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James Foard
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James Foard

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Born
in Basingstoke, The United Kingdom
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Genre
Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult

Influences
Author:J.R.R Tolkien, Author:J.K Rowling

Member Since
May 2018


James was born in 1974 in Basingstoke, Hampshire. He grew up with a love of all things Sci-Fi and Fantasy. This was nurtured with the release of Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Alien, et al, and later, The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter.
Books that were never too far away from him in his early years were The Chronicles of Narnia and most things by Roald Dahl – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and George's Marvellous Medicine being particular favourites. But the one book that affected him the most was The Lord of the Rings.
Escapism was a key part of James’ early life. Growing up on a farm in some ways was quite a solitary existence but it did give him the opportunity to explore and allow his imagination to thrive.
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James Foard I find that re-reading what I have already written helps cure the block. Sometimes I will move forward in the story and write a few chapters that then…moreI find that re-reading what I have already written helps cure the block. Sometimes I will move forward in the story and write a few chapters that then helps me to backtrack to where the block originally occured.
Failing this, a walk in the country helps the creative juices to flow.(less)
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James Foard The ability to create a story, characters, and worlds that people will hopefully love and fully immerse themselves within. Freedom, where the only lim…moreThe ability to create a story, characters, and worlds that people will hopefully love and fully immerse themselves within. Freedom, where the only limits are your imagination.(less)
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“Seek your origins, embrace the unknown.”
― James Foard, Origins Unknown: Seek your origins, embrace the unknown
tags: adventure, coming-of-age, fantasy, fantasy-fiction, fiction, magic, series, trilogy, young-adult-fiction
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message 3: by James
Dec 06, 2018 02:56PM

James Foard To celebrate the festive season The Kindred Chronicles Book 1: Origins Unknown will be available to download for ONLY 99p ($1.27) for the entire month of December! Don’t miss the opportunity to take advantage of this fantastic offer!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Origins-orig...


message 2: by James
Sep 22, 2018 01:10PM

James Foard You're welcome. Thank you for accepting :)


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Sep 22, 2018 12:40PM

ℨαrα Hi, just dropping by to say than you for the friendvite


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