The waiting game

Had a busy day today-took care of my 4 year old grandson which is always a tiring but oh so very enjoyable treat.
Still, as tired as I am tonight, I did some work on my middle grade novel, The Stranger in My House. Except for a few changes and additions, I believe I am finished with it. Although, as any writer knows, you can always change, add, and delete, ad infinitum. The work is never good enough, but you have to know when to call a halt to rewriting.
I started this particular novel over 10 years ago and it placed third in a contest. Then I just dropped it and began writing nonfiction. One day, a friend who had read the manuscript asked me what I was doing with it. I answered, "Nothing!" Her question got me thinking though and I pulled it out of oblivion and began reworking it.
It's amazing how much I have learned about writing since I first wrote the story. I'm really glad I put it away for so long. It will be much better for the time it spent in the back of my mind. I hope I've learned a lesson from that. It's always best to sit on your writing before returning to it. (Not for ten years !!!) But a week or two may give you a different perspective and help with rewriting.