I've worked for years on this novel. It's a pet project of mine, and I've been working on it every spare minute I've had. I've probably edited it three dozen times (all right, in reality, five times).
I have one publisher (don't want to name it, don't want to jinx it) who is currently reading it. This is my dream publisher for the short and novel, so I hope they bite. I can stand it if they reject the short, but if they reject the novel...