It’s common for self-published authors to use a Reader Magnet to draw in folks to their Author Platforms.

A Reader Magnet can be a short story, the first few chapters of a full novel, a novella, bonus scenes, and so on.

In exchange for getting this free content, people need only give up their email addresses.

It’s a tried-and-true strategy to build up a mailing list while also hooking readers on your writing — so of course I haven’t created a Magnet until now.

Hey, I never claimed to be a vis...