04-01-2017, 05:36 AM
To your other question: in the midst of writing how can you determine if its good or not. You can't. Well, at least I can't. I need time to sort it out for me. If you look at earlier work and cringe it only means you're getting better. I simply assume that most early drafts are the best I can do at the moment and are likely awful. Your standards for what's good should continue to rise (probably ahead of your ability to execute).
Oh, and yes unqualified praise can be an STD to writing. The process of receiving it might feel good at first but it's followed by an uncomfortable burning sensation that makes you regret your choices.
Oh, and yes unqualified praise can be an STD to writing. The process of receiving it might feel good at first but it's followed by an uncomfortable burning sensation that makes you regret your choices.
The secret of poetry is cruelty.--Jon Anderson