Check In - Day 10

[enemytosleep]

Hello, writers! What have you been able to accomplish today toward your January goal?

— I wrote today!
— I planned and/or researched something.
— I sat down and did some editing.
— I sent things to my beta.
— I posted!
— I focused on something else today.

Writing question time: Do you read your reviews? How do they make you feel?

Comments

[linaewen]

I wrote today! Again, it was only a couple hundred words, but the next section of the chapter is done, and that should do it for the "tricky" parts. The next section is one I have been dreaming of writing for ages, and I already have extensive notes on it, so I'm excited. If I get time today, I'll dive in, but I'm traveling tonight, so may have to wait until I arrive and am settled.

I read my reviews and make note of my likes and kudos, but I would still write even if no one read my stuff, because in the long term, I'm writing for me. If I get a negative review, I usually don't respond to it, especially if it is not constructive. I've had constructive criticism reviews that have actually helped me but hateful reviews are not even worth fussing over!

[enemytosleep]

Yay getting the fiddly parts out! Have safe travels, and I hope you make good progress on the fun parts when you get to them.

That's how I generally treat my reviews. I enjoy the good ones, but I don't worry about whether I get any or not. The few bad ones I've received over the years have generally been pointlessly mean, so I've ignored them entirely. It seems silly to me to use your time to leave that kind of review, but it takes all types to populate the internets.