I know I haven't been posting so much. I've had a bit of a downfall with the whole writing thing.
About a week ago someone told me that I wrote like a twelve year old and they completely insulted my writing and called it criticism. I didn't appreciate it and I didn't ask for it. It hurt me pretty deeply. I can't figure out why it hurt so much, but I know that for a while I just didn't want to talk to anyone.
I'm not going to complain about it, at least not to others, anymore. I'm trying not to complain about anything to anyone, which means watching what I say. People will tell me that I don't need to, that it's okay to complain because everyone needs it. And I know I need it, but others don't need to hear it.
I've already been told that my complaining gets annoying. That's just given me more conviction to stop doing it. It doesn't mean I won't listen to anyone anymore -- if you've got a problem you need to get off your chest then you can come to me. I will listen.
I'll probably be a bit more reserved now, because of this whole thing. I need to keep more to myself. However, I figured that I might as well tell everyone what's up now so I won't be asked questions later.
That's all I have to say for now. Toodles.
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ReplyDeleteThat person sounds like a jerk to me, and probably wasn't really critiquing your writing capabilities but was actually just trying to get you down.
I wish you wouldn't let it discourage you too much -- you're a good writer and you should be allowed to speak your mind.