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A quick writing tip for when you get revision suggestions from an editor or peer reviewer and you're filled with a sense of dread or resistance because it seems like you're going to have to do SO MUCH MORE WORK and you just want the piece to be done already:
Sometimes you really just need to add 1 or 2 sentences that clarify what you're trying (or not trying) to do in the piece. Or you can just add a few words to define a term more carefully, allowing you to avoid dealing with all the other senses or contexts that term might refer to
When I'm editing, I try to tell clients things like "You need to explain X here. It shd only take a sentence to do that." This helps them see that I'm not asking for a ton of work, just that they shd spell out smthing simple that might have been in their head but not on the page
Not all editors and reviewers will tell you exactly how to do the revisions they're asking for. So you have to step in and ask yourself "how can I meet the *spirit* of their request/suggestion without spending days/weeks/months longer on this project?"
Sometimes you really do have to make substantial revisions (and then the dread & resistance is a reasonable feeling), but it's also good to do a reality check and make sure you aren't blowing things out of proportion & making things feel harder on yourself than they need to!
