About James Mascia

Brief Bio:

James Mascia is an English Teacher in Maryland, currently teaching at the high school and
post-secondary levels.

Originally from New York, James got his Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing from SUNY New
Paltz, he then went on to obtain his Masters Degree in Education with a concentration in
Literature and Writing from Dowling College.

Writing is James' passion. He enjoys writing mainly for younger audiences. He has recently had
several short stories published in A Thousand Faces, a quarterly journal of super-human fiction.
James also has published a middle grade fantasy novel called The Island of Dren.

James currently resides in Maryland with his beautiful and loving wife, Shelley.
Favorite Reads:

All authors have their favorite books, and I am no exception. If
you'd like to take a look at the sort of things I read, then check
out some of these books.

Star Wars: The New Jedi Order Series - Various Authors
Twilight Saga - Stephanie Meyer
Harry Potter Series- J.K. Rowling
Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan
DC Comics: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Various Authors
The Death and Return of Superman - Various Authors
Marvel Comics: Civil War - Various Authors
Dune Series - Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson
V for Vendetta - Alan Moore
Stardust - Neil Gaiman
The Dark Tower Series - Stephen King
Gallagher Girls Series - Ally Carter
Oz Series - L. Frank Baum
Winnie the Pooh - A.A. Milne
The Time Machine - H.G. Wells
Star Wars: Jedi Academy Trilogy - Kevin J. Anderson
Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Journey to the Center of the Earth - Jules Verne
X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills - Chris Claremont
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis
The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien
Fallen Angel Series - Peter David
Why I Write:

As I'm sure you will notice, the very first set of books on my
list is the New Jedi Order Series. When I was a kid, Star
Wars was my favorite thing to read about. To this day, the
entire saga remains my favorite movies.

Anyway, what inspired me to write was one of these books. I
can remember the momement I realized what I wanted to do
like it just happened. I had been suspended in high school
for saying something nasty to a teacher, and was sitting in
the "In School Suspension" room. I had with me a book
called the Jedi Academy Trilogy by Kevin J. Anderson. While
reading this book, I said, "I need to do this. I need to write."
Now, I can't say why, it clicked in my head at that moment, but
I am sure it has to do with the quality of Mr. Anderson's
writing.

From then on, that's what I did. I wrote movies for my friends
and I to perform (mainly as school projects) which I became
infamous in high school for. I wrote poems and stories that
got featured in the paper. And when I started looking for
colleges, the only thing that interested me was whether or
not they had a good program for writing.

The rest, as they say, is history. I pretty much wrote whenever
I could, got some short stories published here and there.
Self-published a couple of books and finally got High School
Heroes published by L&L Dreamspell.

No matter what the results of my writing, I will keep doing it.
Mainly because I enjoy it so much. It's what I do, and it's who I
am.
PUBLICATIONS:

Short Stories:
Camp Hero - World's Beyond
Fear - A Thousand Faces
Ten Minutes - A Thousand Faces
Frozen Fire - A Thousand Faces
The Collector - Dreamspell Sci-Fi
The Guardian - Dreamspell Haunts
Imagination - Dreamspell Magic

Comics:
The Retirement of Captain Hook - ICONIC 2
The Guardian - IF-X
Novels:
The Island of Dren - Leviathan Books
High School Heroes - L&L Dreamspell