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MagnetFactory / Bonus Content Factory

What it does: MagnetFactory creates reader magnets and bonus content from your book’s existing world, characters, tropes, and voice. It can also generate landing page copy, thank-you page copy, social promo copy, and a three-day promotion pipeline.

Best used when: you need a newsletter freebie, preorder bonus, reader reward, shop bonus, launch extra, ARC incentive, or a post-release reason for readers to join your list.

Using MagnetFactory in the Suite

  1. Open the Darkling Suite from the classroom link.
  2. Select the correct active book or project on the Suite dashboard.
  3. Make sure Book DNA exists for the project. MagnetFactory needs title, premise, characters, worldbuilding, tropes, and manuscript text when possible.
  4. Go to Launch, Email & Reader Growth and click MagnetFactory.
  5. Choose your AI engine and confirm your API key is entered.
  6. Select the magnet type you want to create.
  7. Set length, heat override, character POV, continuity notes, and promo options.
  8. Click Generate Bonus Content.

The Suite version is best when you want the magnet to stay grounded in the active book’s canon and marketing data.

Using MagnetFactory Standalone

  1. Open the standalone MagnetFactory or Bonus Content Factory link provided in the classroom.
  2. Select your AI engine and paste your API key if needed.
  3. Use Book DNA / manuscript upload first if available, so the tool has canon to work from.
  4. Select the magnet type.
  5. Add plot context, timeline anchor, scene description, character POV, voice sample, and continuity notes.
  6. Choose whether to include the three-day promo pipeline.
  7. Generate, edit, then download or copy the final magnet.

The standalone version is best for a quick reader magnet, a client freebie, or a book that is not loaded into the full Suite.

Magnet Types

  • Bonus Epilogue: what happens after the last page.
  • Alternate POV: a key scene from another character’s eyes.
  • Deleted Scene: a moment that could have been in the book.
  • Prequel Story: a short story set before the book begins.
  • Character Interview: an in-character Q&A.
  • World-Building Guide: lore, locations, magic, history, rules, or glossary material.
  • Next-Book First Chapter: a teaser that drives series sales.
  • Spicy Bonus Scene: an intimate bonus scene for the readers who want the door opened wider.
  • Holiday Short: a seasonal one-shot.
  • Second-Chance Epilogue: a years-later extended ending.
  • Character Dossiers: cast sheets, traits, secrets, and reader-friendly profiles.
  • Book Club Kit: discussion questions and themed extras.
  • Extras Pack: recipes, playlists, maps, and companion goodies.
  • Texting Thread: a screenshot-friendly group chat or message exchange.
  • Series Starter Sampler: a start-here intro plus excerpt for converting new readers.

Important Options

  • Length: choose short for quick bonuses and long for deeper reader rewards.
  • Heat Override: use this when the magnet should be cleaner, hotter, or different from the book’s default heat level.
  • Character POV: essential for alternate POV, spicy scenes, texting threads, and character-driven bonuses.
  • Plot Context & Continuity: paste the facts the AI must obey, especially unresolved threads, timeline placement, and relationship status.
  • Deep Voice Sample: paste a short excerpt from the relevant POV if voice matching matters.
  • Timeline Anchor: tells the tool when the bonus happens in relation to the book.
  • Continuity Bible: canon facts the generated piece should not contradict.
  • Continuity Check: compares the draft bonus against the canon bible after generation.

Recommended Workflow

  1. Start with the reader goal. Decide whether this magnet is meant to grow the list, reward buyers, sell the next book, or revive interest after launch.
  2. Pick the magnet type that matches that goal. A spicy scene rewards existing fans. A sampler converts new readers. A next-book chapter drives read-through.
  3. Add continuity before generating. Name the timeline, relationship state, world rules, and anything the bonus must not break.
  4. Generate the bonus content. Read it like an editor, not like someone relieved to have a freebie.
  5. Use the continuity check. Fix any contradictions before you format or upload the magnet.
  6. Copy the landing page and promo copy. Use it for your signup page, thank-you page, newsletter announcement, and social posts.
  7. Download the final asset. Use .txt for editing, HTML for web use, or PDF when you want a finished reader-facing file.

Common Fixes

  • The bonus contradicts the book: build or paste a stronger continuity bible and regenerate, or use the fix continuity option.
  • The voice sounds off: add a deeper voice sample from the POV character.
  • The piece feels random: add a clearer timeline anchor and scene description.
  • The magnet does not feel valuable enough: choose a more desirable type, such as alternate POV, spicy scene, bonus epilogue, next-book chapter, or world guide.
  • The landing copy is too generic: edit the headline around the specific thing readers get, not the abstract fact that it is bonus content.

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