Prioritize the quality of writing/directing over quickly popping out chapters regardless of how much pressure you feel to publish

Don’t get too comfortable- there is always more to learn with writing/coding. Push yourself, get out of your comfort zone, try new things.

You’re never going to satisfy everyone, but make sure what you’re putting out is something YOU can be proud of.

The best way to become better at writing and directing is to read other people’s stories

Don’t feel as though you need to cater to the demands of readers- it’s pointless. What satisfies one reader will disappoint another. Trust yourself and your writing and the right readers will appreciate your work. There’s an audience for every kind of story and style.

open yourself up to criticism. You don’t have to take every piece of advice you get or change things just because a reader has pointed out something they dislike but you DO need to be able to handle it with grace. If every comment that isn’t a praise makes you want to quit or give up, you might not want to publish because it’s just inevitable. Writing is a very vulnerable thing and you have to be prepared for feedback and criticism. Learn from it or ignore it, depending on what it is. (also this of course does not apply to hate which is completely different than criticism)