More on revisions.

In the comments of my last post, the wonderfulLeslye wrote: Not being able to see what’s wrong is why I have such a love/hate relationship with revising. I think I sometimes take the “kill your darlings” thing a bit too far and have to resist the temptation to change everything. I’ll brainstorm revision ideas that are essentially an entirely different book than the one I drafted. It’s such a balancing act!

To which I say: YES. I have the exact same problem. Ittruly is a balancing act, and requ...