: Re: I have written my first novel and I think it's ready. What next? I've completed my first novel and done as much editing as I think I can as the author. What should I do next in order to

@Gonzalez219

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My advice would be to write your second novel, and then maybe even a third, before doing anything else. You'll learn SO MUCH from writing two or three, that it will help you to go back and make your first one even better (or, if you're like me, recognize it for the heap of rotting garbage that it is and toss it). As far as I know, it is incredibly rare for someone to sell their first novel. And I've read on more than once occasion that this is a good thing. Writers grow as they write, and it's not always good for readers to see us in our very early, learning stage.

I'm not saying you shouldn't try and market it, mind you! I hope you can; I hope it's good enough and does great and we all get to enjoy it someday. :-) But you might very seriously consider writing a bit more before you do anything else with it just yet.

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