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Alas, my desk is much messier.
From the Desk of Ronan Jericho
If you’re here, that means you’ve likely read Camp Chronicles: Shadows No Longer and are curious about what’s going on here—and I like that about you. As a grassroots writer, you (yes, you!) mean the world to me, and I’m not just saying that to pad your ego. Every reader makes a difference.
So, since you’re here, let me introduce myself. My name is Ronan Jericho, and I am a writer.
Part-time writer.
Honestly? Even that may be stretching it. I work a normal 9-5, have an insane family, drive a car that has an engine light that won’t go off, and I’m in my late twenties, which means I don’t have that many friends and the fact that I’m not married is starting to bug my family… However, normalcy aside, I moonlight as a writer. And always have.
When I was around nine, I discovered a love of writing. It was, however, a talent I hid because it wasn’t very “cool.” Admitting that I spent my middle school weekends holed up like a 1950s newsie was not exactly something that would have scored me any points, yet when I wasn’t playing soccer or listening to rock-and-roll or at the skatepark, that’s what I did. I even asked for a typewriter. Never got one. I think a lot of our hobbies as kids fade (I used to be obsessed with knitting. Now if you made me knit, I’d cry), but for some reason, writing never faded for me. It only grew deeper.
As someone who is an avoidant introvert, a lot of my feelings don’t get processed correctly (I’m working on it, guys…) and writing has always helped me work out those feelings. Most of my characters are modeled after parts of myself that could be a whole person if I let them, or just never got to be anything at all.
Camp Chronicles specifically was written during one of the darkest periods of my life. While writing it, I thought Camp would be swooped up by some agent/publishing house the second I sent it off. It was not. Could be a whole other blog post. After fifty-plus rejections from agents, I called my friend’s mom because she had published a book a long time ago, and I wanted her advice.
You know what her advice was? “Do not let any agent get a hold of your manuscript.”
She encouraged me to self-publish, saying otherwise I could be stuck in limbo forever. And that’s when I realized I had to do it myself. What’s new?!
After a lot of research, I settled on self-publishing via KDP through Amazon. Of course, this comes with a laundry list of to-dos that usually an agent takes care of, including the drag that is marketing. Despite starting the series in 2018, I only published it in 2025, as it took me a while to disentangle myself from grad school, graduate, pass a few tests, and get around to copyrighting and editing the books. Also, taxes, business formation, the US Copyright Office… what a nightmare. Either way, the series is now mine and mine alone. No Big Bad Publishing Giant owns any of it, they never will, and I have complete creative control.
Maybe it’s all for the best that many rude agents wrote me letters about how they weren’t interested and how there were better writers out there… you know who you are.
The Mirror Garden News
Now, onto some news! I am excited for the future of The Mirror Garden, which is my world outside of Camp. I have several books in the editing process right now, and I am hoping to publish the first sometime in 2026. Most of them are standalone novels with unique characters; however, all of the characters exist in the same universe, sometimes cross paths, and all reflect mirrored versions of each other. Most of the books blend adventure, romance, and humor—and I am committed to making sure they don’t grow into corny throwaways that end up on the shelves of grocery stores next to the birthday cards.
Hope I don’t eat those words in five years.
Camp News
Okay, now Camp! I am in the process of editing Camp Chronicles II (name TBA), which will follow our spunky Ronan Pierce into the jaws of another year at Camp. I am hoping to publish Camp II at the end of 2026—though this could change based on what happens time-wise in terms of edits, art, and my own personal calendar. Like I said, I work a 9-5!
More information will be coming out about that soon, so please tune into www.thecampchronicle.com.
ATTN:
Finally, the only place Camp, Euroclydon LLC, or my personal posts and announcements are found is on this website, the Camp website (thecampchronicle.com), or listed social media websites on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/user/31pf6mkaiwqqmqbrfjbp5e3qua4a?si=7c96b568dd034808), and Youtube (@thecampchronicle). All official Camp Chronicles merchandise is on The Camp Chronicle website’s Mangy Moose General Store. Currently, the only place to buy Camp Chronicles I is on Amazon. All other accounts are NOT affiliated with Euroclydon LLC’s creative works, Camp, or my personal website/other publications all under the Euroclydon LLC umbrella.
Thank you for your support & I look forward to the journey ahead! :)
xx Ronan Jericho
P.S. Ronan is my real name, Jericho is a pseudonym. My parents thought they were very clever naming me Ronan, even though it is a boy’s name, generally. However, I am reclaiming it for the ladies. And, yes, I did name Ronan Pierce after myself—however, it was initially just a placeholder name, and after a while nothing else fit. Call me narcissistic, but Jane Austen named her most perfect character after herself (Jane Bennett in Pride and Prejudice) and we let that slide!
