It's a great motivater. And get writing. Here are some quirky terms I ve come up to describe those scenarios faced by writers. The hero is everything the heroine believes she doesn t want in any man, and vice versa. But if you revise to please all these people, then your work could turn, well, very blah.
Creative dissonance has a positive side.
Sometimes getting a different perspective can strengthen your writing. By understanding what a critiquer is trying to get across, by understanding why she would make a certain change to your manuscript, you may gain deeper insight into the story process and what editors want. So use a person s suggestions if it feels right and makes sense, not if it feels like they re simply rewriting it the way they would want it. You can also have creative dissonance between you and an editor. If you get a rejection or a revision letter, then the next step is up to you.