Tangentially, can I just say I really love reading a post that includes both the phrases "reified monolith" and "analyze the living fuck out of"?

Also, have you tried working with the voices in your head? Like some version of "it's a draft, it can suck" or "It's okay if it's stupid now, i can spit shine it into awesome later"? I don't know of the advicey stuff is obnoxious or not. I'm coming from a place of wanting to be supportive, so the obnoxious is not on purpose. =)

Anyway, we're all in your corner. You'll wrestle through it. =) And, you know, if you want a cheerleading beta-reader. =p