Ok. You’ve been waiting for this feedback now for a while.
You sent your book out to beta readers, and have then been stressing and trying to avoid thinking about it.
You’ve busied yourself with numerous other things.
Too many things.
And now you have the feedback in, at least some of it.
And…
You can’t bring yourself to read it.
Being human is ridiculous.
Why?
Why can’t I bring myself to read it, I know the feedback will be generally good.
It will probably be spot on.
I know that there are a few things to improve about the book —but I don’t know exactly what, or how to phrase them into action points.
This feedback will help with that.
So, why am I reticent to get into it?
How is this a thing?
I have spent a lot of my life preparing for things that never happen.
I guess that is called being risk averse.
Is it because I’m afraid I’ll have no defence against constructive criticism?
Because once my brain knows it is true, it will become real?
I don’t know.
I know my head is very good at being critical.
So, perhaps I don’t want to give it more ammunition?
When will I be able to read it?
I have been able to steal glances at bits and pieces, and it is good. I agree with what has been said. Totally.
The ending of the first episode was always something I wasn’t sure how it would go.
So, I knew perhaps it would feel a little sharp.
Because the original TEOWAD was actually one book that got too large.
And I decided to split it into episodes, because the plot naturally split into three.
But… that doesn’t mean the books would definitely have had a full plot of their own, because they are snapshots from an overarching mystery. So, I had to work at that part.
This is naturally where most of the feedback will come.
I should just read it then.
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Yes…
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That’s what I’ll do.
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Now.
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(honest).
