Dear Which One?…
They sure do. The real question is, will you be happy with either version being published as the final book? If your answer is yes, then send each editor the version that sparked their invitation to re-submit. As writers seeking publication, we adjust our stories for editors who offer smart critiques aligning with our overall goals for the story. Sounds like you’ve got two of those nibbling at your bait. Fingers crossed that one—or both!—take the full bite.
Happy writing!
The Editor
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I’ve done a similar thing where version 1 was out circulating among various editors, I wrote a version 2 based on a R&R from one of the editors. 🙂
Thanks for sharing your experience with that, Teresa. (Happy new year, btw!)
Yes, that’s a good strategy. As a picture book writer, I’ve submitted different manuscripts altogether to different agents and editors.
The only downside is if you get a rejection from both and find yourself wonder if you had submitted the same version whether the answer would be different (it won’t, but we writers like to torture ourselves that way.)