It was such a struggle to get the words out on the page and every criticism led to a pause in my writing, sometimes I didn’t touch it for months. I’ve always been sensitive to feedback, but this was the first time I’d put something that I created out into the world – actively looking for feedback – and realised what that meant.
I’m much better at it now, though still prefer it in small, controlled doses to give me time to process it and move to a non-emotional response, but it’s definitely a work in progress.
