đ„The fire's lit. Pull up a chair?
The Veilwalker's Dispatch â A special gift & invitation
Hi friend,
I want to tell you somethingânot as a sales pitch, but as an honest invitation from one storyteller to someone who loves stories.
For the past few months, Iâve been quietly building something new.
Not a launch. Not a marketing funnel. Not another âcontent strategy.â
A home.
It lives on my website on Substack, and I call it The Lodgefire Circle. (the same place my newsletters like this one come from!)
This is where my stories are being written firstâreleased as living, breathing worlds before they ever become books, before they land on Amazon, before they appear anywhere else in the world.
If youâve ever wished you could:
âš Read a story as itâs being created
âš Step inside a world before itâs âfinishedâ
âš Sit by the fire with the author while the tale is still unfolding, steam rising from your mug, wondering what happens next
âŠthis is that space.
And Iâm giving you a chance to try it for no cost first.
What this actually costs after the trial (no surprises)
The paid circle is $5/monthâliterally less than a latte or a fast-food combo.
No contracts. No obligations. Cancel anytime.
I never want anyone to feel surprised or pressured â and I donât know about you, but I really dislike those âfree trialsâ that are so pricey they feel like a bait-and-switch trick at the end. Transparency and kindness matter to me, so Iâm laying it all out clearly.
Why this lives on Substack
I chose Substack very intentionally.
No algorithms deciding who sees my work.
No gatekeepers between me and you.
No waiting months for royalty payments while wondering if anyoneâs actually reading.
Just me, my stories, and the readers who want to be close to the work.
The free posts let you peek insideâtaste the world, meet a character, feel the magic.
But the paid circle is where the story actually lives and grows.
What you get as a paid member
This isnât about âbonus contentâ or âextras.â
Itâs about access and closeness:
đ Early access to every chapter of my serialized stories
đ Serial tales that wonât be published anywhere else until theyâre complete
đ Reading ahead of the rest of the worldâsometimes weeks or months ahead
đ Directly supporting the work so it can exist sustainably (and so I can keep writing without compromise)
đ Occasional live fireside chats directly with me for behind the scenes tidbits, Q&Aâs, and maybe even the chance to help shape the worlds
Right now, Iâm deep in Tales from the Veilwalkerâs Lodgeâa cozy fantasy mystery where a sentient magical inn sits at the convergence of multiple worlds, and something ancient is waking up beneath the floorboards.
The Lodge crew is waiting.
The hearth is warm.
And the story is unfolding right now.
Come try itâno pressure
If youâre curious but unsure, Iâve opened a 7-day free trial so you can step inside, read a few chapters, and see if this space feels right for you.
If it doesâwonderful. Iâd be honored to have you.
If it doesnâtâyou can walk away and remain a free subscriber only. No hard feelings. Truly.
I just want you to know the door is open. The fire is lit. And thereâs a chair waiting, if youâd like to claim it.
With warmth and stories,
P.S. â If $5/month feels like a stretch right now, I totally understand. The free posts will always be here, and youâre always welcome at the edge of the fire. But if youâve been thinking about supporting the work and getting closer to the stories⊠nowâs a good time. â€ïž