Did It Again

Well, I did it again. THE VASE is improved even more. I know I said I was going to read through KILLER OF KILLERS before I got back to THE VASE, but I couldn't help it. Here's the way I'm looking at it. THE VASE is being considered RIGHT NOW. And with a good publisher. I just couldn't resist the temptation to go over it yet again last weekend, so I did, and sure enough, I made a bunch of improvements. Even more than I did the last time I sent in an improved version.

I've talked about this so many times because it just seems like revisions are never ending. Or will it finally end once it's been published? I mean once it's in print, I won't be trying to change it any more. Not unless I want to make a recall of all books sold and send out the newer version.

So, I figure the time is now or never. Get it done now. Don't wait. Just do it, man. Just do it. How can a publisher mind if an author they are considering wants to keep making the manuscript better? If they already liked what they read, and then they know it's even better now, then you would think they would like that, right?

Or is my prior worry the case? Will they think I'm an obsessive perfectionist? And if I am... is that a bad thing?