I used to think that my writing was alright, not the best or even close to perfect but good enough to keep on doing it. I got encouragement from friends and relatives, which also helped specially the times when I was insecure about continuing.
However, just one hugely negative critique has affected me so deeply that now I am completely incapable of writing anything. What is worst, I feel ashamed of my work. I finished my first MS over a year ago and although I have managed to revise it a few times I know I should keep on editing it. Since I joined the AW forums I feel I have learned a lot of valuable advice on how to trim up a MS but even though I do feel the eagerness somewhere inside, I am still stuck with the uncertainty and shameful feeling that my work just plain sucks and maybe there is not much point on working on it at all.
I would like to know if any of you has ever felt this way and how you have managed to get over that horrible sensation. I have cried, been angry, cried some more and now I feel almost totally disconnected from my novel. I am getting to the point of hating it and I am really worried that I could be going down a road from which I can't come back. Help!
However, just one hugely negative critique has affected me so deeply that now I am completely incapable of writing anything. What is worst, I feel ashamed of my work. I finished my first MS over a year ago and although I have managed to revise it a few times I know I should keep on editing it. Since I joined the AW forums I feel I have learned a lot of valuable advice on how to trim up a MS but even though I do feel the eagerness somewhere inside, I am still stuck with the uncertainty and shameful feeling that my work just plain sucks and maybe there is not much point on working on it at all.
I would like to know if any of you has ever felt this way and how you have managed to get over that horrible sensation. I have cried, been angry, cried some more and now I feel almost totally disconnected from my novel. I am getting to the point of hating it and I am really worried that I could be going down a road from which I can't come back. Help!