In the plan’s novel production process, I created a visual for the steps from draft to book ready.

Hope this helps you.

Where do you find these people to hire?

A very good question.

Here’s my list from the business plan:

• Critiques: partners, AbsoluteWrite, Discord group, form local group
• Alpha readers:  S. and ?
• Beta readers: S., AbsoluteWrite, GoodReads beta readers group, BetaReaders Hub on Tumblr
• Editors: Absolute Write, FB message, FB non-writing groups, writing groups, Google search
• DIY cover sites: DIY Book Covers, Canva, or Cover Design Studio
• Cover Designers: per The Creative Penn, or AbsoluteWrite, or writing FB groups
• Formatting: diy for digital

And a list of possible digital publishing entities at the time I composed this p[art of the plan:

• literary agent
• acquisitions editor
• contract department (legal)
• substantive editor
• copy editor
• proofreader (more than one?)
• managing editor
• production manager
• ISBN agency
• typesetter
• cover designer
• art director
• interior layout designer
• copy writer (back cover and catalog)
• printer (a full team involved at the printer)
• warehouse team
• copyright office
• chief financial officer
• marketing director
• publicity personnel
• sales manager
• sales people (multiple in every publishing company)
• special markets sales person
• foreign rights manager
• subsidiary rights manager (often the same person as above)
• accounting
• SEO manager (digital strategies)
• metadata data entry (double check all the details)
• online store coordinator (each “store” a different person)
• brick & mortar store buyers
• online or in-store merchandising manager
• ad designer