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>trouble is I don't take criticism well
Then work on that, practice on seeing the difference between someone giving you advice to better your writing and someone talking shit about it to piss you off.
You are aware of your issue, so now do something to fix it.
>Also, King taught English at a private New England boarding school
Roald Dahl, Mark twain, Charles Dickens, Maya Angelou, H. G. Wells, Ray Bradbury, Agatha Christie and heck even Shakespeare had no university degrees. Also Stephen King didn't have have a university degree either, he taught those classes on his merit in writing alone.
It is possible to teach yourself how to be a good writer anon, just read as many books as you can, notice what works and what doesn't and then implement that in your own writing.