@angusm@KellyLink@pluralistic This reminds me of a barnstormer of an argument I had with my agent circa 2008, culminating in her sending me an email saying "FOR GOD'S SAKE, YOU CAN'T HAVE THEM EATING THE BABY'S FACE! YOUR READERS WILL HATE YOU!"
(My reply was something like, "Caitlin, are you projecting much?" (She'd just had another baby.))