The Queen’s (writer’s) Gambit.

I play chess. I enjoy playing chess. I am not a good chess player. Maybe once, I could loosely claim...

You are the Imposter, thrust into orbit.

Ever played It? Great game. (Don’t worry, this blog is not about me watching you.) Imposter in the...

Research is Rock n’ Roll?

The Research is Rockin’ Finally. (Extends hands, squeezes fingers together.) Who’s up for a bit of...

Scraping off Cobwebs

Typically, I would have posted something in early January, but I didn’t want it to be the same ol’...

Halloween, ain’t Halloween… without this guy.

Such a sweet, sweet thing, ‘til they got a hold of me no more Mr. Nice guy. Fourth time seeing Alice...

Where things are at… Takeaways 2024.

So, I’ve been a little bit quiet, but rest assured, I’m beavering away. It doesn’t matter if its...

Short story… featured in Life in Bromley Magazine

Lauretta, and team Bromley, very kindly featured me as a local author several months ago, and have...

The Peanut Butter Falcon – Your Atomic Throw.

We all need an‘Atomic Throw’. I hope yours is on the way. And the meaning exactly? Well, I watched...

Defence Against the Dark Arts

So, what genre am I currently writing? Good question. By way of comparison, if I was a student at...

Deliverance: Why The Children at the River’s End is very dear to me.

On the day I reached 124,055 words of the first draft, at the point of crafting the finale (and a...

Long Covid: Writing while you’re in pain.

I had Flu for three weeks in 1997/1998, and it totally KO’d me, but at least it ended. Life resumed...

North Yorkshire to New York! Knowing when it’s time.

Moving into the new year, I had five ideas contending with each other, vying for top-spot on the...

What Dreams may come… What dreams may go.

Once upon a time I was in a band. We rehearsed regularly and toured quite a bit across many venues...

The Quirky Christmas is here.

In my mind, I always wanted to write a Christmas novel. Dicken’s Christmas Carol has to be one of...

So, this IS my Halloween.

So, This IS my Halloween gem! “Children” is in the Psychological/Horror/Thriller genre. It’s my...

YA/Dark Fantasy

Thrillers

James Steven Clark is the author of the Shelly Clover Series/ The Children at the River's End, and Mr Buechner's Christmas on Shrieker Pass.

Mis-fit, Misplaced, Miss Shelly Clover ☆☆☆☆☆ out of 5 stars.

"Cldnt Put The Book Down."
This is one of those books u just can't put down until the end, and even then u want more."

Review: Anonymous.
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The Shelly Clover Series

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Shelly Clover and the Maleficent Measure