Working on THE VASE

It's becoming strange to me that KILLER OF KILLERS will be released in less than three weeks, but this past week I've been hard at work on THE VASE. And THE VASE doesn't even have a publisher yet. It did twice before, and two others are waiting for me to sign a contract, but I'm waiting on a few other publishers to decide if they want it first.

And while I'm waiting, I'm back to revising it. Ah yes, the eternal job of revising, of which, even THE VASE is not exempt. And all the better, because, like revisions can do, it's getting better, and ever better.

So why am I surprised? I'm not. It's what happened to KILLER OF KILLERS, and even that one still has room to improve. But I'm relegated to waiting on the ARC for that. Again, I was too quick on the send button. I've given the advice in the past to not be so quick on the send button. And I thought I wasn't. I rechecked it, and re-revised it even past the point where my editor said it was ready.

And after sending it, still I found something I want to change. But at least it's a minor thing. With THE VASE, I'm making some major revisions. Not in the story line, but in the prose. And not just a word here and there. I'm changing sentences and entire paragraphs to make it read better. Some parts are improved to the point that they make better sense, too.

It's like maybe it's better that those two publishers didn't get it published after all. Because now when it happens, it will be ready more than ever. So until that happens, I'll just keep making it better. That's all.