Post 1: ISO: Beta Readers, ISO Editor for Sci-Fi Series of books in The Western Confederation.

[P. E. Knapp]

Hello everyone,
ISO: Beta Readers:

I'm looking for Beta Readers. 2 or three, preferably, to read and provide constructive feedback on a series of Sci-fi books in the Western Confederation Series. This is a LGBTQ Sci-fi Romance, Space Opera. Sex, Graphic Violence, Sensitive Content and, if I let the salty side loose, Profanity.

The first book is in web-publishing now. I've taken it as far as I can by myself and watching the comments I see problems I need to solve, that being said. 

I need Beta Readers to read the entire book (approximately 60k words), chapter by chapter, (Current edits are not yet live on GA.)  Starting with the Prologue up to the current ending at Chapter 28. I am envisioning starting this within the next few weeks. These are clean chapters. Meaning I have edited them down the best I could. There should be no spelling, grammar, punctuation, or word choice errors. Read, submit feedback and thoughts on plot, character development, pacing, tone. How do they sound? Are they believable? Is there a smooth transition between scenes or is it sounding forced and jumping all over the place? 

I'll work through the feedback and decide if I want to make any changes, then we reread to repeat the process on the rewritten chapter to ensure I didn't make it worse, before I send it to an editor. 

Lots of work. I hope to be able to do a chapter a week, but that depends on our workflow ability, more if possible. So, I need people that can make a long-term commitment. I write in Scrivener and transfer to Word for online publishing. Word is preferred, but Google docs may be an option to share.

ISO: Editors:
Looking for an Editor that likes and understands Sci-fi, Space Opera, Romance, Military Action, ect.
After I have sufficiently worked out the feedback of the Beta Readers. It's time to let the Editor loose on the project. What does that entail? I have no idea beyond fixing or suggest fixes to enhance the story? Never had an editor before. I have used a few Beta readers to help me catch problems that pop up during reading, but I envision an editor to take the story and polish it for publication. I'm looking for someone who has done this before and can provide links to examples of previous works. 

Lots of work. I hope to be able to do a chapter a week, but that depends on our workflow ability, more if possible. So, I need people that can make a long-term commitment. I write in Scrivener and transfer to Word for online publishing. Word is preferred, but Google docs may be an option to share.

Thanks for your consideration in these positions.