Science Fiction Thrillers

About Jim

As a professional engineer, I worked many years managing large portfolios of buildings and critical infrastructure for global corporations. In this role, I had to diagnose technical problems and explain causes and solutions to decision makers who have no technical grounding in the subject. This experience pushed me to a precision and economy of writing style. So goes my Science Fiction writing — I adhere to the philosophy that every word is important; an audience can be won or lost on a single word or phrase.

I study astronomy, physics and rocketry and love to explain complex concepts in ways that integrate them with a fast moving story. Notwithstanding this backdrop of hard science, characters and events drive good story and I endeavor to develop rich character profiles and multi-threaded interweaving plotlines.

My original inspiration was Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Series because of the masterful way he handles extremely long timelines, which is highly germane to my current work.

Follow my journey as an aspiring author as I navigate the canyons of the New York publishing world in my ultimate quest to get published!

To read the first few pages from my debut Science Fiction Thriller - Prometheus Blue - please click here (opens new window). I hope it intrigues you enough to want more. I'll be seeking agent representation to publish Prometheus Blue soon. The sequel - Prometheus Red - (excerpt here) will follow hot on her heels. If you leave a positive Comment, it will help me get published!

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Finding a Twin Earth

Finding a Twin Earth

Finding a Twin Earth Part One In this blog and the next, I’m going to discuss the process of finding a twin Earth. What are the chances of finding a...

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The Query Letter

The Query Letter

Submitting My Query Letter My first book Prometheus Blue now complete and ready for submission, with book two Prometheus Red in final draft form....

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Writing My First Book

Writing My First Book

Writing My First Book My first book Prometheus Blue now complete and ready for submission, with book two Prometheus Red in final draft form. Now...

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Seeking Agent Representation

Late Summer / Early Fall 2023, I will be embarking on my quest for agent representation for Making Diamonds -- My debut psychological crime thriller, set in present-day Manhattan. Soon after will I will release my debut near future thriller -- Prometheus Blue, the beginning of an 800-year series about the end of the world. Prometheus Red will emerge hot on Blue's heels.