I wrote forty pages of a novel and showed it to my writing group and they said it was good but I can tell they were just being polite and now I cannot write another word
More people experience this than they realize.
The fear of mediocrity masquerading as kindness has severed the connection between effort and authentic response.
“Where Are You with Fiction and storytelling — craft fundamentals?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.