Cough a typo: I had never –head– of the author but there were 14K reviews and overall 4 stars. (Die typos, die!)

Makes a blank face. What?

I remember that first year I was asking for critiques from every self-proclaimed critic on Wattpad. That poor book I rewrote the first twenty chapters too many times to count. Thankfully I saved the original drafts just in case. Most of the critics were wonderful and taught me the basics. But I kept asking them “just to check.” and each person had different opinions what was right for my book and my characters, each one only would read 1-2 chapters.

I can’t please anyone one (well except for a few they like it.) but some would give really compelling reasons for this and that and… I was ignoring my own opinion. Fail.

I stopped asking for critiques for a while as I’d discovered deep pov and felt it fit my story and characters so well that I revised the whole book. Sure it wasn’t and still isn’t perfect but it feels right. 😀 Butterflies and rainbows!

😡 I don’t advise asking for critiques on Wattpad when writing in deep pov, as 98% if the critics/other writers you know don’t write in it nor are willing to listen. I’m alone. Scary, ack!

Oh well do or die time, right?

I can come on here and go blah blah and chat with you though. ^-^ Well, when you have the time.

Haha, good one 🙂

My brother used to obsessively look at every little thing in his life to make sure he wasn’t obsessing about it.

I didn’t write a novel for over 2 years. I never thought I’d be “that author” – the one who didn’t write. I used to scoff at that. ha! Welp. Yeah.

Yesterday I started working on the novel I put down several years ago. the one that made ME happy – the one that I won’t worry about sales or if anyone will like it. I like it. So. There I go and here I go.