: Re: When Should A Writer Stop Self-Editing? I have about four thoroughly edited unpublished novels right now, and I have accounted for a lot like: story (developmental editing), logic and consistency,

@Moriarity138

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You should stop editing when you don't think you're significantly improving the writing any more.

With that said, now may be the time to have an outside reader give you feedback. You might also want to do an edit that isn't for any errors or deep structural issues, but that tightens up the work, and removes anything excess or extraneous, so that the final book is lean (and closer to your word targets).

Also, I'm not necessarily a believer that every writer needs a professional editor, but you might want to think about hiring one when you get close to your final draft.

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