Why I’m Okay Knowing My Friends Don’t Read My Articles
It’s not for them anyways
I used to pass along nearly every rough draft of my articles to my family and friends so that they can read it all before I published or submitted them.
I figured if they liked it, then other people would like it too, right?
And I figured that they would give me their honest opinion because they wouldn’t be afraid to hurt my feelings since they’re close to me.
But, whenever I passed it onto them, then I’d have to wait for them to actually read it and give me their feedback which sometimes took a little longer than anticipated.
After all, they have lives too.
Lately, the volume at which I am producing content is far exceeding the rate in which they’re able to read everything in the time frame that I’m hoping for.
And then, I realized a few things about having your family and friends critique your work.
My friends are not my editors.
They don’t have to read, edit, and approve every single piece of content that I create.
They’re not on a strict work schedule to read my writing. I’m not paying them to do this.
