Holly Ringland Instagram – Some news from my speck!
When we published The House That Joy Built at the end of 2023, I included an Author’s Note in the book inviting readers to send me their questions about creativity, which I intended to answer in my long-neglected newsletter. I named our Q&A, The Joy Rise, and got very excited about it… then I went on book tour for four months.
While I was touring in Canada, the US, and Australia, I loved – possibly more than ever – connecting with readers. The kindness, generosity, humanity and warmth I received from people in response to my books – in response to the sharing of our stories – kept me believing in how necessary joy and connection are to our resilience and capacity to stave off apathy.
Finishing tour and having some time and space to look after myself, rest, and reflect on moments I shared with readers has given me a gift of realisation: my little newsletter community I first set up in 2014 while I was writing Alice Hart is due its own era. Now is the time. The Joy Rise is coming! Swipe for details.
If you’ve ever subscribed to a newsletter with me, you don’t have to do anything – you remain an original subscriber (thank you!).
If you haven’t subscribed to a newsletter from me and you’d like to, follow the link in my bio to sign up on @substack, or go to my website, where you can both subscribe and send me your questions about creativity. I’d love to hear from you.
The first issue of The Joy Rise drops in a few weeks!
With a light left on,
Holly | Posted on 17/Jun/2024 14:32:30
