Serious question: How do you guys handle it personally when you

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2016-06-03 07:16:21 Post No. 8117559
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Anonymous 2016-06-03 07:16:21 Post No. 8117559 [Report]

Serious question:
How do you guys handle it personally when you receive harsh artistic/aesthetic criticism of your work? I want to put aside any debate about whether a particular work is good or not good. I'm more interested in what you do when you've created something which has strong resonance and is aesthetically poignant for you and someone who's opinion you respect trashes it?
How do we know if it is actually good or not? Is it good enough for it to just satisfy ourselves? If so what's the point in publishing?
I'm keen to just have a discussion about this. Has this happened to you before?

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Anonymous 2016-06-03 07:17:44 Post No.8117561
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Anonymous 2016-06-03 07:17:44 Post No.8117561 [Report]

Also before anyone mentions it: yes, suicide is an option

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Anonymous 2016-06-03 07:30:10 Post No.8117578
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Anonymous 2016-06-03 12:12:51 Post No.8117971
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Anonymous 2016-06-03 12:12:51 Post No.8117971 [Report]

bamp

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Anonymous 2016-06-03 12:41:54 Post No.8118042
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Anonymous 2016-06-03 12:41:54 Post No.8118042 [Report]

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there's usually a bit of truth in everything. if you actually take a deep breath and take an objective look at these criticisms, you may find ways to improve your writing by not being stubborn.

you may even find ways to improve that the person who critiques your work may not have even intended.

failing that you are a speck among the millions living who will soon die and be forgotten, so better not to waste your time obsessing about other people's opinions, whoever they are.

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Anonymous 2016-06-03 13:38:11 Post No.8118161
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>How do you guys handle it personally when you receive harsh artistic/aesthetic criticism of your work?
Unequivocal and uncompromising denial/rejection of the offending opinion and extremely harsh retaliation, all while putting up a front of caricatured humility.