My creative writing group has been meeting for three years and we've developed this unspoken hierarchy based on who gets published where, and now the feedback sessions feel performative rather than genuinely helpful, like we're all trying to sound smart instead of actually helping each other's work get better.
More people experience this than they realize.
A peer group has allowed external validation to corrupt their internal creative process.
“Where Are You with Dreams and creativity?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.