…you’ve sent a submission to twelve different venues and, in the ensuing long slog of waiting for an answer (for Chrise-sakes one since December!!), you’ve made many edits, changes, punctuation decisions, and added a couple thousand words since?
I had a similar issue, where I discovereda bunch of typos in this one page (curse you cut and paste) and contacted the editor who didn’t want the revised version. You’re right, it would waste their time, and I doubt they’d be happy. Wait for an acceptance.
Unless it is a major re-write and you feel good about the submission, I would not bother an editor with a sua sponte re-write. What would their life be like if everyone did that? Makes you look flighty.
You felt confident enough about the piece in its original form, so stick with that until you hear something one way or another. In my experience, acceptance doesn't necessarily mean they'll accept your changes (which is REALLY frustrating), and rejection usually means that they just didn't feel the piece was right for them in general. These people are buried, and it's not their fault.
I had a similar issue, where I discovereda bunch of typos in this one page (curse you cut and paste) and contacted the editor who didn’t want the revised version. You’re right, it would waste their time, and I doubt they’d be happy. Wait for an acceptance.
Unless it is a major re-write and you feel good about the submission, I would not bother an editor with a sua sponte re-write. What would their life be like if everyone did that? Makes you look flighty.
You felt confident enough about the piece in its original form, so stick with that until you hear something one way or another. In my experience, acceptance doesn't necessarily mean they'll accept your changes (which is REALLY frustrating), and rejection usually means that they just didn't feel the piece was right for them in general. These people are buried, and it's not their fault.