My toughest criticism usually comes from myself. As my editor can attest to, I'm never done tweaking a book until the production department has to rip it from my hands!
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Criticism is part of being in the marketplace. If you can't take a bit of criticism, you shouldn't bother publishing a book.
Be kind and considerate with your criticism... It's just as hard to write a bad book as it is to write a good book.
I work really hard at these books, and when colleagues write nasty reviews of them, I take it very personally.
I'm a tough critic on myself.
I think the trouble with artists or chefs who whine about criticism is that if you love the good reviews, you have to at least read the bad ones.
I'm vulnerable to criticism. Any artist is, because you work alone in your studio and, until recently, critics were the only way you'd get any feedback.
Sometimes, I'll hear from other writers or folks in the publishing industry that my books are rule-breakers, which I take as a compliment.
Sometimes literary critics review the book they wanted you to write, not the book you wrote, and that's very irksome.
The biggest critics of my books are people who never read them.
Critics can be your most important friend. I don't read criticism of my stuff only because when it's bad, it's rough-and when it's good, it's not good enough.