Some writers never read their critics. Others take them to heart. Maria Popova writes that handling criticism is "one of the essential survival skills of the creative spirit" and quotes from a George Plimpton book with writers' advice on how best to achieve that, including this from Thornton Wilder: "The important thing is that you make sure that neither the favorable nor the unfavorable critics move into your head and take part in the composition of your next work."
May 29, 2016
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