Anyways, keep writing, and take the pressure off yourself. I didn't draw for 20 year between the lioness and the skull wall, and perhaps I should have. And maybe I should go back and finish the painting, because I really like it despite what some folks say about it being a terrible cover. Just love what you do, and get over the criticism. if you're doing your best, it's all you can do. And find people who you believe in and who will encourage you in the right direction. This can be a really lonely journey, writing. it can be really dispiriting in a lot of ways. Self criticism is fine, because it helps you do your best. But writing is harder than drawing, I think. When drawing, you are your own barometer of whether you think something looks good. Writing is meant to be a relationship with a reader. And it's so much harder to impress someone with a story than with visual mediums.