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Anonymous No.24854023 [Report]
Realistically speaking, what are the steps towards publishing your book once you finish your very first draft (apart from editing it to a second one)
Anonymous No.24854031 [Report] >>24854043
Editing it again to a third
Anonymous No.24854043 [Report]
>>24854031
You can repeat that step until you are up to Draft n.901.

When do you employ (are they employed, or are they volunteers) alpha readers? What about beta readers? What's the difference between those two?

And when do you get an editor? Do you, after you receive positive feedback and edit your story twice or three times, reach out to a publisher that will get one of their own editors to work on your manuscript, or is hiring freelancer editors a good idea?