James F David is the pen name I began writing under when I first started dabbling. I began writing short stories, collected a pile of rejection slips, then discovered the Small Press market and began to publish short science fiction stories. One day I was sharing a story idea with a friend and he said "That is the first novel length idea you've had." I took that to heart and three years later finished my first novel. I found an agent, who sold it to TOR and that began my novel writing. Keeping my day job as a Professor of Psychology, and then as a Dean, I kept up my hobby. Life happened during this time, with its usual ups and downs, and I have reached the retirement phase of life which has given me more time to write, and so the hobby continues. I have always written books like those I like to read; fast paced, fun characters, and a good time by a fire on a rainy afternoon or on a sunny beach on a warm day. From time traveling dinosaurs, quirky mysteries, and alien contact, my books have been praised by reviewers from the Washington Post, Publisher's Weekly, and Book List, and local reviewers. Thanks to those of you who have enjoyed my stories and taken this journey with me. James D. Foster