One thing an early-on writer has to learn, is to be comfortable with and responsive to critique. When five people in a group tell you this chapter sucks; dont snap back at them with, Sure, but it gets better in another 6 or 7 chapters!Listen. Thank them. Consider.They can look from a fresh perspective, and catch things that you might be too close to see.But, you will also learn along the way that not everyone in a group of relative amateurs themselves, is going to catch everything, and there will be a few who seem to never understand much of anything.Some will always want paragraphs chopped down to explosive missiles of passion, while others are more used to long composite paragraphs that I myself find impossible to wade through.You may, once you have hit your full stride and power, feel comfortable telling a few of them, Look. This isnt a diner. I dont take orders: Im gluten intolerant; he cant do salt; shes allergic to peanuts ...If what I offer is a salad bar, then No; I am not going to fry you up a cheesesteak!
