I shifted my mindset to get around any issues. I don’t write for anyone else. I write for an audience of one, me. I find myself interesting, however vain that might sound, and therefore I write. I don’t know how much that helps you, if you’re looking for constructive criticism, but it’s the only way I’ve managed to continue enjoying the act. Well, that and passing it along to the kids in the form of verbal collaborative storytelling.