James Hewison is an author of fiction for children and young adults. If you’re interested, you can find out what James is doing at his ‘now’ page.
James was born in Darwin, on the north coast of Australia, and spent his childhood swimming in crocodile inhabited waters, and accumulating scars in other death-defying activities.
When he wasn’t on an adventure of his own, he loved reading and writing about people who were. He developed a fascination for the array of reactions people exhibit towards threats in different forms. The way some people will pay any price for their passions and others seek the safer path. The way some approach unthinkable danger while others flee. The reactions and interactions between differently driven characters and the relationships and tensions that form. And how exciting it is to read a story of a relatable character who will take a path that you, the reader, might never contemplate. These were the stories James wanted to create.
He was also interested in health and the power of knowledge so, for a while, he put aside fiction while he studied to obtain a degrees in pharmacy, business, and, later, in education.
A few years on, James and his wife had two delightful children, and fiction reappeared in his life as his children began to enjoy stories at bedtime. James began to conjure tales for them, like a cauldron which bubbled and burped in new ways every night. He stirred in adventure, wonder, a pinch of silliness, and a splash of drama. Then he capped off every story with a strong ending so that after the giggling, suspense and awe, the children’s heads would sink into their pillows heavy with dreams.
When James’s daughter was eight years old, she asked him to write her a story. James sat down with an idea for a twist on the classic fairy tale, Jack and the Beanstalk. He thought five pages ought to be enough, but ideas wouldn’t stop popping into his head. Just like the beanstalk from the ground, the story burst out of his mind, threatening to take over the world. When the ensuing tangle of plot lines was finally tamed, hacked then whittled down to its most compact and entertaining form, the resulting story emerged as James’s first novel, Behind the Twisted Fence. His second novel, Shadow Creepers, came the following year, setting up a pattern that would set James’s mind to writing and publishing at least one book per year.
If you like page-turning stories with strong characters and satisfying endings. You can also check out his Author page on Amazon or the links below.
