Mistakes I've Made

Since my last couple of posts have run towards being a little bit preachy (thou shalt not submit prematurely etc  etc), I  thought  it might be a good change of pace to share  a few secrets. Instead of saying what YOU should or shouldn't be doing, today I'm going to share a quick list of things I have done wrong over the years as I've tried to get published.
1.      1.  Submitting too soon.