: Re: When to ask for constructive criticism? I have 40,000 words of a novel and I am not sure at what point to ask for constructive criticism.

You can ask people for advice/ constructive criticism at any stage of writing, but I would refrain from giving beta readers huge chunks of text at a time (like 40k words) unless they're professionals.

Usually, I divide my work into manageable units that kind of make sense on their own - chapters, short stories, etc, and ask people to give me feedback.

Ash's answer is also good - having people beta-read when you're struggling can give you new directions to take a work.

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