How do you handle critics?

My advice would be to use the criticisms to improve on some aspect of yourself (or your writing, in the case of your published novel) if the criticisms are constructive and/or make valid points. If they're mean criticisms, though, with no real substance to them then just let them roll off your back. It might be advantageous for you to learn to not let criticism get under your skin, though. Taking criticism well can be an opportunity for you to see something about yourself that you wouldn't have discovered on your own. However, if you feel there's nothing good to be had from the criticism at all, learn to acknowledge it and let it go from your mind. Don't mull over it and let it get you down.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Denicalis

Yeah. Don't listen to criticism if you don't like how it sounds. That's some GREAT advice. You listen to every bit of criticism you get. Every. Fucking. Bit. Even if you disagree with it. The more it cuts, the more it's probably true. Don't listen to sycophants like Adara, who want to tell you it's okay to ignore some of it, cause you're great, and you just need to, you know, realise how great you are. They'll cripple you. Surround yourself with people who rip you apart. That's how you become great.

I think you misunderstood me or maybe I wasn't clear (my lack of clarity is probably to blame). First off, it is important to consider all criticisms that come your way. I don't dispute that. I did not say to ignore critics if you don't like what they have to say, though. No matter what they say if it is true then you can use it to better yourself. However, if a criticism has no validity nor substance then there is no way you can better yourself from it. If you can't improve anything about yourself from a baseless criticism why ponder it for longer than it takes to realize nothing can be had from it?

There's nowhere I can't reach.