Reader Magnets
Bonus content that looks like it belongs to the book
The four magnet types
Open the Marketing section of the sidebar and click Reader Magnet, then New reader magnet. Pick the type that fits the giveaway:
- Deleted / Extended Scene — a cut or extended beat drafted from a chosen scene's POV, location, and characters, written to sit alongside the real manuscript.
- Character Interview — a Q&A answered in a character's own voice, drawn from their profile and arc. One click from a character you've developed.
- Prequel / Backstory — a self-contained piece set before the book, seeded from a character's pre-story history and your world-building notes.
- World / Lore Guide — a compiled reference to the book's world, drawn from your locations and notebook world-building entries.
The spoiler limit
A prequel or interview is inherently low-spoiler, but a deleted scene pulled from late in the book — or a world guide compiled from late material — can give away the ending. For those types Bookshaper exposes a spoiler limit.
Set it to “First 50%,” say, and the manuscript context handed to the model — and the scenes you can seed from — are restricted to the early part of the book, so the magnet can't reveal what happens later. Leave it on “No limit” when the piece is safe.
Exporting for BookFunnel or StoryOrigin
When the draft reads the way you want, click EPUB (or PDF). Bookshaper exports the magnet through your book's active style template, so the typography, ornaments, and palette match your interior, with a title page that names the piece and ties it back to the book.
The EPUB is ready to upload to BookFunnel or StoryOrigin as your list's free download; the PDF is there when you need a fixed-layout version.