Very good information. I'm trying to perfect the art of self-deprecation, but I'm so damn perfect in every way that it's a huge tax on my even huger brain. But I'll keep trying . .. just because I am very trying, people are always telling me that.

And, is it tacky to post a link to one's own (related) story? Probably, but I am tacky. Trying and tacky. So here's the link. https://medium.com/the-authentic-eclectic/are-all-writers-jealous-self-loathing-neurotics-6bee1e33ca2c