It's wonderful to feel supported, but there's a lot of negative energy towards me as well. So I ignore it, to be honest. If I started to read it all it would completely mess up my head.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The feeling of support I got was pretty overwhelming. That energy and optimism was something I had been missing and didn't even know it.
I don't really read too much. It really is counter to my energy. I can't sit down and concentrate on words.
My family was absolutely supportive. I did have a fear of cold reads because of my dyslexia, but my family's support and reading classes really helped me overcome my fear!
As an author, you're really grateful for the people who are supporting you, but on some other level, that can be a dangerous echo chamber.
I tend to read things that are a little more on the nourishing side. But if I don't enjoy something, I'll put it down.
Whatever the readers feel when they're reading my books, I feel it tenfold when I'm writing it.
I don't want to walk in the middle. I want people to read what I write and feel strongly about it. If, at some point, whatever I am doing is failing to elicit a response, whether it's very positive or very negative, then I am going to stop doing it.
It's a good feeling to have people support you.
What I was reading was already part of my psyche, but finally someone else was saying it's okay to walk alone.
You read glowing things and it doesn't feel deserved. You read things that are critical and it cuts you to the bone.
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