Jim is a former trial lawyer who now writes and speaks full time. He is the bestselling author of Try Dying, No Legal Grounds, Presumed Guilty, Glimpses of Paradise, Breach of Promise and several other thrillers. He is a winner of the Christy Award for Excellence in Inspirational Fiction, and was a fiction columnist for Writers Digest magazine. He has written two books in the Writers' Digest series, Write Great Fiction: Plot & Structure and Revision & Self-Editing. Jim has taught writing at Pepperdine University and numerous writers conferences. He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara where he studied writing with Raymond Carver. Series: * Shannon Saga (with Tracie Peterson) * The Trials of Kit Shannon * Ty Buchanan
Series
Books
Plot & Structure
Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish
2004
And Then There Were Nuns
2013
Revision & Self-Editing
Techniques for Transforming Your First Draft Into a Finished Novel
2008
Try Darkness
2008
Some People Are Dead
Part Essay, Part Memoir, Parts Unknown
2016
A Higher Justice
2003
Deceived
2009
Long Lost
2008
Marketing For Writers Who Hate Marketing
The No-Stress Way to Sell Books Withou
2017
How to Write Short Stories And Use Them to Further Your Writing Career
2016
How to Write Comedy
The Danny Simon Notes
2012
Elements of Fiction Writing
Conflict and Suspense
2011
Plotman to the Rescue
A Troubleshooting Guide to Fixing Your Toughest Plot Problems
2019
Force of Habit
2012
Power Up Your Fiction
125 Tips and Techniques for Next-Level Writing
2023
Just Write
Creating Unforgettable Fiction and a Rewarding Writing Life
2016
The Art of War for Writers
Fiction Writing Strategies, Tactics, and Exercises
2009
Sins of the Fathers
2005
27 Fiction Writing Blunders - And How Not To Make Them!
2015
Can't Stop Me
2007
The Last Fifty Pages
The Art and Craft of Unforgettable Endings
2019
Try Fear
2009
Don't Leave Me
2013
Super Structure
The Key to Unleashing the Power of Story
2015
Angel of Mercy
2002
How to Achieve Your Goals and Dreams
2012
Writing Unforgettable Characters
How to Create Story People Who Jump Off the Page
2020
Watch Your Back
2011
A Greater Glory
2003
A Certain Truth
2004
Romeo's Fight
2015
Try Dying
2007
Presumed Guilty
2006
Write Your Novel From The Middle
A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between
2014
Blind Justice
2000
How to Write Best-Selling Fiction
2023
How to Make a Living As a Writer
2014
Deadlock
2002
How to Write Pulp Fiction
2017
Romeo's Hammer
2017
Breach of Promise
2004
Circumstantial Evidence
1997
Your Son Is Alive
2018
Writing Fiction for All You're Worth
2011
Voice
The Secret Power of Great Writing
2015
The Nephilim Seed
2001
Glimpses of Paradise
2005
Romeo's Way
2016
Final Witness
1999
Romeo's Rage
2022
Framed
2018
Romeo's Rules
2015
Romeo's Stand
2020
Self-Publishing Attack! The 5 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws for Creating Steady Income Publishing Your Own Books
2012
How to Write Dazzling Dialogue
The Fastest Way to Improve Any Manuscript
2014
Fiction Attack!
Insider Secrets for Writing and Selling Your Novels & Stories For Self-Published and Traditional Authors
2013
The Darwin Conspiracy
1995
Golden
2014
The Mental Game of Writing
How to Overcome Obstacles, Stay Creative and Product
2016
