When Sally Field had won the Oscar for Best Actress in Places in The Heart (1985), a phrase in her acceptance speech spoke volumes: "You like me. Right now. You like me." What a fabulous quote!

That citation, I believe, many on a writing platform, such as Wattpad.com (of which I am a member), would love to say—regarding their material.

Still, I have seen writers on this platform ask readers to like them. By that, I don't mean asking readers to click the "vote" star. That is not what I'm talking about here, regarding "liking."

However, what I am talking about is that some author notes say to me, at their core: "Please don't pay attention to the typos or errors, because this is an unedited, first-draft, in-progress story that you should still read. Please like me—rather, my material—despite the errors throughout, of which I know there are many."

There is nothing wrong with a writer wanting readers to like what they have written and posted to Wattpad. Heck, I hope that readers like my work, too.

However, my point/opinion is this: apologizing for your work's "errors," at the get-go, is not the best way to "deal from strength"—as an aspiring author.

If your posted work—say on Wattpad—has errors, then pointing out that you are aware of those—and still are posting the story—I don't think can help you very much.

Writing is a tough business. You need a very thick skin. For you to try to nip possible constructive criticism in the bud, by placing an "error disclaimer" note on your posted material, may work against you. Why?

If you are not "dealing from strength"—that is, being positive about your material, at every stage/phase/writing/posting (for example on Wattpad)—you can easily get bogged down with worry.

Thus, in turn, you may encounter writer's block, and that is what we are trying to avoid here.