Yes, we creatives should "go kind" on ourselves. And each other.
Each spring we publish an issue by and for teens (https://inlandiajournal.net/spring-2023-vol-14-contents/). In the teen editor guidelines, I ask them to imagine giving their constructive criticism to a best friend, couched in kindness.
Writers have to do two things. Go tough on their work and kind on themselves. Not too easy.
Yes, we creatives should "go kind" on ourselves. And each other.
Each spring we publish an issue by and for teens (https://inlandiajournal.net/spring-2023-vol-14-contents/). In the teen editor guidelines, I ask them to imagine giving their constructive criticism to a best friend, couched in kindness.
Makes it a tad easier to Embrace Rejection.