Instead of getting depressed or extremely angry because of the
comments you find in your text, try to put a reasonable distance between your
feelings and the professional work you’re doing.
Read each comment, analyze it, and if you don’t understand it,
meet the editor and ask for explanation. Without a doubt, if the person editing
has the necessary education and experience, he’ll be able to back his comments
up, and he’ll even be able to teach you a few things. Prepare to listen to
explanations, solid arguments, and justified decisions that are backed by
reasonable arguments.
Listen, consider, analyze. Don’t flat out reject everything: propose.
The final goal is to find solutions, not to hover over the problems.
When the process is finally over, your way of seeing the world
may be changed. Your ego may soften and you might end up with a text that’s far
more satisfactory than that exciting first version.
