James has written and illustrated six books in the bestselling series The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica: Here, There Be Dragons; The Search For The Red Dragon; The Indigo King; The Shadow Dragons; The Dragon’s Apprentice; and The Dragons of Winter. The series is now being published in more than twenty languages. A seventh volume, The First Dragon, will conclude the series in November 2013.
There’s a quote by Dag Hammarskjold which I adore, which says “we remember our dead. When they were born, when they passed away – either as men of promise, or men of achievement.” For the journey to have meaning, you … Continue reading →
The center of my book, THE BARBIZON DIARIES: A Meditation on Will, Purpose, and the Value Of Stories, began as a keynote address I gave as co-Guest of Honor at MythCon a few years ago. I told a story I … Continue reading →
Most people – myself included – generally dread the coming of Monday. The reasons are as varied as they are meaningless. Reasons are just excuses for doing things we don’t want to do. For my part, it was Mondays in … Continue reading →
When I first began doing presentations to booksellers and educators, one of the first quotes that developed from my talk also became the most popular: “If you really want to do something, no one can stop you – but if … Continue reading →
Of all the works I’ve written, I think the three book series The Meditations will be the most significant. In those three books – all coming out this year from Shadow Mountain Publishing – are all of the things I … Continue reading →
I’ve largely eschewed staged, prepared event announcements for a two-part promotional policy: 1) share stuff as soon as is legally permissible (with a broad interpretation of ‘legally’); and 2) tell everyone, so the word can spread. These books are going … Continue reading →
It’s Halloween, in the year all of this has begun, and I didn’t want to wait—or make all of you lovely people wait—any longer to share the news. More details will follow later with the formal press release, and the … Continue reading →
The adversity you are facing is always stronger the closer you are to true Greatness. To buckle under adversity is not dishonorable, and will bring sympathy and commiseration from those around you; but to face it, embracing everything that choice … Continue reading →
There are things I do which I don’t advocate others trying. What I’m writing about here is one of them. Everyone follows their own path, and reaches milestones that are significant to them. The reason I share my stories in … Continue reading →
From Chapter Fifteen – an excerpt which has more meaning today, for reasons I wish it didn’t.
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