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Hello!

It’s been a long time since I posted here, hope you all don’t mind.

I am almost finished with a rough (and I mean rough) draft of a new fantasy story I’m writing. I’ve really loved it and I’m hoping to polish it up and maybe get it published if its as good as I think it is now.

Which leads me to my question: should I get some beta readers to read this first draft, or wait until I do some edits and fix the obvious flaws?

On the one hand, I don’t want to put hours of work into this if it actually isn’t very good (two of my friends say it’s publishing material, but considering they’re close friends, I don’t know how much that means).

On the other hand, I don’t want to waste my beta readers time with an unpolished piece, or run out of beta readers for something polished later on.

This is the first time I’ve seriously considered publishing (I’ve been a hobby writer for years, but never gone very far with it). I just want to know what you more experienced writers find most helpful.

Thank you all in advance!