tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post954852714856907927..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: Sound AdviceAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-31321831145330949632013-12-21T10:56:36.154-07:002013-12-21T10:56:36.154-07:00People are always being judged about things, and i...People are always being judged about things, and in contexts they can't control. Walk around as a woman, and you will discover that perfect strangers will feel entitled to tell you all the things that are wrong with your appearance, or offer catcalls that treat you as though your reason for existence is for them to have something to look at. This is so common that it's not normally considered worthy of discussion.<br /><br />There are lots of other contexts in which putting something of yourself out there in the world is going to attract judgement as well. That's why a lot of people who are in the limelight all the time in front of millions -- actors, pro athletes, etc. -- simply try not to read their press.<br /><br />Best of luck with your book, though. Constructive criticism can be helpful, but if someone says something nasty that you don't think is constructive, try to remember that there are lots of opinions in the world, and almost none of them are things that virtually everyone agrees with. You don't have to try to prove that any of your critics are wrong, or even pay attention to them. The sign of a good book is not whether there are people who dislike it -- there are people who dislike anything -- but whether there is a community of people who enjoys it and/or finds it useful. If there are people who like your book, the people who don't just don't matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-12566897895899395042013-12-20T16:03:15.235-07:002013-12-20T16:03:15.235-07:00This would seem to be about your book...This would seem to be about your book...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-1840173368580491512013-12-20T08:09:24.079-07:002013-12-20T08:09:24.079-07:00"Better to keep one's thoughts to one'..."Better to keep one's thoughts to one's self, where they aren't judged, where the merit one has is assumed, rather than challenged."<br /><br />But there is no adventure in that, is there? You have to risk the catcalls if you want to earn the thunderous applause. But, you knew that already.Baron Opalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197583506475860457noreply@blogger.com