Final Run-Through of My Novel

There comes a point at which constant rechecking turns into a delaying tactic. I've already read my entire manuscript once, plus I've read and reread specific sections of it, so much so that I practically have it memorized. Now I'm on my second run-through, which for a word count of over 100,000 will take days to finish. I've begun questioning what I hope to accomplish. Am I just putting off the publishing process? 

There will always be errors; I believe it's inevitable. Where a read-aloud is valuable is in discovering those errors ~ specifically a misspelled word ~ but I've read trade published books with misspelled words, and those had professional copy editing. That didn't stop me from finishing the book. I haven't run my manuscript through spellcheck yet (I will eventually), but Microsoft's spell checker is rather annoying, especially when it comes to lines of dialogue. I have one particular character who speaks with a southern accent, and thus her "you" comes out of her mouth as "ya", as in "did ya?" instead of "did you?" Microsoft wants me to know that's wrong. Yes, thanks, I actually know that isn't perfect English. It's not supposed to be.

The larger issue, of course, is the overall story. But I've come to the conclusion that I can't fix the things that nag at me, because I don't know how. I'm not saying there are BIG RED FLAGS; just little issues, specifically boring parts. While they're boring, they're still important to the plot, and I can't just cut them. There is no way this novel will ever be perfect. 

More than editing, I'm worried that I don't know how to market this book. Thus, to avoid thinking about that, I just keep re-reading. The most successful ads are for discounted or free books, but I don't want to price my book at ninety-nine cents or, heaven forbid, free. An author shouldn't have to do that. (I get that they do, but it's not right.) I discovered one of David Gaughran's videos that talked about selling full-price books, in which he does say that it's possible, but his words weren't exactly encouraging. And where exactly are the promo sites for full-price books? All the well known ones cater to discounts; BookBub, Written Word Media, to name two. Their selling points are, an author will rack up reviews. Well, guess what? That rarely works. I gave away forty copies of New Kaitlyn and got zero reviews. I don't even care about or want reviews in the first place. I just want to sell books.

I also learned from Gaughran in another video that Amazon's algorithm isn't dependent on the number of reviews a book receives. I still don't know what it's dependent on, but it's apparently not that. So, I can buy a Facebook ad once I learn how to do it, and push my novel at its regular price, but other than that, I have nowhere to go. Maybe there are other places I'm unaware of, which will require research on my part, but I doubt it. 

Re-reading costs me nothing in terms of disappointment, so I keep doing it. Putting my book out there, on the other hand, is a risk. I'm not feeling like a risk-taker right now.