Feedback from others can help us improve our work, but only when we're ready for it. I like to emphasize this to my coaching clients, because many of them are struggling to feel confident in their voice.
When we're in the weeds of our writing, we have blind spots. Fresh eyes can see what we can't. Other people's expertise can compliment and complicate our own.
Feedback at the wrong time, however, can erode our vision. It can chip away at our confidence. It can make us lose sight of the impulse that called us to create in the first place.
When we're in the weeds of our writing, we have blind spots. Fresh eyes can see what we can't. Other people's expertise can compliment and complicate our own.
Feedback at the wrong time, however, can erode our vision. It can chip away at our confidence. It can make us lose sight of the impulse that called us to create in the first place.

Throughout my writing life, I've learned:
How do we know when our work is ready for feedback?
I'm usually ready to share if...
I'm not ready for feedback when...
Every creative person is different.
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