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.
The last couple of years, and more specifically, the last few months, have been a period of great personal transformation for me. I have detailed a lot of the process, and the struggles as well as the successes, at my … Continue reading →
When I spoke at a school last week, one of the teachers asked about my totems. I told her they are reminders to help keep me on my path. The Hero – to try to do what is right and … Continue reading →
We get to choose which stories we believe in, and act upon. We get to choose the stories we tell, the stories we listen to, and the stories that we take with ourselves, to hopefully change who we are to … Continue reading →
There haven’t been any formal announcements about my Summer convention schedule except for the Phoenix Comicon, where I have emeritus status as a guest — 😉 — but at present, I will be in full-on Awesomeist mode at: The Phoenix … Continue reading →
This is something I wrote up that my Awesome friend Heidi turned into a printable 8 1/2″ x 11″ graphic you can print, post, and share. Just remember: if you’re still running, you’re going to win. That’s it.
Continue reading →Not every source of wisdom is all-knowing; as I like to say (in what’s becoming my favorite, most zen-like quote) “Everyone’s Mileage Varies.” It’s a lesson I learned from my mentor when I was a child: your job is to … Continue reading →
When I’m feeling stressed or fearful, I very rarely let it show — even if expressing it could be helpful. Sometimes I HAVE vented to those close to me, and sometimes it has helped, but I’ve regretted doing it at … Continue reading →
That’s all. Choose: weakness, or strength. You can’t succumb to weakness and hope to augment it with strength; just as choosing strength, but occasionally allowing weakness to overcome you with only lessen your ability to achieve your goals. (And I’m … Continue reading →
The proper path of Awesomism is to seek to become better than you were the day before, so that you may embrace your greatness in the service of helping others to find and embrace their own. Two years ago, on … Continue reading →
I have come to a realization this morning – and it’s harder to admit than I expected. But I think it needs to be said, as honestly and forthrightly as possible. I’m actually really good at being Awesome. I have, … Continue reading →