Ahoy, Shipmate!

Welcome to my Patreon page. If you're here, it's probably because you’re one of my many readers who LITERALLY CAN’T WAIT to read my next book.

Well, the feeling is mutual, because I LITERALLY CAN’T WAIT to show you!

But if you’re new here… My name is Danielle Lincoln Hanna and I'm the author of the Mailboat Suspense Series, the story of a foster kid who just wants a family of her own. Instead, she finds a body at the end of a pier, changing the course of her life forever.

I created my Patreon page in response to two top frustrations: one belonging to my readers, and one to me.

My readers keep telling me they can’t wait to read my next book.

And I keep feeling the isolation that’s intrinsic to writing a novel, when what I really want is to see my readers’ reaction to every word I write.

Guys, it’s hard to spend a year or more in isolation, perfecting every word, then throwing a big book tour to celebrate the release—and never knowing exactly what it was my readers experienced in those pages I crafted so carefully. Only that they apparently liked it.

Enter Patreon.

Patreon is a site where fans can support their favorite creators in exchange for exclusive perks and benefits. My Patrons get to read every chapter as soon as I’m done writing it.

And thanks to the Book Club Questions that I include with every chapter, I get to experience your reaction to every moment of the story.

With most chapters I release on Patreon, I also include a behind-the-scenes post where I express what I was thinking and feeling as I wrote each chapter, or share exclusive details about the story and characters. In contrast to my in-person events and my usual online platforms, where many people partaking in the conversation haven't even started the Mailboat series yet, Patreon gives me an opportunity to go full-spoilers on the series-thus-far. Here, you'll learn more about the story than any other fan--for instance, the fact that I don't actually know Tommy's real name, or that one scene my characters drastically switched up last-minute, or the scenes that were actually personally traumatizing for me to write.

To be honest, I was extremely nervous when I first started my Patreon, while I was writing Mailboat V: The End of Summer. I had no idea what it was my fans and I were building together, or how it would go over.

Turns out, we were all blown away by the experience.

My fans didn’t have to wait forever to keep reading. Meanwhile, they found themselves closer than ever to their favorite characters, and to me, the author.

For my part, I had so much joy in watching my readers’ reactions to every chapter! Their comments in the Book Club discussions even shaped the course of the story. (There’s an entire chapter in Mailboat V that wouldn’t be there if not for my Patrons!)

Even better, our conversations have resulted in a very close-knit community. We’ve even held a Patron-only, in-person meetup during my book tour so everyone could put faces to each other’s names.

This thing my fans and I have created together on Patreon has been amazing, and to be honest, I never want to write a book any other way again.

Guys, we really want you to join us to see what we’re talking about. And right now… my Patreon page is the ONLY place you can read chapters from my Secret Side Project.

So take a moment to review the tiers and pick a membership level that’s perfect for you. Then come aboard and experience my stories like you never have before! We can’t wait to welcome you.

~ Danielle

https://daniellelincolnhanna.com