piece of advice — but at the same time I have grown better at hearing and acting on the advice that improves my work.

It’s harder, I expect, hearing criticism about a book AFTER its published. My first one is coming out in September. I’m bracing myself.

Comment on On Being Thin Skinned by thunderchikin

thunderchikin — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:40:26 +0000

Sarah, the app is a Chrome app that allows you to block search results you don’t like on Google. I use to block reviews so that I can’t see them.

Comment on On Being Thin Skinned by Sarah Stevenson (aquafortis)

Sarah Stevenson (aquafortis) — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:47:26 +0000

I love this post. And what is this amazing app you use for blocking reviews from search results?

Comment on On Being Thin Skinned by Asia M

Asia M — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:09:44 +0000

You can also have a removable thick skin. Extremely practical. I recommend.

I think a very interesting skill for writers to have is to be able to be anyone at any given time. Thick-skinned, thin-skinned, middle-skinned. How else would you be able to write all those characters knowing how it really feels to be them?

Comment on On Being Thin Skinned by Liesl Shurtliff

Liesl Shurtliff — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:58:52 +0000

I’ve never thought of it this way, at least not consciously, but I think this is exactly the reason why I have decided to shield myself from reviews.

Thanks for the validation!

Comment on On Being Thin Skinned by Heather

Heather — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:39:10 +0000

Comment on On Being Thin Skinned by Megan Bostic

Megan Bostic — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:22:21 +0000

That’s a very interesting perspective. I like it. I think I’ll stop trying to thicken my epidermis and just write and not think about the criticism that may come with it.

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