Waving hello from Wavy Thoughts!
A quick hello, a celebration and an offer
Hello! I have something to celebrate with you, and something to share that you may be interested in.
Last week two cool things happened at Wavy Thoughts Towers that were both amazing and completely out-of-the-blue.
A few of my Substack Notes received a bit of attention, particularly this one:
As a result of the slightly viral note, a large number of people subscribed to this newsletter. If you’re new here, welcome! I hope you stick around for many more monologues to come.
I also wrote one of my most widely read newsletters. If you missed it, it’s this one all about my love of beige food.
In defence of Beige Food - by Ren Riley - Wavy Thoughts
You enjoy what you enjoy
There are now over 500 people subscribed to Wavy Thoughts which is mind-blowing. Thank you for being here!
To celebrate reaching 500 subscribers, I’ve made a discount code, giving you 50% off a year’s subscription to Wavy Thoughts. That means a year’s membership to Wavy Thoughts for £20, instead of £40.
Wavy Thoughts is the place where every week I write a fun and hopefully insightful piece about my experiences as a neurodivergent person, from serious stuff like unmasking, to joyful things like living authentically.
The pieces are written from my point of view and my experiences, but I hope that readers read them and think ‘I do this too. I thought I was the only one. I feel less alone.’
Wavy Thoughts is also the place where I have been documenting writing my first book - a collection of my essays about life as an AuDHD human. It’s been a lot of fun so far and I’m only slightly losing my marbles about the self-publishing process.
The Book Diaries #1 - Self-publish a book with me!
The ADHD is ADHD-ing!
This series, which is released every two weeks, and any other extra newsletters I write, are exclusively for paid subscribers. There is a dedicated community of people paying for my writing now, and that matters a great deal to me, as it tells me I’m no longer writing into the void of the internet and my work is valued by actual humans.
It also means I can put subscription money towards the creation and production of the book (Eff Bezos, I am trying to do this without Amazon).
As the community grows, I’ll be writing more exclusive newsletters and other content. A podcast is on the cards too.
The more the paid community expands, the more I will be able to offer.
If you would like to upgrade your subscription and support me to grow as a writer, use the discount code to access all my posts and future content for the next 12 months.
If you’re not sure, take a look at some of my work here:
"Look at me when I'm talking to you." - by Ren Riley
I don't do eye contact.
Why am I crying? - by Ren Riley - Wavy Thoughts
Alexithymia. What a bastard.
How does someone mask their autism? - by Ren Riley
Listing the main ways I masked my autism
Obviously, no worries if you do not want to be a paid subscriber. I am so grateful for everyone who subscribes - thank you for supporting me.
Did you know that I only started this Substack in October 2024 and I hadn’t written anything online in about ten years? I was too scared and had no confidence.
I have this community to thank for getting me back into writing.
If you’d like to support my work but don’t want to subscribe, you can tip me here.
Take it easy, and thank you for reading,
Ren
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