I WAS BORN in the sometimes mysterious seacoast town of Beverly, Massachusetts. From a young age my father, Frank, fostered a love for Science Fiction. I grew up on thick doses of Superman, Dr. Who, Battlestar Galactica, Star Wars, Star Trek and Godzilla. When I wasn't exploring the islands and coastal caves of New England, I was creating giant murals on my bedroom walls. Futuristic cities, dragons, spaceships, aliens; the four walls of my room were never barren. My imagination was being filled for the future.

I began my career as a writer and illustrator for comic books and comic strips, most notably my own creation, Ralph. But I felt that comics limited my ability to tell stories using words, images and the other element that comics can't supply: sound. I promptly switched to writing screenplays and producing short films, two of which have now aired on television.

The Second Trial was the title of my first screenplay. It was a disaster. I didn't know it at the time, but had I submitted the script to anyone, I would have been shunned from Hollywood for all eternity. Lucky for me, I had the sense to write another, and another, and so on until I had seven finished screenplays and a solid grasp of how they work, get sold and are produced. It was at this time I decided to move to Los Angeles.

After developing a slew of screenplays to shop around, I moved to LA with my wife. Within a week I had a internship at Feigen/Parrent Literary Management. I soon had a screenplay in development and was pounding out material - five screenplays, six film treatments, a novel and two non-fiction books in two years.

I lived in Los Angeles for two and a half years, during which time, I wrote and sold The Screenplay Workbook, which was published in September of 2003 by Lone Eagle Publishing (its now at Random House). After my time in LA, I decided that fresh air and quiet would be better for writing -- having made several contacts in LA, living there was no longer a necessity. So we packed up and moved back to New Hampshire.

In 2005 I self-published my first novel, THE DIDYMUS CONTINGENCY. It quickly became a Barnes&Noble.com bestseller and attracted the attention of my agent, Scott Miller at Trident Media Group. The following year I started my own small press, Breakneck Books, though which I published my second novel, RAISING THE PAST, and novels by ten other authors as well. My third novel, ANTARKTOS RISING came in 2007 and it sold so well that it attracted the attention of Thomas Dunne.

In 2008 I signed a three book deal with Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin’s Press. The first book in this series, PULSE, was released on May 26, 2009. The second book, INSTINCT is due out next winter. My books are also available in eight languages now and ANTARKTOS RISING is being made into a feature length anime movie. The path has been long and hard, but having achieved the goal of full-time writer, the struggle was worth it.

Maybe you'll be part of the next step? If you think so, contact me via e-mail.

INTERVIEWS & ARTICLES
Here are some links to interviews I've done, past and present--newest on top.

Foster's Daily Democrat

Nashua Telegraph

Absolute Write

American Chronicle

Wiki News

PODWorld

Breakneck Books

James Somers - Author Blog

Blog Critics

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OTHER GREAT AUTHORS

I'm a huge fan of the genre I write and read books by these authors like they were my Grandma Vincent's homemade chocolate bon-bons on Christmas Eve. If you're a fan of any of these authors, you'll feel right at home within the pages of my books.

www.jamesrollins.com - My favorite author, and my biggest supporter, James Rollins, bestselling author of BLACK ORDER and THE JUDAS STRAIN can do no wrong in my book. I've been a fan since reading SUBTERRANEAN maybe seven years ago.

www.steveberry.org - Steve Berry is the NY Times Bestselling author of several novels including THE AMBER ROOM, THE THIRD SECRET, THE VENETIAN BETRAYAL and the forthcoming CHARLEMAGNE PURSUIT. He also happens to be a fan of ANTARKTOS RISING!

www.davidmorrell.net - David Morrell is a legend among writers. His first novel, FIRST BLOOD was the basis of Rambo: First Blood, the best of the Rambo movies. That was some time ago, but Morrell is still pumping out great novels, like CREEPERS and SCAVENGER.

www.prestonchild.com - Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child are the fantastic writing duo that brought us THE RELIC, DEEP STORM and BOOK OF THE DEAD. Whether they're writing together or solo, these guys don't miss.

www.matthewreilly.com - Matthew Reilly's novels are basically action-adventure/thrillers on speed. I love his creative and his non-stop pace. His first novel, CONTEST is not only my favorite of his, but it was also originally self-published...no wonder I like him!

www.stevealten.com - Steve Alten thinks big...big creatures that is. I discovered his books about two years ago and read one after the other until I ran out, finishing with THE LOCH, which I have to admit was a major inspiration (along with his MEG series) for the novel I just finished writing.

www.crichton-official.com - Not including his two most recent book, Michael Crichton is the master of science based thrillers. JURASSIC PARK, THE LOST WORLD, TIMELINE, SPHERE and PREY all rank among my favorite novels.

www.scottsigler.com Scott is not only a cool guy, but he also writes awesome novels. Ancestor, which I blurbed, is one of my favorite new novels. Look for his future books, INFESTED and NOCTURNAL from Crown Books.

www.jackdubrulbooks.com - When you're looking for action adventure novels, Jack DuBrul's character, Phillip Mercer, can't be beat. And now that DuBrul is teaming up with the granddaddy of the genre, Clive Cussler, we'll be seeing a lot more from him.