others I'm not sure I agree with (or am not sure I could pull off)

No, you should definitely follow your vision. It's your story. Like I said in the email. I just do a poking critical perspective as food for thought to be considered or dismissed as need be.

(But from what I've read...I have no doubts you could pull *anything* off writing-wise).

so that I'm not weeping in my keyboard!

Oh noes! Don't do that at all. Because there is so much stuff I was reading and going Wow! about.

Dark and odd can be good.