JAMES MAXEY'S mother warned him if he read too many comic books, they'd warp his mind. She was right! James is unsuited for decent work and ekes out a pittance writing down demented fantasies about masked women, fiery dragons, and monkeys.Readers interested in sampling Maxey's odd ramblings might enjoy his science-fantasy Bitterwood series, the secondary world fantasy of his Dragon Apocalypse novels, his two superhero series Lawless and Whoosh! Bam! Pow! (aka the Nobody Gets the Girl series) or the steam-punk visions of Bad Wizard. His short fiction has appeared in IGMS, Asimov's, and over a dozen anthologies, with the best of his work appearing in the collections There is No Wheel, The Jagged Gate, and Life in a Moment. He also occasionally delves into non-fiction, with books like Write! Daydream, Type, Profit, Repeat! and Cryptids: How We Know They are Real. James lives in Hillsborough, North Carolina with his lovely and patient wife Cheryl and too many cats. Cheryl joins James as co-editor and publisher of Word Balloon Books anthologies for kids, including Beware the Bugs! Rockets & Robots, and Paradoxical Pets.
