Beth Revis

I love playing with words. I love finding new ways to tell old stories. And I love working within a community. Writing is often a lonely experience. But I want to bring YOU into the story—I want to develop stories that are built in ways that shift depending on what you most want. House of Hex&nbsp;is the current interactive novel being developed here. Every chapter is done in a interactive, collaborative mix of chance and reader votes. The schedule for posts is:<ol><li>Sunday: New chapter posted</li><li>Tuesday: Video showing the dice rolls, random drawings, and other chance methods to determine the fate of the characters is posted. This video will end with a choice for you to vote on--please vote by Friday night/Saturday morning for your vote to count.</li><li>Thursday: Writing advice or detailed research post uploaded.</li><li>Sunday: The next new chapter, based on the results of the chance and voting on Tuesday, is uploaded.</li></ol>What is Museum of Magic and House of Hex? Beyond being a totally innovative, collaborative story written with plot and chance, it's also just a really fun book to read! You can use the tag #MuseumOfMagic to read past chapters. I'm describing it as basically this:&nbsp; Emmi works at a small town museum near Salem, MA. She absolutely does NOT believe in magic. Until a cute fae shows up, a witch hunter arrives on her doorstep to kill her, and she's given a quest to protect the mundane from the mystical...and also save her grandfather's life, solve the mystery of her ancestors, and fall in love. Take Evie from THE MUMMY, make her an English witch, and turn Brendan Fraser's character into a choas demon, and you'll get this fun romp! Why a Patreon?&nbsp;There are three main reasons. First, I’d like to create a direct access way to reach readers, not through a filter of Amazon or social media algorithms. Second, I specifically want to create interactive art, so I need a medium that allows for the back-and-forth of comments, polls, and other ways to have input. I want a conversation, not a void. And third, I’m still helping to pay for a human heart. I wish I had the ability to create art without worrying about funds, but the truth of the matter is that my family has some hefty medical bills after a grave illness and heart transplant.

Free

At this level, you get access to each chapter of the novel published, as well as archives of previous work. Currently, I'm publishing Museum of Magic, a highly interactive story where each chapter is developed WITH your votes. In the archives, you can find Blood and Feathers, short stories and poems, and more. <ul><li>regular postings of the Museum of Magic serial novel</li><li>early, free access to the completed novel ebook when it's done</li></ul>

Reader

In addition to getting to read the book as it is developed, you’ll get access to discussion and more weighted voting polls. You’ll also get earlier access to the additional shorts and novellas that will be developed, before it’s released to others. <ul><li>weighted votes on selecting shorts and novellas that get developed</li><li>earlier access to additional shorts and novellas</li><li>digital ebook publication upon completion</li><li>your name in the back of the book as thanks</li><li>even more interaction, live videos, and more detailed choices in development</li><li>monthly-ish mailings of swag items like stickers, bookmarks, postcards, etc.</li></ul>

Interactive Reader

Are you also a writer? Select this tier and gain an additional writing post every week, as well as the digital interactive book posts. The writing post will include in-depth information writing and publishing, and you are welcome to DM specific questions about writing/publishing. This is as close as you can get to watching the story develop and peeling back to curtain to the process.<ul><li>all features of the "interactive reader" tier</li><li>weekly writing/publishing posts</li><li>behind the scenes background details</li><li>occasional coupons and added programs</li><li>monthlyish mailings</li></ul>

Interactive Reader & Writer

Every month, you can send me up to 5,000 words of your writing and get an in-depth critique, with both line/copy edits and an editorial note. This can be anything--a short story, a query, or chapters of a novel. You can also accumulate this, rolling over a critique from one month into the next if you don't have work ready. <ul><li>all benefits of previous tiers</li><li>written critique of your work up to 5,000 words</li></ul>

Critique

For one hour every month, you get my undivided attention. I offer one-time or limited time coaching at Wordsmith Workshops, but this is a way for you to get consistent, on-going coaching sessions. Whether you're planning your novel and want feedback before you start, whether you're writing it and want advice on how to continue, whether you're done and want feedback on revision or querying or publishing advice, this tier allows you video chat with me for an hour on your project, as well as get email feedback and a month's worth of guidance on what to do as you progress. This is designed to be cumulative, where you'll get to continuously add-on and progress with guidance each month. ALTERNATIVELY, you could use this tier as an accountability critique session--you can opt to have 5k words critiqued per week (a discount from the Critique Tier), so you can essentially have the Critique Tier on a weekly level instead of a monthly one. This can be treated cumulatively, with me essentially critiquing as you write your novel. You can also do this in a monthly installation of 20k words per month instead.  <ul><li>all benefits of previous tiers</li><li>one hour video chat, one-on-one about whatever you're working on OR weekly 5k critiques</li><li>coaching sessions are cumulative, developing each month and personalized to your needs</li><li>critique sessions can be either weekly or monthly for a total of 20k words/month; 5k words/week, and can be progressive, developing as you go</li><li>a combination of critique and coaching is possible--for example, 10k critique + 30 minute coach--just let me know!</li></ul>

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