How long should you wait after writing the rough draft of a novel before you begin

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Caduceus89

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editing? I know that there is no single answer to this question but a rough estimate or even a ball park number would be appreciated. I finished the novel around the first week of June this year.
 
Whenever you are ready to go. It was a good idea to wait a little while, but if you wait more than two more weeks to get started you are just procrastinating. The only reason I wait to edit anything is that I don't want the same wrong idea that I thought made sense when I wrote it still in my head--I want to read it without it taking me back to when I wrote it. Sometimes there is no way to wait long enough--that's why editors have jobs--the author may not always be able to do it himself. I think you've waited long enough that the beginning of the book (or whatever part you wrote first) can be read with a fresh outlook.
 
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