Circle 1 for Authors

FOUNDING READERS

The book isn't finished.

But you can be part of it.

We're opening one round of Founding Readers before launch. You read the manuscript early, tell us what lands, and what doesn't and receive some bonus extras.

We are the authors who told everyone we were "just working on a project." We watched our friends' faces do the thing where they stop asking. We had fourteen versions of Chapter One on our laptop. We called it craft. We meant hiding.

The only reason Circle 1 for Authors is coming out in 2026, instead of staying in the drawer, is we dug deep to find our why. This is the book we that we wanted to read, but wasn't written yet, so we set out to do just that. As Founding Readers, you will help us bring this to others in search of this same book. We are opening applications for the next round.

Apply to be a Founding Reader

Up to 150 readers · One round

Applications close May 18, 2026

What Founding Readers get

— The full advance reader copy — the complete manuscript, before it prints.

— Your name printed in the Founding Readers page of every first-edition copy. Permanent. Physical. Stays as long as the book does.

— Direct access to Lorraine and Brandon during the reading window — questions, reactions, anything that lands or doesn't.

— A $5 coupon good towards the purchase of the Hardcover, paperback or eBook on Launch day (July 7, 2026)

What We're Asking.

Read it.

Tell us what lands.

Tell one other writer it exists.

That's the whole ask. No paid tier. No upsell.

One round, up to 150 readers, closes May 4.

Apply to be a Founding Reader

Two fields. One optional question.

We answer every reader reply. Sometimes slowly, always personally. —

Lorraine & Brandon

The manuscript is approximately 65,000 words — fifteen chapters, a prologue, and an interlude. Most Founding Readers read it in two or three sittings. Feedback is due June 8. That is three weeks from when it lands in your inbox.

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