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James R. Hardin

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in The United States

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http://www.jamesrhardin.com

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Genre

Science Fiction

Influences

Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Timothy Zahn

Member Since

October 2013

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James R. Hardin received his first rejection from a major publisher when he was 11 years old and has been writing fiction intermittently ever since. After a long break earning a living and dealing with real life, he has returned to writing with renewed passion (although he still has to work around all that earning a living and real life stuff).

James retired from being an engineer in the R&D department of a major turbomachinery manufacturer, where he engaged in aerodynamic design, computational fluid dynamics analyses, and battle with temperamental computers. When not writing or engineering, he often plays or composes music, usually on a piano or synthesizer.

James lives in western Pennsylvania with his wife and a varying number of sons depe ...more

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Why did you just duplicate most of the material in the author interview you already posted on your Smashwords author page?

James R. Hardin Well, I wanted to post it here too, but I didn’t see any option for an author interview on my Goodreads page, so I had to cheat--I mean, “adapt.”

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What's with all the music on your writing website?

James R. Hardin I've been an amateur musician and composer about as long as I've been writing. I play mostly keyboard, usually solo, occasionally in a little band. I …moreI've been an amateur musician and composer about as long as I've been writing. I play mostly keyboard, usually solo, occasionally in a little band. I decided I might as well let my hobby help my avocation, so I put a few free songs with science fiction or fantasy themes on my website, www.jamesrhardin.com.(less)

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Average rating: 4.33 · 18 ratings · 6 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Softlife 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	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
	Triangulation: Energy by John Thompson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Storm Walden (Editor), Derek Des Anges 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings	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
	The David French Patent and The Vancouver Error: Study in Cause and Effect by Hardin, James R (2011) Paperback by James R. Hardin (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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

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If you've read Softlife and liked it (and you did, right?), I'd appreciate it if you'd leave a review on Amazon, as well as any other place, like Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, anywhere. I can't offer you anything for doing this--that would be against ethics and Amazon's policies--but you'd have my gratitude. More reviews may help sales, may help other readers find a book they'd like, and would make m Read more of this blog post »

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