Subscriber Exclusive
For a long time I've been thinking about what to offer my email subscribers as an incentive for signing up.
You can sign up here if you're interested:-
http://martynstanley.com/subscribe-to...
For a while I've been writing a free prequel story on WattPad, really covering Korhan and Harald's actions prior to 'The Last Dragon Slayer' you can read that here, but it's looking a bit abandoned at the moment. I DID add a massive amount to it, but lost it to a computer crash and never had the heart to rewrite it:-
https://www.wattpad.com/40626548-deat...
For the subscriber incentive, I wanted to do an exclusive Deathsworn Arc prequel. At the end of book 3, I think most people think Vashni is their favourite character. For this reason, I wanted to make a prequel, covering Vashni's whereabouts and actions just prior to 'The Last Dragon Slayer'. In some ways this is a problem because I wouldn't want anyone to read the prequel prior to book 3 'The Blood Queen' because it could spoil some of the surprises...
So what do you think?
Can I send out the exclusive short prequel with a warning not to read it before book 3? Or do I send something out that means people can write to me for the exclusive once they've finished the 3rd book?
What's the best way to handle this?
You can sign up here if you're interested:-
http://martynstanley.com/subscribe-to...
For a while I've been writing a free prequel story on WattPad, really covering Korhan and Harald's actions prior to 'The Last Dragon Slayer' you can read that here, but it's looking a bit abandoned at the moment. I DID add a massive amount to it, but lost it to a computer crash and never had the heart to rewrite it:-
https://www.wattpad.com/40626548-deat...
For the subscriber incentive, I wanted to do an exclusive Deathsworn Arc prequel. At the end of book 3, I think most people think Vashni is their favourite character. For this reason, I wanted to make a prequel, covering Vashni's whereabouts and actions just prior to 'The Last Dragon Slayer'. In some ways this is a problem because I wouldn't want anyone to read the prequel prior to book 3 'The Blood Queen' because it could spoil some of the surprises...
So what do you think?
Can I send out the exclusive short prequel with a warning not to read it before book 3? Or do I send something out that means people can write to me for the exclusive once they've finished the 3rd book?
What's the best way to handle this?
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Nov 17, 2016 04:57AM
My feeling Martyn is to perhaps choose the first option. Human nature being what it is, many subscribers like to obtain an immediate"free gift" rather than being told they will only be able to have the free gift by writing to you as and when they have read your third book. Just a thought. Leila.
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Thanks Leila. I can always try to write it in such a way as it's not important to have read book 3 and 4 to enjoy it. I can put a recommendation to wait until you've read book 4.I'm, in a Vashni mood at the moment actually. I've been working on a Vashni chapter in book 5 'The Temple of the Mad God' where she's in Eldenizar and meets Maris Ra§en again.
