/lit/ - Literature

>Try and write purely for myself
>Still feel discouraged when the response to what I write is 'lower' than expected

I think it just feels like I'm not writing anything evocative if I don't even get harsh criticism. When the response suggests that writing is 'good' but not 'great' it still feels like I screwed up somewhere. Is this something you guys experience?

I can't tell if it's a good thing that nobody is critiquing my writing.

I cannot tell whether or not it's a good thing that nobody is critiquing my writing.