The benefit of walking away

I'm going to be a busy girl.

Two lots of revisions lobbed in my inbox yesterday: one for the Harlequin Romance I handed in a few months ago (nothing too major, thank goodness) and tweaks for the online read.

Mostly minor stuff I can fix quickly, but I did have to put my thinking cap on for the hero, Harrison.
His conflict needs to be deepened and I now know what I'm going to do, but why is it when that revision letter first hits, it all seems so daunting?
Do other writers find that?

It's the same every time for me. I look at it, I read it, I try to absorb it but it always bamboozles me.

My trick is to walk away, leave it, come back and print it out, then get my trusty pen and paper and start jotting down the main points I need to work on.
After this process, I finally feel calm and ready to tackle them.

What works for you?

MARRIAGE: FOR BUSINESS OR PLEASURE? (Harlequin Modern Heat) Dec UK, Feb 2010 USA
THREE TIMES A BRIDESMAID...(Harlequin Romance) UK & USA May 2010, June Aust/NZ
OVERTIME IN THE BOSS'S BED (Harlequin Modern Heat) UK May 2010
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