JamesDSwinney

Name James Delaney Swinney
Location Canada
Birthday Jun 30
Member Since Dec 19, 2010
Votes Received 788
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Hey, you! I can see you there. You really aren't very good at hiding. So, what do you want? My money? My computer? What? You want to know who I am? You really are a terrible burglar. 
The name's Swinney, James Swinney. You've come to my profile, you're reading my "About Me." I suppose you can stay here for a little while. Look at whatever you want, but if you try to leave with anything I will call the police. 

I'm fifteen years old, if you care to know. I'm an average teenager whose ultimate goal is to survive through high school. I get decent grades and outside of school I read, write, and play video games. 
I live just outside of a tiny little village in Alberta. My father's the pastor of the Christian Reformed Church there, so there I am.

Here's a list of information that is entirely useless to you, but customary to post here: 

Authors: George R. R. Martin, Patrick Rothfuss, Conn Iggulden, David Eddings, Ken Follett, Robert Jordan and J.R.R.Tolkien
Music : Jackson Browne, CSNY, The Beatles, Paul McCartney, Harry Chapin, Dan Fogelberg, The Eagles, Jim Croce, James Taylor, America, John Denver,  Fleet Foxes, Mumford and Sons, Chad Mitchell Trio, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Peter Paul and Mary, Fossil Collective

Favorite Wattpad Writers:@MadFrak,@KingBritain,@TheOrangutan,@CraigAPrice,@AngusEcrivain,@ThomasBerryman,@Fauxpunker,@MatthewJSwinney,@theolddarkness,@Dermit

Thanks for leaving everything in its proper place. You know what? I kind of like you. Why don't you come back another time? See you then.

And, if you're interested in seeing some good writers and great stories, check out this blog by everyone's good friend CraigAPrice: http://storypress.weebly.com/index.html

Finally (this really is the end, I swear), if you have fanned me simply for the sake of fanning me, with no intentions of reading my works and commenting/voting on them, I would like to ask you to... UNFAN ME IMMEDIATELY!

That will be all.

Works

The Coward King Part One: Rewrites

The Coward King Part One: Rewrites

5 pages, updated Apr 29, 2013PG-13
34 reads votes 5 comments 7
The High Road (On Hold)

The High Road (On Hold)

17 parts / 61 pages, updated Mar 24, 2013PG-13
Elicia was a slave, kidnapped from her home on the Serpent's Tail. Jevar was a thief, living in the slums of Cross and robbing highborn folk to survive. Two wholly di... read more
5,579 reads votes 281 comments 83
Swinney's Short Story Collection

Swinney's Short Story Collection

9 parts / 52 pages, updated Mar 19, 2013PG-13
277 reads votes 12 comments 12
A Story in Rhyme

A Story in Rhyme

7 parts / 2 pages, updated Nov 29, 2012PG
948 reads votes 95 comments 87
A Sacrifice for Varkanah (On Indefinite Hold)

A Sacrifice for Varkanah (On Indefinite Hold)

9 parts / 44 pages, updated May 20, 2012PGPictures
Terrilor has definitely not always been a peaceful nation. Even from the very beginning, when men first came to the island, they warred with the ... read more
3,568 reads votes 127 comments 84
The Portal to Elcium

The Portal to Elcium

9 pages, updated May 19, 2012PG-13PicturesCompleted
208 reads votes 13 comments 8
The Coward King: Part Two - Retaliation (On Hold)

The Coward King: Part Two - Retaliation (On Hold)

2 parts / 5 pages, updated Nov 15, 2011PG
765 reads votes 19 comments 7
The Coward King: Part One - Rebellion

The Coward King: Part One - Rebellion

11 parts / 23 pages, updated Oct 22, 2011PGCompleted
War has come to Elaech. In order to fund his new war in Gallanuul, King Allard Navri has placed unbearably high taxes on his people, taxes that they simp... read more
6,855 reads votes 237 comments 136
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JackPagliante
JackPagliante

3 weeks ago
Are you liking my story The Curse of Vvhen? I just updated it.
JamesDSwinney
JamesDSwinney

1 month ago
Well, fans, I have just posted the prologue to the Second draft of the Coward King Rebellion. Have a look-see, tell me what you think, and I'll try to get chapter one up for you soon.

Thanks!
AricaelMalone
AricaelMalone

2 months ago
Thank you so much for adding Barbarian to your Historical Fiction Reading List. I'm glad you're enjoying it. 
bleue17
bleue17

2 months ago
@JamesDSwinney Yeah, I changed my username so that some people I'm avoiding will be confused or something hahaha (Besides my usernames will never be as cool as yours :D). Anyways is it your summer break already? 
JamesDSwinney
JamesDSwinney

2 months ago
@bleue17 I see you've changed your name again. I was confused for a second there. Anyway, I'm doing just fine. No, I didn't paint that picture; just saw it hanging around in my files and thought it looked cool. 
bleue17
bleue17

2 months ago
JAMES! Long time no see/talk/whatever. So how have you been?
Btw did you paint your profile picture or something? :D
JamesDSwinney
JamesDSwinney

2 months ago
Well, after several months of, for the most part, inactivity, I have finally updated The High Road, with Chapter 17 now posted. I hope that those of you who've been following that story will read it and enjoy. 

Thank you all,
-James
JamesDSwinney
JamesDSwinney

2 months ago
@MabsootMonster Well, I'm glad you think so!
MabsootMonster
MabsootMonster

2 months ago
Haha, your 'About me' is hilarious!!
JamesDSwinney
JamesDSwinney

2 months ago
In case you just got an email for a new update, it was just me moving a short into the short story collection, unfortunately.

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@rawstyr Yes, this story was certainly inspired by A Game Of Thrones. I was reading it when I first started writing the Coward King, and I was...
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@KingBritain Well, I'm very pleased that you enjoyed this. After finishing the first draft--really, after reading it through again--I realized how...
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@JWGDuggan I'm glad that there weren't any mistakes--took some time to go through this one, obviously. I'll do my best to get chapter one up for...
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@Multiversetheory Well, glad you liked it. You've been waiting so long, and I already had most of it done, I figured I was obliged to post it.
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@Huntesmanx Just for you, I finally got to finishing this bit!
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