Seven-year-old critics are BRUTAL

Followed by a critique of first lines:

{Opening A Wrinkle in Time}: "It was a dark and stormy night..."

Kid: Nope, that sounds *common*

Yeah I've been thinking about how to incorporate more rewards into my life; the waiting/rejection cycle is so brutal. Thanks for the idea!

I feel like regular loneliness can be physical but DEEP loneliness is that "all alone in a crowded room" loneliness

So much of modern U.S. society is constructed to be isolating & since that's the norm we tend to call others (or ourselves) lonely when we attempt to counteract that

The encouragement I give writers is this:

If you love it, if it completes you, never stop.

Otherwise, feel no guilt about not doing it. The world will turn just fine. Do something that makes you happier.

Also, I REALLY want to see the Inside Out characters version of this

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