Thank you so much for all your helpful posts on writing — I read all of them with diligence and deep interest. I needed this one today — I have a manuscript in the drawer that I have taken a break from for six months, but not a day has gone by without me feeling guilty about not working on it while at the same being overwhelmed, because I am so close to it that I cannot bear to change a single thing, though I know I have to. You gave me permission and a way to approach it. Thank you!