Should I get the story as close to perfect as I can on my own before I ask for edits? Should I submit get feedback on the first chapter while I’m still only writing the third?
Personally, I really like getting feedback, so I use it to motivate myself by asking for edits only after I reach a certain milestone/number of chapters. It also makes me feel better to have someone else’s eyes out for major inconsistencies as I’m actually writing the story, so I can change it if necessary. So, I have a couple beta readers who I send my work every few chapters or so.
However, that’s just me, and if you’re more comfortable having a full draft for people to edit, I could definitely understand that too. I feel like it’s ultimately just up to what you’re comfortable with and how you feel about that piece of work.
Interesting to hear your methods Iris. As a complete new person to writing I have no base group to read my material. I have talked about the book enough now that perhaps it is time to start sharing larger chunks and see what people think. As Brad said, that means having it the best I can get it.