In Response to Ben

See now, Ben, yours I can handle. But not handle like one who grips and grinds a hammer into an unsuspecting nail, nor handle like those of the orient who devote a degree of patience and stillness to a painted eggshell. First and foremost, I would be concrete in your presentation. What do you want the finished product to say to a reader? and How do you want that product to say it? I remember you had trouble at first conceptualizing the best way to organize and capture such a broad metaphor. Therefore, the clarification and narrowing of such a thing should invoke some sense of clarity on how to best present it. Secondly, there is no "secondly," so just stick to the "first and foremost." These are my words, and they are not to be taken lightly.