... the workshop is done, the author
has received
SuggestionsForImprovement, and
is working on the next iteration of the
pattern or
PatternLanguage.
How should the author proceed?
* * *
Authors may receive diverse, even contradictory,
feedback on their work.
It's an advantage to have a diverse collection of
reviewers, since chances are good that they'll think
of something you didn't think of. On the other hand,
such a broad group of reviewers may not provide a
consensus view.
Indeed, there is nothing about the WritersWorkshop
format that drives toward consensus.
This leaves the author with a dilemma: which reviewers'
opinions should the author act on?
Furthermore, the author may disagree even with
unambiguous opinions that come out of the writers'
workshop.
Should the author be bound to take the advice of
the workshop?
Therefore:
The author is not bound to the verbatim advice
of the WritersWorkshop. Rather, the experience
might help the author develop a new perspective,
which in turn inspires the author to change the
work. There may be simple changes that the
author chooses to make if convinced they are
worthwhile. But, in all cases, changes are at
author discretion: the results of the WritersWorkshop
are the property of the author.
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NEXT: ClearingThePalate
--
JimCoplien
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