Comments on: Psychology of Revising: Fear & Humility 1

By: Fran

Fran — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:33:21 +0000

As usual, you get it, the pain of a harsh critique.

Other than to willingly take suggestions about obvious and tiresome things, perhaps those I had not quite trusted anyway, I rely on my own belief in the work.

People can be so casual about the words you poured your heart into. I admit, when I read other novels, to skimming over sections that don’t hold me at the time. A re-read can prove them relevant, or not. It’s individual perception, in the end.

But no editor can decide major changes for me, not if I trust in my words.

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