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He gains everyone's approval who mixes the pleasant with the useful.~~Horace
I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.~~Charles Schwab
I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses.~~Johannes Kepler
Reputation is favorable notoriety as distinguished from fame, which is permanent approval of great deeds and noble thoughts by the best intelligence of mankind.~~George William Curtis
The most splendid achievement of all is the constant striving to surpass yourself and to be worthy of your own approval.~~Denis Waitley
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I'll admit it: I am very approval oriented. Always have been; expect I always will be. The only problem with this is that I am my harshest critic. It is only recently that I have learned to balance the approval I seek and that which I grant myself! Many people feel that the approval of others is important to them. It is only natural after all. We want people to like us, admire us and appreciate us. Then, of course, there are others who, quite frankly, don't give a da-- err don't care! If they are happy, that is all that is important.
As writers, it is important that folks like our writing, our books, because we want them to buy them! We work hard to earn the approval of our readers, our reviewers, our critics and many others. We can't afford to not have them like our work. Again, there is a delicate balance we must have.
On one level it seems as if characters have the freedom to be however they wish. But do they really? First off, they are created by writers with all their associated insecurities. Then again, we tend to give our characters some of which we find lacking in ourselves...sometimes our characters become our 'better-selves' or our 'wish-we-weres.'
And yet, sometimes I think we fool ourselves because while we may not see it...others recognize when we pour ourselves into a character. What we then, as readers see, is that person, up close and personal, in-depth and ( dare I say it?) real! Which means, I suppose, that we have a tendency to sell ourselves short occasionally...because we are, after all, in some way, shape or form, seeking that approval.
I guess it is a good thing that we creative types can morph and change every bit as much as our characters do and yet stay true to that spark within us.
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bertiebrite hoping for peace  says: Another excellent question. I think use of the weather is under-rated and not used as often as it should. Weather can set a mood, rain or a snow storm for instance, or, think of the joy in a sunny day. Varying the weather in a story adds a little more spice.
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