I've come across this experience before: I've written something I'm pleased with (whether it be a short story, novel, poem etc), and I revise it, edit, take care of possible mistakes and grammar.... But still experience reluctance to let my baby go into the big wide world.
Does there reach a point where your search for perfection actually stops you drawing a finishing line under your work and submitting it to agents/publishers?
How easy do you find that stage where you think - 'that's that, you're ready, let's send you off'?
I know I could end up working on something forever, searching for perfection...repeating edits, re-writes, adding scenes, taking scenes away. Is this a confidence issue or something most go through? It's something I'm having at the moment, with my third book.
How easy do you find it to let your work become solid and send it off into the world?
Does there reach a point where your search for perfection actually stops you drawing a finishing line under your work and submitting it to agents/publishers?
How easy do you find that stage where you think - 'that's that, you're ready, let's send you off'?
I know I could end up working on something forever, searching for perfection...repeating edits, re-writes, adding scenes, taking scenes away. Is this a confidence issue or something most go through? It's something I'm having at the moment, with my third book.
How easy do you find it to let your work become solid and send it off into the world?