Don't give a fart

Or, in stronger terms...

DON'T GIVE A FUCK.

People will criticize you and your writing left and right.

Let them.

What they say has nothing to do with you. They're spilling their own pain and insecurities and bashed dreams, because YOU opened the door to it. YOUR story touched them. Irritated them. Nagged them. YOUR words made them want to talk about something they wouldn't have, if not for you.

So you see? It's good they criticize you. 

YOU made them talk. Made them think.

Carry on.

It's your job to...