Requesting Beta Reader for Sci-Fi / Space Opera Novel ~70k Words

[Thom]

Hi all, I'm putting the finishing touches on my revised edit of my novel at the moment, and looking for a few beta readers to provide feedback and produce a report on my work.

The novel is around 71k words, influenced by the works of Jack Campbell and Jasper T Scott. The plot revolves around a space station just as war breaks out across the galaxy, culminating in an epic final space battle.

The feedback I'm after is on pacing, structure, character development, what needs work, what doesn't. Also the type of language used, I'm a very visual reader myself, and want my writing to provoke imagery (I've worked with an artist during my writing to create several concepts that have made it in to the novel as well as chapter art).

In terms of cost, I've seen offers on this website from $30 to $200 for this wordcount, but most commonly people seem to charge $1 per 1000 words, which I'm happy with.

Please respond to this post with the services you provide, and a small sample of previous work or set of references (I've seen a lot of people here have websites with these sorts of things on). Please also let me know what your turnaround time is, since I'm looking for a few readers, I'd like them to have similar response times.

Thanks in advance to anyone who responds.

[Thom]

Thanks Shalini and to all those who've sent me a private message.

After the weekend, I'll respond to every message, once people have had a chance to offer their services.

[Christopher]

Hi there,
You can find everything you need to know about my services on my website: https://krisbradleyeditor.wordpress.com/
Hope to hear from you.
Kris

[Carole]

Hi Thom.

I see that you're in the UK. What funds were quoting above? I charge in Canadian funds and so the cost would be higher.

You can check out my website (http://www.caroleassist.com/va_online...). I've recently made such services as beta reading official. You'll find the genres I read & work with, the process, as well as my policies.

BTW, I love the way you've described working imagery into your writing.

~ Carole

[Thom]

Thanks to everyone that got in touch, I've found my beta readers now so this post can be closed.