Ask for feedback — and listen to it. You are in the business of communication. If the ideas and emotions expressed in your writing meet a blank wall, is it the fault of your readers who simply don’t get it? Or could it be it’s not clear? Leave your ego out of it and don’t explain to your reviewer verbally what your written words failed to communicate. Never think your work is so perfect that it is beyond improvement, especially when other readers second the feedback. And by the way, if you stay up all night to write the story, it is not ready in the morning. Wait at least 24 hrs to reread the story. Time will allow you to see it with fresh eyes and new perspective.

Enjoy!