incorporating feedback
This weekend, my bf and I took a private handstand class where we got feedback and learned new tips for how to improve our hand balancing. As feedback has been rolling in in waves for Luna's book, I've been wondering HOW to incorporate all the feedback that's been so helpful. Obvi, lots of similarities between the handstand class and this book: when you're lucky enough to get thoughtful feedback, but it's totally on you to use it or figure out ways to incorporate it into your handstand practice/story.
So, as I've begun to tackle the feedback, this is what's worked for me in my writing process.
I made a spreadsheet to group the feedback by plot, setting, characters and misc.
The madness continues, I then put the feedback in separate columns for comments on things that people liked, things that didn't make sense or things that could be trimmed down or cut from the story. I also added the chapter or page numbers to each of the comments that were on specific areas to easily go back.
From here, visually, it's easy for me to see where some comments kinda overlap. And, MORE OFTEN, where nothing overlaps. Here comes the fun!
At last, it's time to implement! Which is really a lot of me saying hmmmmm, reading different bits of the story and trying to decide how best to answer the questions that came up, fill in details about a part of the world, develop certain characters or plot points more, answer questions so not everything is for later books and add hints about the larger story at play. And it's a lot of mulling and sipping coffee and thinking, but it's also wonderful. Because now other people have read this story. Which is pretty amazing in and of itself, but that they've also been generous enough to dedicate their precious time to helping make it better is simply the best feeling.
