James Wylder

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James Wylder
Born (1989-10-10) October 10, 1989 (age 34)
OccupationAuthor, publisher
Genre Science fiction
Website
www.jameswylder.com

James Wylder (born October 10, 1989) is an American writer and publisher. They are best known for their work on multiple Doctor Who spin-offs and their own original series, 10,000 Dawns.

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They are the founder and CEO of Arcbeatle Press.

Early life and career

Wylder was interested in writing from an early age, noting that they forced their sisters to write stories that they had created before they could write. [1] They continued this interest into college, when they would graduate Hanover College with a Bachelors Degree in English and Creative Writing. [2]

Wylder came into prominence in 2013 after announcing the publication of a Doctor Who poetry book, marking the 50th anniversary of the series, entitled An Eloquence of Time and Space. A noted Doctor Who fan since the age of three, Wylder received widespread media attention, including an article in the New York Daily News for the project. [3] [4] In 2013, Wylder also founded Arcbeatle Press.

For their eighth book, Wylder published 10,000 Dawns, the first full novel in the series of the same name. Although the characters had appeared in An Eloquence of Time and Space, this was broadly considered to be their mainstream debut. Wylder based the story on a tabletop roleplaying game they and their friends had participated in during college. [1] [5] [6]

For the release of Death and Doubling Cubes, Wylder hired Rachel Johnson to design the cover, as well as the illustrations inside the novel. [7] Wylder noted that the story, while set in the same universe as the previous book, did not act as a direct sequel; instead, it acted as a stand-alone story with new characters. [1]

Wylder collaborated with multiple authors for 10,000 Dawns: Poor Man's Illiad, including Doctor Who author Simon Bucher-Jones and Star Wars Tales contributor Nathan P. Butler. [8]

In 2019, Wylder returned to the world of Doctor Who to write a story for the novelization of Cyberon . The next year, they would contribute a story to Cwej: Down the Middle. [9] [10]

They are currently working on the WARSONG series, a spin-off of the WARS Trading Card Game. [11] Much like Doctor Who, they are a longtime fan of the series and previously worked with Grail Quest Books, who had held the license before Arcbeatle Press. [12]

Personal life

Wylder is non-binary [13] and uses they/them pronouns. [14]

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  2. ↑ Wylder, James. "About James - James Wylder, Writer". jameswylder.com.
  3. ↑ Eby, Margaret (September 6, 2013). "Crowdfunded Doctor Who poetry book on the way". New York Daily News . Archived from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  4. ↑ Walderon, Danielle (September 16, 2014). "Book by Elkhart man explores 'Doctor Who's' 50 years in time and spac". The Elkhart Truth . Archived from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  5. ↑ Swann, Bryan. "Q and A with Jim Wylder". Barebones Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  6. ↑ Swann, Bryan. "Q and A with 10,000 Dawns Creator Jim Wylder". Barebones Entertainment. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Andover artist illustrates novel". Hometown Source. August 17, 2017. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  8. ↑ "10,000 Dawns: Poor Man's Illiad – Eruditorum Press". Eruditorium Press. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  9. ↑ Nolan, Peter (October 30, 2020). "Cwej: Down the Middle - The Doctor Who Companion's Own Collection is Out Now". Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  10. ↑ O'Connell, Hunter, ed. (2020). Cwej: Down the Middle.
  11. ↑ Swann, Bryan. "Arcbeatle Press Releases WARSONG: Preludes". Barebones Entertainment.
  12. ↑ Messick, Dani. "Elkhart publisher breathes new life to nostalgic sci-fi universe". The Goshen News . Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  13. ↑ Wylder, James [@arcbeatle] (June 1, 2019). "Hi #LGBTWIP! I'm James Wylder, a non-binary man (He/him/they/them) on the ace-spectrum who writes sci-fi, fantasy, horror, poetry, and whatever jobs come my way ^_^. I also work with writers and artists at my small press giving their voices space" (Tweet). Retrieved December 9, 2023– via Twitter.
  14. ↑ Wylder, James (December 9, 2023). "Arcbeatle on Twitter". Twitter. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
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