Reply #10: Let it go.

[reyd reid reed]

There's no point to getting yourself all worked up and in a dither over one person's opinion. It's just that...one person's opinion. He might have been having a bad day or whatever...this isn't the opinion that really counts anyway. He's not the editor that you're submitting it to.

Go with your gut. In the end, your gut, your skill and your imagination are what counts. Writing is so subjective, anyway. What appeals to one, another might hate. What one thinks is soulful and lyrical, another might find dull. That's one of the things that makes it what it is.

If you think it's ready, sub it. If you don't, then work it some more.

Whatever you do, don't let someone else's lack of enthusiasm determine YOUR course.