…..doesn’t mean you didn’t tell a good story!
On the author pages I belong to on social media, I see comments from authors distraught that someone gave their writing a negative review. In a profound way, when I read these comments, it pains me.
When someone reviews a story, the odds are their review does not take into account the blood, sweat and tears the author put into crafting their story.
When someone reviews a story, the odds are their review does not take into account what drove the author to tell their story.
When someone reviews a story, the odds are their review does not take into account that the author has a great deal of pride in the story which they told.
When someone reviews a story , the odds are their review does not take into account that the author is a person with feelings and emotions.
When someone reviews a story, the odds are their review does not take into account the author is a person who may have taken strong inner grief, joy, anguish, love, or betrayal and put them into a story to share with others.
When someone reviews a story, the odds are their review does not take into account that the author is baring their very soul to the world to see.
When someone reviews a story, the odds are their review does not take into account that the author bleeds from their very soul to tell their story.
When someone reviews a story, the odds are their review does not take into account that most authors do not write for fame, glory or riches – but simply because the author needs to write.
Short Story Scribe 
Love the Hemingway quote: ‘camp-following eunuchs of literature.’ Wonderful.
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Amen to the “eunuchs” quote above. Hemingway, the greatest short story writer ever who took no bullsht.
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