Awesome plan! Can't wait to see how this story unfolds and then so much more to come! I'd happily offer the SlothBuzz community as a home for your content, feel free to drop me a dm and we can discuss how we could help!
A review "contest" of the first book sounds fun! It's like book-club, I'm sure there are a few people who would sign up for that! There brings another idea...how about doing a "reading" of your book each week? Maybe do 2-3 parts each week? Something to consider!
Shall do!
The reading idea has orbited around before. I don't hate it, but I dunno if it's currently worth the effort. I'm in a strong "distribution over creation" mode re: this body of fiction at the moment. If I can find a way to create more reliable income from self publishing it, then the audiobook/reading angle starts to look more attractive.