Thread:ScottyBlue/@comment-4507006-20120706233823/@comment-3462718-20120707000126

I'm so sorry to hear that. :-( One thing; don't worry too much about criticism of stuff you write; you should try to learn from it, but don't beat yourself up about it. Unless it contains a direct insult aimed towards you, even 'it's not the best" or "it needs work" can be helpful advice from someone who did like it/you enough to take the time to evaluate it. I've been writing things since I was seven and belive me, I've written a host of duds. But if you dwell on the bad points of what you write instead of using them to help improve, it will really get you down and suck all the joy out of it. I say this from experience. Getting to a point where you think you're pretty good at writing is a painstakingly slow process; it requires a lot of self-editing, acceptance of constructive criticism when applicable, patience, and above all, knowledge of when to stop and RELAX. Unless it's for a deadline or a grade, you should just enjoy the process of writing and take the hard bits in stride; if it's not the best thing you ever wrote, you can set it aside and re-think it, or start over, or (if you absolutely must) pitch it. It may be frustrating, but it's not the end of the world. Believe me on this one; this is one of the very few psycological things I REALLY know something about.

As to the rest, I wish there were something I could do to change the way people behave, but none of us can do that; only God can. I believe He also has a purpose in everything that happens, though we may not always, as mere humans, be able to see it immediately. Do you want me to pray for you? I will if it helps.