I appreciate your openness with this, John! At the moment I'm deeply in the midst of two re-writes--both novel-length--and am wary of time. There's a lot here. I'll either cycle back or may just write a piece in response ASAP. I'll let you know. I'm in the process of final touches and signing my 12th contract with a traditional publisher... and have worked with about half a dozen, including the nightmare of an educational publisher...which is its own ugly thing again! (THAT was probably my "worst-case scenario!")