Why Suspense Club?
We’re building Suspense Club *right now* — and this page? Just a temporary sneak peek. The full platform, complete with profiles, scoring, ranks, social features, and deliciously addictive gamification, is still being coded behind the curtain.
Alpha Mode
First Draft
In writer terms, we’re in the **first draft**.
Prologue
We’re calling in the bold ones.
Readers and writers willing to jump in before the spotlight hits.
To shape it. Test it. Break it. Bleed with it.
And grow something legendary from the ground up.
Will it be perfect? Not even close.
Bugs? Like a rainforest in monsoon season.
Mistakes? Oh, they’ll waltz in—but we’ll stomp ’em out.
Reality-bending glitches? Count on it.
Because perfection is a lie.
Progress is chaos.
And we’re building something so good, it has to break before it gets great.
That’s why our early crew—our ride-or-dies—
get every premium tier we ever launch… for free.
Why?
Because you’re our guinea pigs.
Our chaos testers.
Our brave beta adventurers in the haunted house of story platforms.
You’re not just using Suspense Club.
You’re helping us invent it.
This isn’t a site.
It’s a movement.
A suspense-powered, plot-twisting, feedback-fueled ecosystem.
A rebel campfire where stories get sharper, stranger, and more addictive together.
If that gave you chills, you’re in the right place.
📖 For Readers
At Suspense Club, you:
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Get early access to edge-of-your-seat stories
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Follow writers as they write in real time
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Give feedback that actually shapes what happens next
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Pay nothing. Zero. Zilch.
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**And the first 1,000 readers get ad-free VIP access for life.**
Reader Pains:
– Amazon uploads 5,000+ books daily. Most? Forgettable.
– You don’t want *more*, you want *better*.
– No way to connect with the writers you love
– Reading is lonely. Feedback goes nowhere. You’re on the outside.
Suspense Club Fixes It:
- Curated stories only (no fluff, no filler, no yawns)
- Writers have to apply and follow strict suspense rules to be able to publish
- You matter here. Your feedback changes the game.
- Real-time reading. Real-time reactions.
✍️ For Writers
At Suspense Club, you:
– Publish chapter by chapter
– Build your fanbase *before* your book is finished
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Get real-time feedback from readers who *actually care*
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Keep 100% of your rights (and your dignity)
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Leave anytime. Sell anywhere. No contracts. No gotchas.
Writer Pain Points, Served Raw:
- Drowning in Amazon’s daily avalanche of uploads? Yeah, good luck getting seen without selling your soul or spamming your cousin’s book club.
- Publishers ghost harder than your ex after that “we need to talk” text.
- Land a deal? Congrats! Now hand over your vision, voice, and firstborn for edits.
- Royalty statements so shady, they should come with a trench coat and cigarette smoke.
- Writing alone in the void? Momentum flatlines. Motivation? Missing. Feedback? Hello? Is anyone out there?
Suspense Club Flips the Script:
- Your story? Yours forever. No fine print. No creative hostage situations.
- Support, not exploitation. We lift, we don’t leech.
- You don’t write into the void. You write with your readers—live, raw, and real.
This isn’t publishing as usual.
This is writer power, reloaded.
Find out more about being a reader on Suspense Club
The Andy Weir Story — Powered by Readers Like You
You know The Martian as a big-screen epic with Matt Damon stranded on Mars.
But before the Oscars and the box office, it was just a blog.
No agents. No publishers. No marketing machine.
Andy Weir wrote it.
He posted chapters.
Readers discovered it.
They nitpicked the science, raved about the plot, begged for the next installment.
That blog?
Turned into 10,000+ superfans.
Which turned into #1 on Amazon.
Which turned into a publishing deal.
Which turned into Hollywood gold = $630 Million Box office hit
🔥 What sparked it all?
Readers like you—showing up early, caring deeply, and fueling the journey.
Suspense Club is built on that magic.
But now it’s supercharged—with a feedback-powered community, real-time momentum, and the tools Andy wished he had.
Because your story deserves more than silence.
It deserves a rocket ride.
Claim Your VIP Spot and Help Us Build Suspense Club Together
Join now. Whether you’re a reader or writer, this is your moment.
– Be one of the first 1,000 readers = Lifetime ad-free access
– Be one of the first 50 writers = Lifetime premium perks
– Shape the community, the features, and the future
Suspense Club is still being built — messy, honest, exciting.
We’re not promising perfection.
We’re promising *progress*.
Want to See Suspense Club in Action?
Our founder, Thomas Mai, is putting his money where his plot is.
His debut novel *Escape From Somalia* is the first story on Suspense Club.
Written and released chapter by chapter in real time.
Following all the storytelling rules we stand by. No filler. Just fire.
Want to see what Suspense Club stories feel like?
Sign up now — it’s free, and your voice will help shape the future of storytelling