149 ratings | 4 reviews | avg rating:4.01

more photos (1)

Justin’s Year In Books

Justin’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at Justin’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Justin’s 2025 Year in Books

Justin Orton’s Followers (14)

Justin’s Bookshelves

to-read (34)
currently-reading (4)
read (158)

Justin’s Friends (7)

Sandra Jeffs

479 books | 1,265 friends

Eric Schumacher

91 books | 415 friends

Glenn Trust

120 books | 4,841 friends

Sam Burke

1,114 books | 3 friends

William Prystauk

207 books | 3,837 friends

Chloë

2,765 books | 51 friends

Roberta Glacken

9 books | 269 friends

Justin Orton

Goodreads Author

Born

in Dartford, The United Kingdom

Twitter

jaortonwriter

Genre

Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Member Since

December 2016

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/jaortonwriter

edit data

I spend most days delving into the world of computer code and unraveling programming mysteries for many major corporations, but my true passion is fictional writing.
My work is always supervised by Oliver (my cat), who’s four-legged contributions can often be found in both my coding and writing (all spelnig errors r stritcly his!).
I was born and raised in England, but now live with my beautiful wife Lisa in Florida (famous for its theme parks, beaches, the occasional hurricane, and a certain mouse).

My hobbies include: reading, movies, history, travel (I want to see mountains again Gandalf – mountains!), and exploring the latest gadgets and gizmos.

I’m rather fond of single malt scotch and it’s not uncommon to find me of an evening, sipping on ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Justin Orton questions, please sign up.

Popular Answered Questions

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Justin Orton Thankfully I've not been overly afflicted with writer's block and I attribute that to having several projects ongoing at any one time. If I get stuck …moreThankfully I've not been overly afflicted with writer's block and I attribute that to having several projects ongoing at any one time. If I get stuck with a certain scene or character in a book, I'll take a break, and flip to a different story, or a different scene in the same project. I'm currently actively working on three unrelated novels, with an additional 2 that clamor for attention from time to time. I find formulating ideas, characters and outlines for those projects is refreshing, and when I return to the main work (currently book 2 of The Broken Crown saga) the words just flow again.(less)

flag

like
Comment

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Justin Orton Do it! Carve out some time, and write! Just getting used to letting your ideas flow is a wonderful experience. Once you've made the commitment that yo…moreDo it! Carve out some time, and write! Just getting used to letting your ideas flow is a wonderful experience. Once you've made the commitment that you're going to do it - be organized. There's a lot of words that go into making a book that never make it to the finished product. Character sketches, plot ideas, research notes, places, relationships. It's critical you find a way to keep these things organized and available to you. I use a product called Scrivener. It's the best writing tool for authors in my mind, and I've written several blog posts on it here: https://jaortonwriter.wordpress.com/c...
This may sound tedious but keep track of what you write as you write it. For example the words are flowing and you've just finished this epic scene with your protagonist, and in it you happened to mention their eye color, sweater color and a couple of mannerisms - log that information in your character sketch. It's your book and you think you'll never forget it, but trust me 400 pages in you'll be second guessing yourself on all manner of things, and having these notes at your fingertips is incredibly valuable. One of the greatest challenges you'll face is continuity. Readers pick up on stuff like that. All that said the best advice I can give is - have fun! Enjoy the process, and allow your characters to lead you. Having an idea of the overall plot is good, I can't start a book without some idea of where I'm going, but I don't try and plot every nuance of the story. There's nothing more exciting than writing a scene and finding one of your characters takes off in a manner you hadn't expected, and before you know it a whole new subplot or twist starts to take shape. Trust in the characters you create, be them as you write, and you'll have fun as well as producing a more believable and enjoyable read for your audience. Good luck! Happy writing!(less)

flag

like
Comment

See all 3 answers from Justin Orton…

Combine Editions
Justin Orton’s books

Average rating: 3.97 · 29 ratings · 15 reviews · 1 distinct work

To Raise a King (The Broken Crown #1)

3.97 avg rating — 29 ratings — 5 editions

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

12 posts
Justin Orton's Blog

Reader’s Choice Semi-Finalist

Hello!

Delighted to announce that To Raise a King was selected as a semi-finalist in the Golden Quill Award Contest for 2018.

[image error] Read about the contest here

I’m working hard to complete the second book in the Broken Crown trilogy. This second installment will be “To Save a Queen” and I hope to publish later this year.

If you enjoyed the first book, then please consider voting for it i

Series by Justin Orton

The Broken Crown (1 book)
by

Justin Orton (Goodreads Author)

3.97 avg rating — 29 ratings

Justin is Currently Reading

Justin Orton is currently reading

Behind Closed Doors

by Anna Stone (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Dec 16, 2018 09:48AM

Justin Orton is currently reading

Indigo Travelers and the Dragon's Blood Sword (Indigo Traveler Series Book 1)

by Merri Halma (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jun 30, 2017 09:14AM

Justin Orton is currently reading

Stirring Power (Evolution of Magic Book 1)

by K.C. Blackbyrn

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jun 30, 2017 09:14AM

rss
Justin’s Recent Updates

Justin Orton finished reading Ocean of Storms by Christopher Mari (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jul 07, 2025 05:13PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Ocean of Storms by Christopher Mari. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Ocean of Storms by Christopher Mari <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Justin Orton rated a book really liked it The Emperor of Carysfort Reef: Resurrection by Jack Dunbar	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 24, 2025 07:31PM · like