u/Equivalent_Truth8193

Greetings all. This is my first time posting, and was hoping for some advice. I'm in a bit of a conundrum.

I am about 75% into my novel, a time-travel romance that takes place in feudal Japan. At this point, I'm at 83,000 words and 29 chapters in. I originally plotted the story for only 30 chapters, but as I wrote, characters appeared that needed to be included to make the story richer. As I continue to write, I'm growing concerned about the cost associated with editing the manuscript.

In a situation like this, what do you all do? Do you self-edit before you send it to the editor? Or do you suck up the cost and send it as is?

Thanks!