It is really wonderful to see when hard effort pays off. We're currently in the process of revising and resubmitting four (!) papers, several of which have taken many years to get to this stage. Indeed, two of the papers include data from cumbersome, painstaking field work (one by Malin, one by Olga), collected, analyzed, and mulled over for several years. We are excited to soon be able to share our findings more publicly, and I am very proud of the hard work, independence and creativity that Olga and Malin have put into their PhDs.
It is really interesting to compare the figures and the text that we are now re-submitting, compared with the first draft, and realize how much we benefit from feedback from co-authors, collaborators and reviewers. The end product is often so much nicer than the draft created by one person alone. We are very lucky to have colleagues willing to share their time and expertise.
Soon to be followed with links...