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Clayton Carpenter’s background includes work as a bouncer, a high-climbing industrial carpenter, a teacher and a guidance counselor. Not long ago, he was homeless. It was then that he began his draft of Shadow of Turning. Most of that period was spent in remote wooded areas. Coming from a rural background, he knew how to stay alive in nature, and some of his survival techniques were adapted for Shadow of Turning’s main character. In the beginning, he kept his writing materials (pencil stubs and various kinds of paper) dry by wrapping them in “ground-found” foil or plastic. His unique experiences made it possible for him to write a unique novel.
The author spends most of his free time in wilderness areas. When not hanging out in nature, he lives in New Orleans with a rough looking orange cat of undetermined heritage. Shadow of Turning is his first novel.