The Valleys in Between
Dear Friend:
It’s cold here this morning but the ice has yet to seize the fountain outside the window beside my writing desk. A river otter and two raccoons were in and out of it this morning.
It’s been some time since I’ve published a novel, and there are several reasons for that. I’ve been a busy carpenter here at this old island house where I escaped several years ago to write. A landscaper, too. And a keeper of the forest and its owls and rabbits and toads. I’m also the proud adopted father of an elderly Main Coon cat and an ever-growing mob of black-tailed deer. But I have been writing. And now it’s time to try something new.
I'd like to introduce my new Substack publication. Here I’ll share my experiences of writing life on the island. I’ll also be publishing new work in serialized form, emailed directly to you. I’m hoping to send out one full chapter a week or so, to paid subscribers, beginning early next year. In short, you’ll get the opportunity to read a new novel as it’s finished, before it’s published and offered to the public for sale. If you want to subscribe, you need to opt-in at the link below.
And now I’m off to stoke the fire and disappear into a tub of good morning oatmeal.
Signed,
Your Friend Ryan.
P.S. You must click the link below to confirm you want to subscribe to my new publication.