Today, An Old Man's Journey is now officially published to Amazon. Ebook is available and is on Kindle Unlimited. Paperback and Hardcovers are in the works but should be ready soon.
For those of you who read it in draft form and gave me comments, thank you so much! Encouragement kept me writing, and edits helped make it smoother.
For those wondering - yes, the ending is now fixed, lol.
The story has gone through an editor and the grammar and punctuation and spelling errors and typos should be gone. More than three thousand corrections were made.
I had a whole lot of fun writing this story and hope that you had as much fun reading it.
If it sounds like I'm bouncing back and forth on topics, I probably am. This will be my first novel published to a market and I'm drafting this afterward nonchapter the eve of it's release. I can't even sleep, I'm so excited. It's a great nervous feeling.
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The blurb has also been updated to read:
At the end of his life, Charles was left with one question: What was it all for?
If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.
After his tour of duty and an unremarkable post-Army business career, Charles spent his twilight years watching old movies and waiting for his grandkids to call. He'd lived a good life, been a decent man, but now that his wife was gone he was... Lonely.
Until his old friend Bert introduced him to Crossroads, the new VR sensation. In this virtual world he can move without pain, explore new lands, and most importantly - see his family again. For as long as he can hold their interest, in this fast-paced modern world of instant gratification and VR thrills.
The solution: Build a place his family wants to visit. Armed only with a magic stick with game-breaking powers that should be nerfed, Charles sets out on a journey to find a place to call his own. Along the way, he will be mistaken for an NPC quest giver, become the antagonist in epic questlines, and attempt to teach the next generation proper behavior - even if he has to beat it into them.
This is the story of one man's search for belonging in his second virtual life. A search for a place to belong, and what it takes to get there. It's also a hilarious romp through online fantasy cliches that will appeal to fans of Ready Player One, The Wandering Inn, and slice-of-life comedies.
Because at the end of a man's life: What's more important than family?
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Anyways, I wanted to share this with you all!
For those interested in the official electronic copy for themselves or want to recommend it to others, you can find it here:
https://www.royalroad.com/amazon/B09GP1ZHGR
I also want to give a special thanks to the artist who made the cover. It was exactly what I asked for with a level of quality far and above anything that I could have expected. Caleb has been a commercial artist for more than 20 years, and it shows. For those interested, his website is:
http://calebsmithportfolio.com/