Week 8 Comment- Cheyenne Martinez

After reading, “The Maker’s Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscripts” by Donald M. Murray, I will be taking his advice into consideration while revising my own work, including my rhetorical analysis essay. He stated that, “Writers must learn to be their own best enemy. They must accept the criticism of others and be suspicious of it; they must accept the praise of others and be even more suspicious of it. Writers cannot depend on others. They must detach themselves from their own pages so that they can apply both their caring and their craft to their own work.” These words of advice resonated with me specifically because I tend to be stubborn when it comes to accepting criticism and always have a rebuttal. I can never be wrong. I must allow constructive criticism in for the sake of bettering my work instead of being prideful and feeding my ego.