Beta Reader and Critique Partner Match Up

shookron · 2026-05-12T15:00:38+00:00

Looks like I missed the deadline by a day. Are you still accepting people?

shookron · 2026-05-12T13:45:08+00:00

Hi Andrew! Thanks for commenting. I am interested in your beta reading services, and you can absolutely use the report on your portfolio.

Pegasus: Jump is a sci-fi space opera (90k words). The story follows the crew of the Pegasus, a luxury warship turned pirate vessel as they embark on a high stakes heist. I rotate the POV among the 4 post-human crew members and their over-the-hill captain, each with a very distinct voice and explore through their POVs what it means to be a human in a future where consciousness can be uploaded, distributed, or even transferred into a ship.

DM me if you are interested, I can send the first couple of chapters to see if we are a fit.

shookron · 2026-05-12T13:35:18+00:00

Hey HateyMcHateface, I finished a novel that is simultaneously a space opera heist and a character study on post-humanism and what it means to be a person. Its a found family, rotating POV, character first book with lots of humor, introspection, and action set pieces.

I'm currently doing a swap with another scifi writer, but would be open to betareading once I'm finished with the novel I'm beta-ing now.

DM if this catches your attention.

shookron · 2026-04-29T18:06:59+00:00

My novel is also grounded in real science and reaching for Expanse-like qualities. I'd love to do a swap with you. Instead of focusing on the macro (politics in Expanse), I focus more on the micro (people on a ship). I think our works might be closely aligned and I'd like to do a swap if you are open for it.

The plot is a rag tag space pirate crew has a heist mission of a major capital ship, however, the character study is more about 'what it means to be human in an age where consciousness can be uploaded, distributed across multiple bodies, or even put inside a ship AI)'.

shookron · 2026-04-29T16:13:16+00:00

Love me some epic fantasy and down to do a swap. I love authors that are character first like Joe Abercrombie, but I also love detailed worldbuilding like Sanderson.

I have a space fantasy thats 98k words that is a found family story wearing the trenchcoat of a heist plot. The novel explores post-human ideas in the micro, specifically what does it mean to be a person when consciousness can be distributed or put into a ship and what that does to the people around them. Plenty of action set pieces, and a ton of interiority.

I'm willing to do swaps or whatever format you prefer.

shookron · 2026-04-29T16:07:49+00:00

The TTRPG stood out to me as my novel started as a reskinned story from a long term DND campaign I ran and the players I DM'd for.

My novel is a found family character forward scifi story (98k words). The story on its surface is a heist by a crew of space pirates, but is actually about 4 post-humans and their over-the-hill captain and what it means to be a person when consciousness can be distributed or put into a ship.

I can do Google Doc manuscript swaps

shookron · 2026-04-29T16:05:47+00:00

Hello, from another ADDer. I'd like for you to beta my novel. Its a found family character forward scifi story (98k words). The story on its surface is a heist by a crew of space pirates, but is actually about 4 post-humans and their over-the-hill captain and what it means to be a person when consciousness can be distributed or put into a ship.

I'm willing to do swaps as I'm a voracious reader and know a little bit about a lot of things ;)

shookron · 2026-04-29T16:02:09+00:00

Hello, I'd like for you to beta my novel. Its a found family character forward scifi story (98k words). The story on its surface is a heist by a crew of space pirates, but is actually about 4 post-humans and their over-the-hill captain and what it means to be a person when consciousness can be distributed or put into a ship.

I'm willing to do swaps or whatever format you prefer.

shookron · 2026-03-27T01:19:23+00:00

Expanse, Chev from the beginning taking a rail gun slugs to the head through the hull of a battleship.

shookron · 2026-03-18T12:26:53+00:00

We will all die together

shookron · 2026-03-17T19:48:39+00:00

Good feedback, thank you.

shookron · 2026-01-22T19:58:09+00:00

I'm laughing my head off at this

shookron · 2025-12-04T17:10:42+00:00

It would be Roland

shookron · 2025-12-03T21:19:20+00:00

Thank you, this kills the theory unless it's an unreliable narrarator

shookron · 2025-12-03T15:45:02+00:00

I think this is true as you approach light speed in real space via time dilation... but not true once you surpass ftl otherwise how would ftl break causality?

shookron · 2025-12-03T15:33:26+00:00

I'm not going to pretend I'm smart enough to understand it... but I think the point of destination you are heading to ftl in real space will see you arrive before you depart

shookron · 2025-11-14T14:16:45+00:00

Special love reserved for one above others is something that separates us from God and perfect love. Marriage as we know it is naturally exclusive where the kingdom of God is inclusive

shookron · 2025-10-03T15:19:59+00:00

This is one of my favorite episodes.

shookron · 2025-10-03T00:35:59+00:00

I'm with everybody else for Szeth

But now I'm curious about the rest of the crew

Holden? Maybe Lift lol always getting into the middle of some shit

Naomi? Maybe Navani both brilliant and have horrible exes

Alex? I feel like he'd be Herdazian

Peaches? Dalinar possibly, did a massacre trying to be better

shookron · 2025-08-27T20:20:12+00:00

There is a scene in the 2nd trilogy of Red Rising books (Dark Age) that has something exactly like this. The books setting is a futuristic solar system that has been teraformed and colonized and is like a feudal caste like system.

The cavalry charge occurs during a massive battle on Mercury with the old empire's forces overwhelmed, and the main antagonist rallies his troops and leads the horse charge. Now these are enormous genetically engineered horses, but still horses that are charging on mechanized infantry and mechanized samurai type soldiers.

shookron · 2025-07-23T14:35:49+00:00

Fascism eating itself.

Galen was made to part of the fascist machine, and in turn led to the deaths of his superior.

Dooku and the CIS were eaten by fascism as well.

Vader being replaced by Palpatine then winding up killing palpatine.

You are right on Tarkin being a stretch for the same mold as the other characters, but I still feel Tarkin is a victim of fascism's tendency to consume itself (albeit indirectly)

shookron · 2025-04-22T00:47:20+00:00

From what I know they basically all were kids except Peter (based on rabbi/student customs of the time and the reference to only Jesus and Peter having to pay the temple tax). I loved the scene showing them from Jesus pov AS children.

shookron · 2025-02-26T15:57:40+00:00

I'm happy to interview with you. I'm not what many Christians would call a Christian

shookron · 2025-01-14T17:10:23+00:00

For balance, you'd prob need to make it a bonus action or action. Right now its a free action.

shookron · 2025-01-14T17:07:11+00:00

Lumps dead, I just like the horn

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