After the Silence: A Personal Note from Robert Stanek

Dear Friends,

There’s something humbling about starting again—about daring to step forward after so many years away from the light.

When I returned to publishing last winter, I was full of hope and quiet determination. After a decade of silence, illness, and loss, I poured my heart into the Timeless Voices series and the Leadership Intelligence Mastery books—not just because I wanted to write again, but because I needed to. Those stories had been whispering to me through the years I spent in the shadows, waiting patiently for their turn to live.

But the truth is, starting again is hard. Harder than I imagined.

I’ve felt the sting of silence, the weight of invisibility. I’ve wondered if perhaps the world had moved on—if the stories I held so tightly inside me still mattered. I know many of you have been wondering too. Where did I go? Why now? Is he really back?

This is me saying yes—I’m still here. I’m still writing. I’m still dreaming.

And now, more than ever, I need you.

Writing has always been my way of understanding the world—of connecting with it. Whether under Robert Stanek, the dreamer of faraway worlds and historical echoes, or as William R. Stanek, the thinker navigating the intersections of leadership and life—these voices are mine. They are yours, too. Because every story I’ve written was built from the pieces we share: love, loss, growth, fear, resilience.

I’m not asking for applause. I’m not chasing bestseller lists.

I’m asking you to walk with me—book by book, word by word—as I try to rebuild something I thought I’d lost forever: a connection to readers who see value in stories told with heart and purpose.

So here’s what you can do if my words have ever meant something to you:

Pick up a book—Songbird in the Rain, Lights of Paris, August Rains, or even Almost California. Let the characters speak to you.

Leave a review. It doesn’t have to be long—just real.

Share the work with someone who might need a story right now. Stories heal, after all.

Reach out. I’m listening. I’m reading your messages. I’m here.

This isn’t a comeback fueled by marketing. It’s a resurrection of purpose.

From the bottom of my heart—thank you for being part of this journey. Let’s write the next chapter together.

With gratitude and hope,

Robert Stanek (and yes, still William too)

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