Abby Annis has a great post today about the seven stages of grief writers often suffer from after receiving a critique:
-shock
-denial
-anger
-guilt
-depression
-the upward turn
-acceptance and hope
Click over there and you’ll probably see a little bit of yourself in her comments about each stage. If not, you may enjoy the humor.
Have you experienced any of these emotions after receiving a critique? How do you overcome that feeling?
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Wait, aren't we missing consumption of chocolate? ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link.
LOL Janna!
ReplyDeleteI skip the first six and zoom right to #7. I WANT my writing/crit group to help me make it better by killing off or doing surgery on my "babies." :D
Does wallowing in misery and thinking you're the worst writer in the world fall under 'depression'? I hate that step.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I probably run through all of those after a less than stellar review.
ReplyDeleteI usually bounce back on my own, but often the low is accompanied by a high such as a great review!
L. Diane Wolfe “Spunk On A Stick”
http://www.circleoffriendsbooks.blogspot.com
Thanks for the link. Those were great, lol.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the link. We do pass through the stages of grief after a less than stellar critique, but there are those times when the feedback is positive and we feel sooo good.
ReplyDeleteI don't know about the shock or denial part. LOL I usually expect it. More like the shock is there if it is accepted!
ReplyDeleteYou're right- the post was really funny and also very true.
ReplyDeleteFunny post. We writers are a sad lot.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lynnette!! :D
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