Waiting is Unavoidable

So I find myself in the waiting game again. That doesn't mean I'm idle. With the completion of the latest draft of KILLER EYES finished, I think I'll give the JOHN DUNN manuscript another read-through. I expect the next book to be published after KILLER OF KILLERS will be THE VASE, but I don't want to tamper much more with that one at this time. It's a polished manuscript right now and on submission with a few top publishers.

That's not to say it can't be polished up more. I've said too many times that a book is not finished with revisions until it is published. And only then will the revisions stop.

But I'm with the mind that I want my manuscript to be pretty close to the one I submitted so that when it's accepted I don't have a vastly different manuscript on hand. That's why I'm staying away from both KILLER OF KILLERS and THE VASE right now.

Yeah, I did do one read-through of KILLER OF KILLERS since it was accepted and I made some good revisions, but only in the prose here and there. That's something that can go on forever, really. And I've even made some improvements in THE VASE. But I would rather stop. I'll go through KOK when Melange is ready to edit it. And I'll get back to THE VASE when one of these publishers decide to publish it.

And since KOK is getting published, that means KILLER EYES will have a good chance of getting published, too. But I've decided to really delve into that one this summer. My method of operation has been to dedicate the summer days to writing a brand new book, and using the fall, winter and spring to revise it, and/or my other manuscipts.

But right now, with four books under the belt, I think I have enough manuscripts happening to keep me busy. After all, the more you work on them the better they get. That's why KILLER OF KILLERS is so good. And same thing with THE VASE. I've been working on them for so long, they have evolved into great books that are written very well. Believe me, there were no short cuts. It was long hours of reading, rewriting, rereading and revising. Those long hours turned into months and the months turned into years. But all that time and all that work has paid off. I'm very proud of those two books.

So I will concentrate on KILLER EYES and JOHN DUNN until I'm working with an editor for KOK and THE VASE. Yep, as good as they already are, they'll be even better when they're in print. But that's how it's supposed to be. At least, that's what I think.