The rumors are true. One of the benefits of getting older is wisdom. But just because you’re older and wiser doesn’t mean you stop making mistakes.

With my upcoming novel, Wraithkeeper, I have my first middle aged protagonist, and I wanted to bring some of my experiences as a person has reached 40. Samuel is, in a lot of ways, a character who has been through a lot. When the story opens, he has been working for a church as a wraithkeeper (think, warrior priest who protects innocents from wayward...