What I'm Working on Now

Let me start by saying what I don't do. I am not a genre-specific writer because I am not a genre-specific reader. I read what I like, which includes fantasy, historical fiction, science fiction, young adult, and middle grade. I read thrillers and dystopian novels, mysteries and contemporary fiction. I don't tend to read romance or anything with vampires, werewolves, or zombies, so you won't see me write about them.

I am a storyteller, and I write the kinds of stories that I like to read. A great story is a great story no matter where it is found. Neither stories nor writers should be constrained by artificial genre boundaries. I enjoy exercising my writing muscles by trying new things. For these reasons, my works range from historical novels to fantasy to science fiction to contemporary, and I think I have at least one thriller in me. All my writing is in the young adult or middle-grade age ranges because that is what I read the most.

So what am I up to?

I've completed Feral, book IV of the Fantasy series entitled Heirs of Anarwyn. The first book, Torn launched on January 30, 2022. Book II, Undead launched on Sept. 9, 2022. Book III, Shattered launched on March 6, 2023, and Book IV Feral launched on September 29, 2023.

I plan to do at least one more book in this series, but I am taking a break from it for a bit while I start a new series spin-off from the Archer of the Heathland series that picks up where the last series ended. Right now, it will follow Mara and Jack as they wrestle with a new threat to the stability of the Frei-Ock Isles and the Southlands.

I finished a three-volume fantasy series, entitled, Worlds of Light . It includes The Cleansing, The Rending and The Unmaking. I am launching a prequel short story, entitled, The Purge on Vella on Amazon.

My first Sci-Fi series entitled, The Ark Project, is now complete. It's a two volume series with a prequel short story that explores what it means to be human: The Harvest, The Clone Paradox, and The Covenant Protocol.

The Archer of the Heathland series is now completed. The last volume launched in June of 2010 Intrigue, Deliverance, Betrayal, Vengeance, Chronicles, Windemere, Renegade, and Rook.

I have launched three stand-alone novels, The Miserable Life of Bernie LeBaron, Somewhere in the Mist, and Walls of Glass.

This should give you a flavor of what is coming, so stay tuned. A lot more is on the way.

Cheers,

James