The Imaginal, Way-finding, Feminine Wisdom, Service, Human Hubris.
“Let me tell you a story,” she said. To which I, the presumed writer, raised an eyebrow and responded in alarm, “But I don’t know a story!” followed quickly by, “Hmmm. This is going to get interesting.” An ancient mother, who may or may not ever have existed, is now going to tell me a story that I don’t know. I’m potentially in the presence, here, of about three strong layers of magic.
Downloaded the new version and I'll read it when I can, and let you know my thoughts. Loved it the first time through, so looking forward to another chance to follow Mother Wild's story!
The editing I did is not so striking that you would notice anything significantly different if you already read it, so no need to do that unless you want to. I am interested in things like how well it holds the reader's interest. Was the arc of transformation realistic enough -- not too sudden or too slow? What, if anything did it have to do with my original questions of Mother Wild? For you, a male, how did that Coda section about how females are perceived by males land? Did the characters come alive for you? That sort of thing.
Downloaded the new version and I'll read it when I can, and let you know my thoughts. Loved it the first time through, so looking forward to another chance to follow Mother Wild's story!
The editing I did is not so striking that you would notice anything significantly different if you already read it, so no need to do that unless you want to. I am interested in things like how well it holds the reader's interest. Was the arc of transformation realistic enough -- not too sudden or too slow? What, if anything did it have to do with my original questions of Mother Wild? For you, a male, how did that Coda section about how females are perceived by males land? Did the characters come alive for you? That sort of thing.
Got it. No promises for timeliness, but it's on my list!