James Batchelor

James Batchelor (1986-present) is a UK journalist and writer. Born and raised in Essex, he has somehow survived the county's stereotypes, often mistakenly labelled as 'northern' or 'posh'.

By day, he is a senior editor at GamesIndustry.biz, a trade publication for (you guessed it) the video games industry, and has written for business publications for the games industry since 2006.

By weekend, he is the creator of worlds, including the Wandless series and the upcoing Death & Fairy Dust saga of urban fantasy thrillers.

He is a former member of Chelmsford writing group Writebulb, for which he edited and contributed to the club's charity anthologies.

He stubbornly denies that he prefers e-books to paperback.