Most authors use bonus chapters as their freebie. Here's the problem—new readers don't know your characters yet. Your reader magnet has ONE job: bring in people who've never read you before. That means it needs to: ✅ Be accessible to total strangers ✅ Match the vibe of your actual books ✅ Leave them hungry for more If someone loves your freebie but hates your book? That's a 1-star review waiting to happen. But if your freebie filters out the wrong readers BEFORE they buy? Better reviews. Fewer r