About this project

Since I was young, I’ve wanted to be a writer. Stories have always been my way of understanding the world — small theatre plays, poems, short stories, fragments of a larger story waiting to be written.

The Way of the World is that story. My first novel. A 430-page, character-driven epic about a boy trying to comprehend life, loss, and the weight of change. It has taken me more than 850 hours of writing, editing, and refining to bring this world to life — and now, it’s nearly finished.

I’m sharing this project because I want to make this fantasy a reality. If you wish to support me, you can do so through purchasing a donation in the shop. Every contribution helps me cover production costs and reach readers who might find something of themselves in these pages. I will try to make it worth your while with the support rewards!

And if you can’t donate — that’s perfectly fine. Simply pre-ordering or sharing the book already helps more than you know.

Thank you for being here, for reading, and for believing in stories that dare to ask what the world means.

Timo Whistler, Photograph by Nelly Patist