{"id":12423,"date":"2015-03-09T10:25:52","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T17:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/2015\/03\/hit-the-dog-park-this-morning-with-kate-spent-most-of-the-walk-getting-her-reactions-to-the-new-book-so-its-already-a-pretty-good-day\/"},"modified":"2017-01-26T22:19:12","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T05:19:12","slug":"hit-the-dog-park-this-morning-with-kate-spent-most-of-the-walk-getting-her-reactions-to-the-new-book-so-its-already-a-pretty-good-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/2015\/03\/hit-the-dog-park-this-morning-with-kate-spent-most-of-the-walk-getting-her-reactions-to-the-new-book-so-its-already-a-pretty-good-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Hit the dog park this morning with Kate. Spent most of the walk getting her reaction(s) to the new book, so it's already a pretty good day"},"content":{"rendered":"

It's difficult, I've found, to figure out what you've got when you finish a big story (and this one is big) – it's like working as a blind sculptor: you know the shape of the thing as you perceive it, but really have no idea if it scans as intended for anyone<\/i> else.<\/p>\n

Kate's approach to reading something new is always as a reader<\/i>, first and foremost – for the enjoyment of it – and after having put parts of this thing through so many technical feedback loops and workshops, getting a "reader reaction" from someone was so incredibly helpful (and gets me past the post-completion "I suspect this thing I made is terrible" funk.)<\/p>\n

The upshot of the conversation was "the story is doing all the things I want it to do," so I'm happy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It's difficult, I've found, to figure out what you've got when you finish a big story (and this one is big) – it's like working as a blind sculptor: you know the shape of the thing as you perceive it, but really have no idea if it scans as intended for anyone else. Kate's approach … <\/p>\n

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