Now that I have an author website, I figured I would republish a post from my other blog ( Random Ramblings from Michael Schroeder ) about Darkened Eyes and why I wrote it. Enjoy! That's right! In case you haven't heard, I am now a published author! I've entered an interesting new stage in which people I haven't seen for a while come up to me and ask, "So you've written a book?" Some people think it means I have instant wealth now that I'm a successful author, failing to realize that the terms "successful" and "published" are not synonymous and I still have quite a few books to sell before I make any return on my initial investment. This is compounded because of the type of book I've written. Fiction. A novel. About spiritual warfare, starring a skateboarder as the main character. For young adults...teenagers...who are notoriously not fond of reading. So now a more appropriate question might have entered your head... ...