I don't know who needs to hear this today, but when you're getting a manuscript ready for submission, it needs to be "polished" in the sense of being proofed and complete, but not *perfect*. I've seen a lot of aspiring writers stall out on submitting due to perfectionism.
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You don't avoid these future edits by pouring your heart and soul into perfecting the manuscript before you submit, because you can't anticipate what changes an outside editor might suggest - and even if you don't agree with all of them, you're still going to end up editing.
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Publishing moves slowly; sometimes agonisingly so. If you've got a completed manuscript but you want to tweak it, send it out on submission and *then* go over your version in the background, so you can give the updated version to anyone who asks to see the full thing.
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If you're going to take the time to do a real, in-depth workover on any part of the book, do it to the first chapter, or the first two chapters - whatever chunk of pages constitutes your outgoing submission, basically. That's what shows the prospective agent/house your skills.
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Don't let imposter syndrome and perfectionsim trick you into thinking the book has to be Absolutely Perfect In Every Way before you can send it out into the world. Just trust yourself and go for it!
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