I love hearing about different people's methods. Even if it shames me for not working as hard as I should. This reminds me of Stephen King's concept of an "ideal reader," not the guy out there who will one day read your book but the person in your life who can check you. I'm lucky that my husband is good at that, and he in turn brings his comics and song lyrics to me. Between the two of us, we've ironed lots of things out; and we always have someone there who can take a look at what we're doing.

Yeah, it all depends on a particular person's process and their ego-space. But it's great to know enough about yourself to know what you need.