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Daniel Douglas's avatar

General observation: this has got to be one of the best comments sections on the internet.

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Meghan Palmer's avatar

George,

Wow. Wow, wow, wow. I've been in many a fiction workshop, received and given many a critique, and never have I heard advice as simple and as poignant as this: trust yourself. So often I have found, when reading my work or the work of others, that I'm looking for something to say or something that needs to be improved upon rather than reading with an open channel as a relatively neutral third party. Sure, I have reactions to what I'm reading, but those reactions are dulled under the blade of criticism.

I like the idea of reading as a meditation, openly, noticing what's coming up and then going back to uncover the why. Thank you for this!

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