Above the River Q and A: An Invitation

            Hello, Everyone! This coming week, I’ll be posting Chapter 34 of Above the River. This is the last chapter in the book!  I’ve really enjoyed this experiment of serializing the novel by putting up one chapter at a time.  I’ll definitely write a post about this process some time soon, because I’ve been reflecting a lot on the opportunities and challenges that this way of sharing my writing has offered me.

            I’ve also been wondering what the experience of reading the novel in serialized form has been like for those of you who’ve been following along.  Over the past six months or so, various readers have written to ask me questions about the novel. I’ve greatly enjoyed this communication with readers, so I decided to invite you to take part in an Above the River Q&A. Here’s how it’ll work:

            * Use the Comments section below, or the Contact page on this site to send me your questions about any aspect of the novel, or about my writing process. Basically, submit any questions you’d like to pose about Above the River. (Just don’t reply to this email, though. It’s sent out by an automated system, so any reply you might send won’t get to me.)  I’ll then do a series of posts to respond to your questions. And you’ll be able to leave comments for those posts, too, so that we can have an actual back-and-forth conversation about these topics. *  

            Now, before I sign off and start getting the last chapter of Above the River ready to post, I want to tell you that there’s going to be more to come about the Gassmanns and Bunkes in the not-too-distant future. (I’ll be writing a post about that, too.) For now, though, I send you all my warmest wishes. May you be well, may you be safe, may you be healthy. I look forward to being in touch!