{"id":946,"date":"2021-02-01T10:22:39","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T17:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waynecarlston.com\/?p=946"},"modified":"2021-02-01T10:25:29","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T17:25:29","slug":"the-authors-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waynecarlston.com\/blog\/the-authors-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"The Author&#8217;s Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For decades, I\u2019ve wanted to be a published author. Now, a bald, retired, grandpa dude, I&#8217;ve reached an important milestone on this journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/waynecarlston.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Portrait-1-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-950\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waynecarlston.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Portrait-1-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/waynecarlston.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Portrait-1-822x1024.jpg 822w, https:\/\/waynecarlston.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Portrait-1-768x957.jpg 768w, https:\/\/waynecarlston.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Portrait-1-1233x1536.jpg 1233w, https:\/\/waynecarlston.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Portrait-1-1644x2048.jpg 1644w, https:\/\/waynecarlston.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Portrait-1.jpg 1975w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m writing a series of epic fantasy adventures targeted toward coming of age readers and adults who love books like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The Lord of the Rings Trilogy<\/li><li>The Harry Potter Series<\/li><li>The Chronicles of Narnia<\/li><li>Fablehaven<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Like Gandalf, Professor Dumbledore, Aslan, or Grandpa Sorensen, I\u2019m looking for companions to join me on this adventure&#8211;those who can support me in self-publishing on Amazon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this point, I have published two books&#8211;<em><strong>Wielding the Words: The Dragon&#8217;s Bones Book One<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>Battling the Bones: The Dragon&#8217;s Bones Book Two.<\/strong><\/em> I&#8217;m well along in the process of writing <strong><em>Conquering the Curse: The Dragon&#8217;s Bones Book Three<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Want to join the journey?<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My characters are eagerly waiting for you to get to know them and their story. They&#8217;ve been living inside my head for years. Now, I&#8217;m hoping they&#8217;ll begin to live in yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two of my kids have been crucial in my progress. Chris is the designer and maintainer of this website. Dave created the covers for my books. I&#8217;m proud of them and their creative genius!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to share this blog and my books with family and friends, pass along this website address &#8211; www.waynecarlston.com or invite them to my Facebook page at Author Wayne Carlston.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For decades, I\u2019ve wanted to be a published author. Now, a bald, retired, grandpa dude, I&#8217;ve reached an important milestone on this journey. 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