what red said
You can always copy and then paste you know.
As an expert l of not telling people about mt habits of reading fanfiction and text games, i say pretend your doing something else. If you’re on the computer, pretend your playing a game lately. Or reading good books. Something were they can’t join you.
@poison_mara I definitely agree with you on that, when I don’t usually end up in one of my “trances” 
@Drakeye That is really good advice. Personally, and I hate this about me, I’m too forgiving about that kind of stuff when it’s people close to me/known for a long time. If its someone I just met I’ll immediately distance myself from them because if that’s one of the first impressions I have of that person I’m going to remember it forever.
@Redhood53 That is smart, the negativity could be put towards conflict scenes or even towards writing a rude character 
and thank you! (same to you drakeye 
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@Victoriya That was my goto when I was younger and when I go over to my mom’s house and she’s obsessing over GTA or Tom Clancy games 
I act interested but really I’m either obsessively replaying one of the many CS games on my phone 
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TBH I’ve been on both sides, the one receiving the insults and critique and the one dishing it out, this mostly comes from the fact I’m a prideful person. But anyways even though I might react to critism defensively I often do c4oss check to see the critique is apt and appropriate from their POV and mine. They do not know the struggles to writing from your POV so they be ignorant and wrong, at the same time maybe it is your fault for not performing to what level you think you are actually. And critique even coming from a bad place can have helpful critique smart and scathing insults usually come from a place of truth and hearing your worse critic can provide you valued insight from the other side. However I draw the line at personal insults at a professional setting and when the insults actually you think cause you harm and or you are unable to handle it distance yourself from it and take it on your own time, don’t reject it entirely but slowly reflect on them. I find stewing on it and discussing the critique with people the best for me. Good luck!
lots of love
Mercy
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