It's going to be all alone - naked - needing me... Please just treat it right. Please be gentle. It's new - vulnerable. It needs to be coddled a bit before the really heavy critics start to come out of the woodwork. You know, develop a thicker layer of skin.
So, although I do wish for you to be honest and forthcoming, please do so with a modicum of grace and understanding.
These books tend to be quite temperamental, you know...