A little praise can go a long way for writers. That holds true at opposite ends of their dealings with the page: both in the early skirmishes and, perhaps more importantly, later on, when perceived failures murmur give up. Yet even when a helpful reader does manifest, writers may still be prone to the “Goldilocks Principle”, where the writer needs things “just right”: the awaited opinion should be
Chapter 126: The Difference One Reader Makes
Chapter 126: The Difference One Reader Makes
Chapter 126: The Difference One Reader Makes
A little praise can go a long way for writers. That holds true at opposite ends of their dealings with the page: both in the early skirmishes and, perhaps more importantly, later on, when perceived failures murmur give up. Yet even when a helpful reader does manifest, writers may still be prone to the “Goldilocks Principle”, where the writer needs things “just right”: the awaited opinion should be