Generous feedback

By HD Silversmith

My senior colleague got back to me this afternoon with generous feedback on my article:

"BEAUTIFUL WRITING!!! So descriptive. So clear. So smart. I'm in awe. I caught a few typos. [Then one observation re: a point I'd made that was incorrect -- good catch on her part and very helpful.] Congratulations on your good work. I'm so proud of you. And I'm further impressed by you (didn't think I could be more impressed by you, but you keep on doing amazing thing after another amazing thing.)

You rock!"

For the record, I think she's been over-generous, but both she and I know that what matters is a) my having finished the damn thing; b) now getting it into print in a peer-reviewed journal.  That's the reality on this publish-or-perish path to tenure.  Anything else -- like having something worthwhile to say, saying something you believe, saying it well -- is gravy.

However, it's good to know that someone whose opinion I respect finds it acceptable. 

Now to find a journal editor who does as well. ;)