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I sometimes wonder if that's why a lot of people publish under false names, their families :pac:
i wrote a short story once from 1st-person about bullying
completely and utterly made up, but i got a lot of concerned questions and strange looks for a while from the family
i'd say they're just too close to you so they link everything
don't worry about it, focus on the other feedback and keep writing
I know exactly what you mean, Bluewolf!
I got the very same with my story. How about some praise instead? :rolleyes:
They are too close if they can't see the brilliance of a good story, aren't they?
Thank you so much for those words. This makes it so much easier for me to continue something that I enjoy and that I'm actually pretty good at :pac:pickarooney wrote: »I don't know if I could ever let my mother read my stuff. It's fairly tame, but still, the psychological sword of parental (dis)approval is hard to escape.
I too prefer to not let anybody who's close to me read what I write. I don't want them to get the "wrong idea" about me. But at the same time, those are the ones you'd like approval from :rolleyes:0 -
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Lady Chuckles wrote: »I self-published a book after some marvellous feedback. However, my mother got concerned about the storyline and ever since I've had a hard time thinking I'm good at what I do - I've even had a hard time actually getting to writing again.
Is this just me being silly? Or does anyone feel the same?
After five people read my book and loved it, my mother decided my writing a novel wasn't some flight of fancy on my part and asked to read it. I warned her it wasn't really her thing (she reads biographies and non-fiction; I wrote a paranormal young adult book), but she insisted she wanted to read it. A couple of weeks later, she told me she read the first three chapters and skipped to the end... :rolleyes:
At first I was hurt and disappointed, but I know she's proud because she's told her entire family I'm writing a book and that's what I've decided to focus on. I think mothers want to protect us from rejection and failure, and it makes their feedback harsher and more subjective.
It's just one of those parental things you have to take with a shrug and a roll of your eyes. Focus on the other feedback, keep writing and from now on take your mother's concerns with a grain of salt. I know my mother won't be seeing the edited version until I'm ready to submit it for publication!
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Leafonthewind wrote: »After five people read my book and loved it, my mother decided my writing a novel wasn't some flight of fancy on my part and asked to read it. I warned her it wasn't really her thing (she reads biographies and non-fiction; I wrote a paranormal young adult book), but she insisted she wanted to read it. A couple of weeks later, she told me she read the first three chapters and skipped to the end... :rolleyes:
At first I was hurt and disappointed, but I know she's proud because she's told her entire family I'm writing a book and that's what I've decided to focus on. I think mothers want to protect us from rejection and failure, and it makes their feedback harsher and more subjective.
It's just one of those parental things you have to take with a shrug and a roll of your eyes. Focus on the other feedback, keep writing and from now on take your mother's concerns with a grain of salt. I know my mother won't be seeing the edited version until I'm ready to submit it for publication!
To be honest, you should probably appreciate her honesty. No matter how good your book is it's not going to appeal to everyone. If she enjoys your next effort you'll know it's sincere.0 -
Leafonthewind wrote: »After five people read my book and loved it, my mother decided my writing a novel wasn't some flight of fancy on my part and asked to read it. I warned her it wasn't really her thing (she reads biographies and non-fiction; I wrote a paranormal young adult book), but she insisted she wanted to read it. A couple of weeks later, she told me she read the first three chapters and skipped to the end... :rolleyes:
At first I was hurt and disappointed, but I know she's proud because she's told her entire family I'm writing a book and that's what I've decided to focus on. I think mothers want to protect us from rejection and failure, and it makes their feedback harsher and more subjective.
It's just one of those parental things you have to take with a shrug and a roll of your eyes. Focus on the other feedback, keep writing and from now on take your mother's concerns with a grain of salt. I know my mother won't be seeing the edited version until I'm ready to submit it for publication!
Awww, thanks for the encouranging words.
I do love hearing these stories! It makes me realise I'm not alone with this "problem". I can relate to your story as well, as I also felt really hurt that my mum focused on the "bad bits" so much that she couldn't see the bigger picture of my story.
Next time I'll know better than to take it too hard 0 -
pickarooney wrote: »To be honest, you should probably appreciate her honesty. No matter how good your book is it's not going to appeal to everyone. If she enjoys your next effort you'll know it's sincere.
And I wasn't expecting her to enjoy it in the first place. But I held a secret hope she'd be blown away. I do appreciate her honesty. It would certainly be worse if she pretended to like it but I felt she was lying. And I doubt she'll enjoy the next effort. I'm writing a trilogy!Lady Chuckles wrote: »Awww, thanks for the encouranging words.
I do love hearing these stories! It makes me realise I'm not alone with this "problem". I can relate to your story as well, as I also felt really hurt that my mum focused on the "bad bits" so much that she couldn't see the bigger picture of my story.
Next time I'll know better than to take it too hard
It's reassuring to hear others have been there. And these feelings need to be aired out once in a while. 0 -
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pickarooney wrote:
Have him killed along with 60,000 other people in a natural disaster? Don't even mention directly that he died, just have the reader infer it.
Maybe nobody will notice that one cliche if I scatter a few more in through the story
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i ordered them before C.A.
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