Quote by Sirene_Jaune
I knew my story was good and from the comments that were posted by readers they enjoyed it to and want me to continue. However from his negative comment I just stopped writing it all together.
So yes, do you share your work with your other half?
Yes, I've shared my work with my girlfriend...but, only after I'd written it and published it...and she did make some interesting points, mostly about the stories I had originally posted under Exakta66, which were for the most part done as a series...so, I always had to break up with the girl in one story to move on to the next scenario...she seemed to be bothered by the fact that none of my stories had "happy endings" so to speak...
I think I'd be reluctant to show anyone my stories prior to publication, though there is something to be said for that from an editing standpoint, but the point you made about the negative comments sort of reminds me why I've never shown anyone anything before I've posted it...
You have to remember...regardless of whether they are your significant other or not, it is still one person's opinion...and though you may highly value their opinion in other matters, they may or may not be that familiar with writing, or expectations of sites like this, or what you were trying to convey...
And I would never let one person's opinion stop me from writing...regardless of who it is...
