I Never Know

Crossposted to the Deadline Dames.

Reader Melissa P. asked earlier this week:

So MY question is, how do you know it's good enough? Especially if you've never been published?

How do you know if your writing is Good Enough? How do you know if you have any chance at all?

The short answer is also the most brutal:

You don't.

The longer answer…well. I get hate mail calling me the worst writer in the world, even though I'm making a living at it. "Good enough" is highly subjective. Plus, there's the Inner...