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Thanks for sharing this moment from Rin Tin Tin! I hadn't heard this story before, though there are many variations from all sorts of talented people who pushed the boundaries of their forms. <br /><br />I think the gist of Bert's reaction hits on how I receive critiques, too--it FEELS right or it doesn't. It can take a while to learn to trust that feeling, and also to know that
Rebecca, you're so right about learning to trust that feeling. That can take a while, just as it can take a while to learn how to ignore praise as much as critiques in order to trust our inner voice and follow wherever it might lead us. Good luck with your revisions!!
What a great post, Bruce. Getting and giving feedback is valuable , but your point about trusting your gut in the end is crucial. My rule of thumb is: if more qualified readers (other writers) make an observation or suggestion than not about a passage in a manuscript...it is worth very serious consideration. But if my gut reaction is that to make the alteration in the narrative is 'wrong&
And the feedback--even if it doesn't feel "right" in your gut--might prove helpful to explore. One of the advantages of getting words down in a draft is that they are on the page, so you can play with them and can always return to the original with new insights from the exploration.