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- [01:36]
Nicole
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Fantasy Fangirls podcast where two sisters dive deep into beloved Fantasy lore, character theme series and more.
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Lexi
I'm Lexi.
- [01:47]
Nicole
I'm Nicole.
- [01:48]
Lexi
We're so excited to share an announcement with you all about our new and improved premium membership Fantasy Fan Club. Starting today, Fantasy Fan Club will be your one stop for the hundreds of hours of Fantasy Fangirls bonus content.
- [02:01]
Nicole
Until now, we've been hosting our membership program on Patreon. So why are we making the change? I'm so glad you asked. Well, there are tons of improvements that you will see with the Fantasy Fan Club other than the name the Fantasy Fan Club, which is badass.
- [02:16]
Lexi
Like for instance, the signup process is easier and has way better integration with the podcast player of your choice, which has been a reoccurring issue with Patreon. For example, now you go directly to your favorite listening app like Spotify to access all of our recordings including live Q&As, trivia, book club, and of course ad free episodes you can listen from any podcast player, not just Spotify and Apple podcasts like Patreon was limited to. And it's also easier to access. And from Fantasy Fan Club it is so much easier to access and sign up for Discord, which is where the party's at. Also, we will have great customer support. If you have tech questions or any issues, the new customer support team will get back to you within one business day and it'll be resolved within 24 hours. Let's just say Patreon customer support is lacking. Fantasy Fan Club's new hosting platform also has lower fees than Patreon has, so more of the money you're contributing towards supporting Fantasy Fangirls is actually going toward Fantasy Fangirls, which by the way, thank you so much. We are an independent podcast and this is our livelihood, so thank you very much and we're able to offer even better deals for those who choose the annual payment option.
- [03:22]
Nicole
Let's talk about these tiers. We have three three Fantasy Fan Club tiers that you can join. First up is the Cadets which includes our monthly live Q&As where you can ask Lexi and I anything from Empyrean to other books to behind the scenes FFG related. So much more. We also have our book club where members select a new fantasy book each month and we virtually meet up to discuss it. The author even occasionally joins us on the live Q and A interview, which is awesome. After each deep dive of a book we also host an epic game of trivia with prizes. And of course we have our community events where every single month we have bookish games, games, more trivia rankings, writing guides and so much more. I can't even begin to say all of them. You will also have instant access to all of our recordings, that is 12 plus live Q&As. That's like a lot of hours for you to listen to things. We also have our author interviews from book clubs including Pen Cole who wrote Spark of the Everflame, Hannah Nicole Mayer who wrote Assistant to the Villain and Theresa Weeks who wrote the Witchwalker series and so much more. All of the recordings are available as video or as audio episodes on your favorite podcasting platform for EAs. We also have the private community. This is the Big Kahuna Fantasy Fangirls. Discord is where everything is at the fellow readers, the fellow theories, the buddy reads, the book news, the upcoming events, the daily questions, the fitness club, everything of similar interests and where you can discuss the FFD podcast episodes. You'll also get a new Ask Us Anything forum where we'll post a topic and you get to ask your questions. Then we directly answer them on the forum. It's kind of like Reddit, but just for the fantasy fan club. You also get early and exclusive insights from Lexi and I. You get early access to to announcements, behind the scenes insights, unfiltered thoughts from ffg. I can't highlight this enough.
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Lexi
We are unhinged in the Discord and on those live Q&As. I'll just leave it at that.
- [05:11]
Nicole
And of course you get discounts 20% off all fantasy fangirls, merch and promo codes for in person events and conventions. That is all $6 a month. And that is just the first tier. Let's go to the next one, the Dragon Riders which includes everything from the first tier, the Cadet tier, plus early and ad free episode. You get access to every single deep dive without any ads one day before it is released to the public. Yes, this will include our first Onyx Storm episode. And have we mentioned you also can listen to these on your favorite podcasting platform? This is so exciting. We're so jazzed about this. You also get access to our full episode outlines. You'll see how unhinged we are in these 60 plus page things that are absolute gold for book club members and avid deep divers. And you also get special voting privileges, regular voting in our Discord polls to determine archive topics, bonus episode content theory, deep dives and so much more. Even sometimes some merch designs as well. We also have sometimes where the Discord votes on lost bets. This is where that happens. The Dragon rider tier is $10 a month. And last but certainly not least, we have the Iron Squad which includes everything from the previous two tiers plus a welcome gift where you receive some special tier stickers and an exclusive bookmark plus a handwritten note from Lexi and I. Yes, this is available for both us and international fantasy fan club members. But that's not all. You also get behind the scenes content on our Instagram stories. We are unhinged on those. They're so fun. You also get your name shouted out on the first episode of the podcast after you join. And you also get the tier exclusive Discord channel and voice chat. It has previously been known as the Dining Room. It's about to switch over to the Throne Room and it is a private channel for you to connect with your fellow Iron Squad mate. It is also where Lexi and I tend to be most active and tend to hang out on the Discord. Plus if you go annual for Iron Squad. You will also get a signed poster with your welcome gift and a personalized birthday video from us. The iron squad is $25 a month.
- [07:20]
Lexi
Fantasy Fan Club really is the number one way you can support the show. Every dollar you contribute goes right back into Fantasy Fangirls so we can continue to grow and create more great content that you love.
- [07:30]
Nicole
So if you want to join the Fantasy Fan Club party, go to fantasyfangirls.com fanclub to get started or click the link in the show notes now. If you're already a Patreon member, go to your Patreon portal and find the next steps for a simple switch over. We cannot wait to see you in the Fan club.