Strengthening your Mental Game - help needed!
Now, to the question - I created an ebook, which I asked a family member to review. This family member sees herself as a writer (majored in English), and has written (though not published) a couple of books. Intellectually I know that it's better to only consult those who have done what you want to do - but I relied on our relationship to get an objective answer. Well it backfired, and I can't seem to get unstuck.
Naively, apparently, I thought she would give me her insights as if she were a buyer. I left the conversation somewhat discouraged. She seemed agitated at what I wrote on my landing page, and told me it was too personal. I countered that "stories" sell. She made it seem like I was humiliating myself in some way. So, I had another family member look at the page (who has been in sales), and this family member said nothing - put in a lot of effort to refuse to comment - (by the way this has been called emotional abuse, when someone withholds, and it affected me in just that way - I guess I exhausted myself by "pulling teeth"!)
I know this shouldn't discourage me, and that I should probably have an "I'll show them / best revenge is success" attitude, but I don't. I have drug my feet on finishing.
I think my reaction is in part because the job market has been brutal, and it should NOT be in my area (30 miles from DC and living in one of the nation's best/wealthiest counties). I am not working and seem to have niched myself out of the workplace, so am somewhat anxious about an income). The work I did was pretty specialized, and the only offers I have gotten would require me to uproot my family and move. I'm not writing this for pity - just providing a little background info.
This is my first ebook, and I've spent way too long procastinating. With my relatives' negative and non-input, I guess I'm concerned whether my writing style is "good enough" to sell.
Long post, I know - but any thoughts on getting out of this mental trap?
Thanks.
Michele
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