Jim Butcher is a martial arts enthusiast with 15 years experience in various martial arts. He is also a skilled rider and has worked as a horse wrangler and has performed in front of live audiences.
When he was seven years old and home from school with a case of strep throat his sisters bought him his first fantasy and sci-fi novels, the boxed set of Lord Of The Rings and boxed set of Han Solo Adventure Novels. This started his love of fantasy and sci-fi.
Online jim uses the moniker Longshot in many places. He chose the name in the 1990's when he chose a novelist for a career. The term refers to the statistics of achieving this. usualy only 3 in 100 people who attempt it suceed in being published of those on 1 in 10 earn enough to actually call it a living. The sale of his second series was the breakthrough that. With the sale of his second series allowed him to join the ranks of career novelists.
Jim lives with his wife, son and dog in Missouri. His hobbies are fencing, singing, bad science fiction movies and live-action gaming.
Jim-Butcher.com (2004) , About jim, viewed on 30 september 2010,
http://www.jim-butcher.com/jim/
Jim Butcher (2010), Changes, Orbit Books, Great Britain, pg. 439
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