Wayne lives in the southern Indiana countryside with his wife and five daughters. He has enjoyed writing since childhood and started taking it more seriously around 2018, when he began worldbuilding and writing his "Heroes of Time" series and the first primary installment, "Heroes of Time: The First Ethereal." The first novel he released is "Heroes of Time Legends: Murdoch's Choice," published in 2021. Wayne loves writing YA and epic fantasy as well as children's picture books. The first three books of his "Penny Pangolin" children's series was published in 2023. Wayne graduated high school from Eastern High School in Pekin, Indiana in 2001 and from the University of Louisville in late 2005 with a Bachelor's degree in Business Science. He has visited nearly 40 countries and 25 states in the US. He especially loved visiting Hobbiton in New Zealand. The world of Eliorin was inspired by Wayne's love of stories of classic fantasy and time travel, and he is incredibly excited to share this rich world with you.