Audiobooks by James Maxey

Cryptids: How We Know They are Real Audiobook

When you stare into the shadows... do the shadows stare back? Sasquatch! Mothman! Nessie! The Jackalope! Many cryptids are famous, but which ones are real? Search beyond blurry photos and sketchy eye-witness accounts to examine physical evidence of cryptids that shows... how we know they are real. Sample passages: From Chapter 1 'Studying cryptids sharpens the mental tools needed to cut through the thickets of misleading and incomplete evidence. The skills you’ll practice as you judge the existence of Bigfoot can be used to analyze any number of scientific, commercial, political, or philosophical claims. The study of cryptids can lead the open-minded explorer into a better understanding and appreciation of our world. From Chapter 16 'The giant squid swims through deep, dark seas surrounded by things we’ll never see, and can’t imagine. In this light, the fact that anyone would state that we’ve already discovered every large creature in the wild is a foolish claim. Just because something is unknown isn’t proof that it’s unreal. If someone tells you a certain cryptid doesn’t exist, there’s no reason to accept that as the final word. There can be no final word. Reality is still being discovered and understood, and there’s an infinite supply of the unknown to transform into the knowable.'

James Maxey (Author), Jake Urry (Narrator)

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Write! Daydream, Type, Profit, Repeat!

Being a novelist is a pretty sweet deal. You daydream, you type, and people pay you! There are possibly a few additional steps, but that’s why you need this book. It will walk you through the process of turning your imagination into polished, professional stories that people will pay to read. Make money doing what you really want to do: WRITE! James Maxey has more than twenty years of experience publishing novels through mainstream publishers and the indy press. He's taught numerous workshops, been a guest speaker at libraries and museums, and been honored as a Piedmont Laureate. He writes stuff and gets paid. You can too! Samples: 'Little by little the writing gets done. A book emerges from the ether, to join its brethren in the great library of mankind. I am the author. Of all possible lives I might have chosen, this one feels right.' -- 'When I was working on my first novel, then my second, then my third, I kept thinking there would come a day when, finally, I’d have it all figured out. There’d be some novel writing process I could follow again and again that would allow me to write books with far less hassle and strain. Eventually I realized that hassle and strain are the process.' -- 'I almost hate to tell you about the false solution. Once you’re aware of it, you’ll never be able to read books or watch movies without this narrative slight-of-hand being obvious. From this point on, you’re a magician who knows how the woman gets sawed in half.' What critics are saying: 'Positive, solid advice offered in a breezy, useful way. It's going on my small shelf of writing books.' — Gary Cohn 'A must read no matter where you are on the journey!' — Airian Eastman

James Maxey (Author), Eric Joseph Chancy (Narrator)

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Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show

New York Times bestselling author Orson Scott Card founded the online magazine Intergalactic Medicine Show in 2006. It has been a big success, drawing submissions from well-known science fiction and fantasy writers, as well as fostering some amazing new talents. This collection contains some of the best of those stories. There is fiction from David Farland, Tim Pratt, and David Lubar, among others, and four new Ender Universe stories by Card himself. This collection is sure to appeal to Card's fans and will serve as a great ambassador to them for these other talented writers. The contents are: Foreword by Orson Scott CardIntroduction: The Story behind the Stories by Edmund R. Schubert"In the Eyes of the Empress' Cat" by Bradley F. Beaulieu"Mazer in Prison" by Orson Scott Card"Tabloid Reporter to the Stars" by Eric James Stone"Audience" by Ty Franck"The Mooncalfe" by David Farland"Cheater" by Orson Scott Card"Dream Engine" by Tim Pratt"Hats Off" by David Lubar"Eviction Notice" by Scott M. Roberts"To Know All Things That Are in the Earth" by James Maxey"Beats of Seven" by Peter Orullian"Pretty Boy" by Orson Scott Card"Respite" by Rachel Ann Dryden"The Box of Beautiful Things" by Brian Dolton"Taint of Treason" by Eric James Stone"Call Me Mr. Positive" by Tom Barlow"A Young Man with Prospects" by Orson Scott Card"Ender's Homecoming" by Orson Scott Card - a special audio-only bonus

Bradley P. Beaulieu, Brian Dolton, David Farland, David Lubar, Eric James Stone, James Maxey, Orson Scott Card, Peter Orullian, Rachel Ann Dryden, Scott M. Roberts, Tim Pratt, Tom Barlow, Ty Franck (Author), A Full Cast, Blas Kisic, Cassandra Campbell, Don Leslie, Emily Janice Card, Mark Deakins, Mirron Willis, Paul Boehmer, Richard Brewer, Rosalyn Landor, Stefan Rudnicki, Vanessa Hart (Narrator)

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