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James Maxey
Goodreads author profile
born
in Roanoke, Virginia, The United States
March 02, 1964
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male
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November 2011
On May 18, I'll be teaching my latest writing class at the Orange County Library in Hillsborough. This time my topic is rewriting. It's the toughest subject I've yet tackled, because every rewrite is going be different for every author. Still, I want to tackle it, because rewriting is where the real craft of writing comes into play. I think I've identified threeat least threemajor areas that mo...
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Bitterwood (Dragon Age, #1)
— published 2007 — 7 editions |
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Nobody Gets the Girl (Whoosh! Bam! Pow!, #1)
by James Maxey (Goodreads Author), James C. Shooter — published 2003 — 3 editions |
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Dragonforge (Dragon Age, #2)
— published 2008 — 6 editions |
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Dragonseed (Dragon Age, #3)
— 5 editions |
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Greatshadow (Dragon Apocalypse, #1)
— published 2012 — 3 editions |
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Hush (Dragon Apocalypse, #2)
— published 2012 — 2 editions |
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Burn Baby Burn: A Supervillain Novel
— published 2011 — 2 editions |
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Witchbreaker: The Dragon Apocalypse 3
— published 2012 — 2 editions |
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There is No Wheel
— published 2011 — 2 editions |
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Blasphet (Dragon Age, #3)
— published 2009 |
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| Some beautiful poetry, but the plot unfolds without any real complications. Prospero is effectively omnipotent within the story, moving the other characters around like chess pieces, including his own daughter. And I can't be the only one who thinks...more | |
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I read this in high school (or perhaps college) and was unimpressed. It just seemed to take way to many words to tell a story where not much really happens. I just listened to it on Audible with Donald Sutherland as a narrator and loved the book. It'...more |
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James Maxey
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| Maybe I'm just not smart enough for this book. I gave up after the first chapter because I wasn't 100% clear on just what the heck his point was. I wasn't even 20% clear. It seemed to be a very convoluted and wordy argument that everything anyone any...more | |
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James Maxey
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| Her writing was as brilliant as ever, but I thought the subject matter was a little thin for stretching out into a whole book. I enjoyed her meandering into all the tangental topics, but sometimes it comes at the expense of more closely related topic...more | |
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| Lots of wonderful quoteable lines in this book. But, does anyone else find it ironic that Thoreau spends so much time talking about his income and expenses in a book so critical of such obsessions? His efforts to live simply sometimes seem unreasonab...more | |
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| I loved the writing itself. It's clear and melodious, with an engaging rhythm that keeps you moving forward. If the story has a weakness, it's that a big part of the book hangs on a pretty large coincidence. It's also not a great novel if you're look...more | |
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| The first few chapters of this book are brilliant. You completely get why this is such an influential classic. Dracula is a fascinating and terrifying character. And then... there's the rest of the book, where Dracula appears on maybe ten pages, and...more | |
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James Maxey
made a comment on Bitterwood: The Complete Collection:
"James, let us hope that, like Oscar Wilde, you can resist everything but temptation. However, since you've already purchased the other books, I'd be h...more
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James Maxey
made a comment on Bitterwood now available on Audible!:
"I didn't know it was on sale until you told me. Pricing is entirely up to Audible. So, yay! for new buyers. I feel kind of bad for all the people who...more
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“I decided long ago that life's absurd. If you don't develop a sense of humor, it will drive you mad.”
― James Maxey, Dragonforge
― James Maxey, Dragonforge
“By the bones!" said Shay. "He has all seven!"
"All seven what?"
"The Potter biographies! The College of Spires only had five of the volumes... four now, since I stole one."
"What's so special about these books?" She picked up one of the fat tomes and flipped it open.
"Potter was a member of a race of wizards who lived in the last days of the human age," said Shay.
Jandra frowned as she flipped through the pages. "Are you certain this isn't fiction?" She asked.”
― James Maxey, Dragonseed
"All seven what?"
"The Potter biographies! The College of Spires only had five of the volumes... four now, since I stole one."
"What's so special about these books?" She picked up one of the fat tomes and flipped it open.
"Potter was a member of a race of wizards who lived in the last days of the human age," said Shay.
Jandra frowned as she flipped through the pages. "Are you certain this isn't fiction?" She asked.”
― James Maxey, Dragonseed
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...June 26, 2012 to July 26, 2012... Discuss the Dragon Apocalypse series with author James Maxey. The first book, GREATSHADOW, was released in January...more
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If you’re around to read this in January, it means the Mayan Calendar apocalypse did not happen, so let’s talk about the ins and outs of writing apoca...more
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