I think this is a really important post - thanks for sharing it. It's important to not be afraid of making mistakes (even in the development of an idea), just as it's important to be able to hear and acknowledge where you've gone wrong. I hope, when it happens to me, that I can do it with grace, as you have here.

(It was an awesome fic, that one. Kudos to you and to your beta for working on it so hard.)