James Osborne
Hi Karen
Thank you for your question. My inspiration/motivation comes from life experiences coupled with world events. I was raised on a wilderness farm and my working life has included investigative journalist, college teacher, army officer, vice president of a Fortune 500 company, business owner, and writer. Stories I shared with my grandchildren prompted one to say one day, "Grandpa, you should write those down." So I did. I've written about 120 short stories. A few have morphed into novels and others have been included in short story collections (I'm finishing Vol. 2) and in a few dozen anthologies and literary journals.
Thank you for your question. My inspiration/motivation comes from life experiences coupled with world events. I was raised on a wilderness farm and my working life has included investigative journalist, college teacher, army officer, vice president of a Fortune 500 company, business owner, and writer. Stories I shared with my grandchildren prompted one to say one day, "Grandpa, you should write those down." So I did. I've written about 120 short stories. A few have morphed into novels and others have been included in short story collections (I'm finishing Vol. 2) and in a few dozen anthologies and literary journals.
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