: Re: Should I release my novel now... or miss a golden opportunity? I just finished writing the first draft of my novel. (BTW, this is my first) As luck would have it, something just popped up

I agree with Arcanist Lupus on this.

If you release an unedited novel, even if the trending subject does drive extra readers in your direction, a few one-star reviews on poor grammar, spelling, and sentence structure will soon drive the rest away. And those one-star reviews don't go away (unless you re-publish and start again).

If the subject is still going strong, you could find an editor who can do a developmental edit, copy edit, and proofread in a short time. And while that's happening, you could get a cover designer on the case also.

But you will regret rushing and skipping these steps and pay for it down the line.

Also, blogging is generally no longer considered to be the best traffic driver for fiction. You're better off with Facebook ads, Amazon Marketing Services ads, and BookBub ads to drive traffic to a novel.

Good luck!

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