Changes Ahead!
After a year on Substack, I’ve been listening, writing, listening, and analyzing. We’ve grown together, learned together, and traveled together. And did I mention that I’ve been writing?
I’ve also learned:
You like my twice a day notes
You don’t find value in paying for my Nomad Life Launch Kit
You do find value in buying my books
The more personal I get, the more you like it
You love my weekly newsletter despite the topic, as long as it’s about Nomad Life/Travel.
A New “Product”: My Serialized Novel
My new novel, which I’m releasing as a Serial here on Substack, will be ready in a couple of weeks. My subscribers will get a sneak peek of the first few Chapters; my hope is you’ll love the story so much you’ll upgrade to a paid subscription. The Novel is not named. In this newsletter, I reference it at UNTITLED. Paid subscribers will get to help name it.
Here’s the pattern:
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I’ll release new Chapters
On Wednesdays, I’ll continue with my weekly newsletter.
On Friday, we’ll have a chat about the two Chapters.
Weekdays, I’ll post a note in the morning about Nomad Life, but in the afternoon, I’ll post about the backstory of UNTITLED.
There are 60+ Chapters.
The Serial is so good, I’m going to reward my Founding Members and Paid Subscribers with all of the Chapters. They’ll be involved with the book in many ways, including voting on the title and the cover.
As a reminder, you can read the marketing description of UNTITLED in this post I published a few weeks ago.
Subscriber Levels Are Updated
I’ve updated my subscriber levels. As I get ready to release the Chapters, you may see several additional emails with logistical information. Now is the time to upgrade your level to ensure your access to the Serial.
TIER ONE — FOUNDING MEMBER
Price: $150 one-time
Availability: Limited to 75 members. When 75 are sold, this tier closes permanently.
What Founding Members get:
Your name printed in the Acknowledgements of the published UNTITLED— permanently, in every edition
A post card sent from me (Chris) after the final publication (you must provide an address.)
Access to the private Founding Member chat on Substack, where you can correspond directly with the author (Chris) about the real stories behind the fiction (the secret, real-life backstories!)
An invitation to a private online conversation with the author (Chris) and all Founding Members before UNTITLED publishes later this year in its complete form
Full access to every Chapter as it publishes — Tuesday and Thursday, every week
Access to all bonus content: the True Story Notes after each Chapter and the Kindle Tracker map
Access to the full archive — every Chapter from the beginning, readable at any time
The ability to leave comments
Voting rights to name UNTITLED and select UNTITLED’s cover
First notification of publication date, agent news, and book launch events
The monthly Kindle Tracker map update
What everyone gets:
Ongoing newsletters about Nomad Life
Free Nomad Life Launch Kit
Free Travel Tracking Spreadsheet
Free Nomad Life Checklist
You are not buying a subscription. You are becoming part of the Novel’s origin story. Founding Members are the interactive readers in the world. Their names will be in every final edition.
TIER TWO — PAID SUBSCRIBER
Price: $5/month or $50/year (save $10)
What Paid Subscribers get:
Full access to every Chapter as it publishes — Tuesday and Thursday, every week
Access to all bonus content: the True Story Notes after each Chapter and the Kindle Tracker map
Access to the full archive — every Chapter from the beginning, readable at any time
The ability to leave comments
Voting rights to name UNTITLED and select UNTITLED’s cover
First notification of publication date, agent news, and book launch events
A 200-word preview of every Chapter with a prompt to upgrade to Founding Member (if there is room available)
The monthly Kindle Tracker map update
What everyone gets:
Ongoing newsletters about Nomad Life
Free Nomad Life Launch Kit
Free Travel Tracking Spreadsheet
Free Nomad Life Checklist
The best way to read UNTITLED before it publishes. Two Chapters a week, in your inbox, every week, until the Kindle finds its way home.
TIER THREE — FREE SUBSCRIBER
Price: Free
What Free Subscribers get:
The first eight Chapters free — including the Bucharest opening, the Venice arrival, and the beginning of the Connor backstory
A 200-word preview of every Chapter with a prompt to upgrade
The monthly Kindle Tracker map update
What everyone gets:
Ongoing newsletters about Nomad Life
Free Nomad Life Launch Kit
Free Travel Tracking Spreadsheet
Free Nomad Life Checklist
Start reading. The first eight Chapters are free. If you want to know how the relay ends, you’ll want to upgrade.
If you are not interested in UNTITLED, you can unsubscribe from the emails about UNTITLED (click on the Kindling Experience section) yet still be subscribed to EatWalkLearn (this newsletter.)
Please become a Founding Member. It’s the best way we can go on this journey together.
Thanks,
Chris
