Oh, I so loved this post. Thank you Guatam! I can relate on a number of levels.........
At present I am writing stories and for the first time working with an editor. The question 'can we build something together' caught my attention because as I am receiving the edits I have felt resistence. She is changing what I wrote! So I have mentally said to myself, 'I wrote it that way because that is what I was feeling and the words I used mean something to me'. What she is saying is 'I don't feel that and what helps me feel it more fully is changing this or including that'. Because of your piece, I now see my resistence more clearly. I realize what I really want is a book written from my heart to our heart and this person came into my life to help me do that.
I"m ready to open my heart and mind and see what we can build together. Now that truly feels alive and much more interesting....thank you for helping me to see this!
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At present I am writing stories and for the first time working with an editor. The question 'can we build something together' caught my attention because as I am receiving the edits I have felt resistence. She is changing what I wrote! So I have mentally said to myself, 'I wrote it that way because that is what I was feeling and the words I used mean something to me'. What she is saying is 'I don't feel that and what helps me feel it more fully is changing this or including that'. Because of your piece, I now see my resistence more clearly. I realize what I really want is a book written from my heart to our heart and this person came into my life to help me do that.
I"m ready to open my heart and mind and see what we can build together. Now that truly feels alive and much more interesting....thank you for helping me to see this!