# The Joy Rise Essays, fiction, and field notes on creativity and courage from an internationally bestselling author who was too scared to write for years. Page: Feed: --- ## [Chapter 3: The World Beneath Her Feet](https://hollyringland.substack.com/p/chapter-3-the-world-beneath-her-feet) _2026-08-15 · Holly Ringland_ Read the third chapter of my new novel ## [Chapter 2: The World Beneath Her Feet](https://hollyringland.substack.com/p/chapter-2-the-world-beneath-her-feet) _2026-08-08 · Holly Ringland_ Read the second chapter of my new novel ## [Chapter 1: The World Beneath Her Feet](https://hollyringland.substack.com/p/chapter-1-the-world-beneath-her-feet) _2026-08-01 · Holly Ringland_ Read the first chapter of my new novel ## [Maggie Byrd's story begins here: The Prologue](https://hollyringland.substack.com/p/maggie-byrds-story-begins-here-the) _2026-07-25 · Holly Ringland_ Read the opening scenes of my new novel, The World Beneath Her Feet ## [Come behind the scenes of my new novel! The Joy Rise is back!](https://hollyringland.substack.com/p/come-behind-the-scenes-of-my-new) _2026-07-18 · Holly Ringland_ Introducing a special, limited Sunday series including the opening scenes and first two chapters of The World Beneath Her Feet, free-to-read! ## [Maggie Byrd + I are going on tour! Come join us!](https://hollyringland.substack.com/p/maggie-byrd-i-are-going-on-tour-come) _2026-07-08 · Holly Ringland_ Tickets are live for my 2026 Australian book tour for The World Beneath Her Feet ## [Are stories magnetic? First look at the cover of my new novel!](https://hollyringland.substack.com/p/are-stories-magnetic-first-look-at) _2026-06-02 · Holly Ringland_ Preorders available now + how my cover artwork found me ## [My third novel is written – and here is the blurb!](https://hollyringland.substack.com/p/my-third-novel-is-written-and-here) _2026-05-08 · Holly Ringland_ After months away, I'm back with the story of finishing, the publication date, and the first reveal of Maggie Byrd's world. ## [A Brontë Fix: Holly on Haworth, Writing and Keeper the Dog](https://hollyringland.substack.com/p/signal-and-spark-wandering-heathcliffs) _2026-02-11 · Alice Wood_ Listen to Holly’s Brontë Parsonage podcast interview, featuring a new poem inspired by Emily Brontë’s beloved dog. ## [Non-custodial Crypto Payments & Escrow (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/qNBJCE8jGnxZ) _2026-02-11 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto with trustless escrow, instant confirmations, and no KYC ## [Holly chats with Jess Rowe on giving ourselves permission to create](https://hollyringland.substack.com/p/signal-and-spark-reigniting-the-pleasure) _2026-01-21 · Alice Wood_ Listen now to their joyful conversation about imagination, and the pleasure and power of letting ourselves return to our creativity.