RobArt Penguin

Many writers may acknowledge imposter syndrome, the feeling that despite feedback, their work is not that great. Negative comments, even if rare, take on disproportional weight. That’s me. Lately, I have been plagued by a negative comment that I received during a poll of my new book blurb. Results were good, but I received one negative comment out of fifty. The person (anonymous) hated everything and said my grammar was bad. That’s the comment that sticks in my mind. When I was in a college, an English teacher said I was a horrible writer and needed remedial help. The dean of the same English department said I was fine. During law school, my uncle, who was a college English professor, said I wrote well and that was confirmed by one of my law school professors. But what I remember, is the English teacher who hated me. Logically, I know I am giving too much weight to negative comments. There’s always going to be some. But, it’s something I have to fight continuously. I will resist and try to give more weight to positivity.