You can face yourself in the mirror and see talent and be happy with yourself. Your own work will always be found wanting by yourself. That is why they created editors and critics .. :-) Well done!

I feel your words hun....

Beautiful, heartfelt, touching! Slam the door on restrictive ways that inhibit your art! Judgment only matters from those you care about, or respect. The rest is just noise. Perfection is not the same as "perfect;" one of the thrills of being human is variance, deviance: That's what makes it art! A machine can spew "perfection." -- Have you ever heard someone sing, and sing well, but still somebody says something like "Don't quit your day job!"?? Even in the face of perfection, there are critics... Also, every story is told a different way by everybody; each person has their own preferences. I like green, she likes blue, he wants it to be red... But I'M telling the story, so it's green. Let the green-lovers rejoice this time: Next time I might tell it yellow! It does not detract from its beauty. Rain helps us to live, yet few people like rainy days. (I do! :D ) A well-rounded culture needs something of everything. There IS a place for you, for where YOU are right now, where YOU want to be. Let others find their own niche, with those who fit it with them. Or alone, until they grow enough to be bearable! :D

I dont believe in critique.. Because everyone is different.. im sure there is some people who dont like the Mona Lisa. .or wonder why Salvador Dali made such skinny legs on those elephants... you can only be yourself and to hell with the critique ... i never read the movie critique or restaurant critique it gives those people more powers than they would normally have ..And who are they....so when it comes to your writing you only have yourself .. you either like it or you dont and if you do dont change a word of it for anyone dont be too hard on yourself ..