The Hardships of the Craft.

The main problem of living among non-readers is having nobody to judge your work objectively.
I know the limits of my writing and that so much can still be done to improve it. But, as a creator (even of hideous creatures) I avoid seeing what is wrong with my creation like some parents avoid taking notice of their children handicaps.

I doubt parents realise the innumerable flaws their children have. Well, at least some don´t.
Reading what I have writen so far makes me blush with shame. There is still a long way to go and a lot of hard work to do.

Editing is possibly the most important thing to do when you write something you mean to be released to the public.

Only people who read and write are able to give you THAT helping hand you need to pave your way to mastery of your craft. Avoid as much as possible the opinion of relatives and preople who are known for not being fond of books (a huge percentage of humanity).

No matter how good is the plot, how you envisage your characters and so forth, if you still haven´t mastered the means (i.e. writing) the whole work you are going to be through will be doomed.