James Seloover

Biography

Raised in northwest Oregon, James Seloover graduated from Knappa High in Knappa, OR. Joined the Air Force in the early sixties, attended Oregon College of Education (late sixties), and transferred to Oregon State University (early seventies and earned a BS in Business Administration), then worked for nearly thirty years in management. Retired and attended Spokane Community College (earning an Associates Degree in Web Development).

Worked for the Oregon Department of Forestry and moved to Iowa and worked for several years at DHS. Now babysits his 3-year-old grandson, writes, and assists other authors to self-publish.

Has authored two books, "A Bed of Needles," and "The Trouble Way," (both literary novels). He is working on a third, tentatively titled: "At Least Your Head isn't Stuck to Someone Else's," a humorous novel of the people around us who think their problems are bigger than other peoples'. ).

Lives with his wife, Paula, in West Des Moines, IA.

Smashwords Interview

Who are your favorite authors?
A few that come to mind are: JD Salinger, "Catcher in the Rye," Karl Marlantes, "Matterhorn," Joseph Heller, "Catch-22," David Halberstam, "The Coldest Winter." John Steinbeck, "The Grapes of Wrath," Ken Kesey, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Most I have read multiple times.
What are you working on next?
My sister told her grandchild when the youngster complained about something (I don't even remember what the complaint was) and my sister's response became what is the motivation for my next book. She said, "At least your head isn't stuck to someone else's."

The novel is a humorous look at the difficulties of life and how things are not as bad as they could be. I found that everyone I have met had some complaint about something. Many about the most mundane things and her advise always seems to fit, no matter what the situation.
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Where to find James Seloover online

Books

The Trouble Way
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 123,080. Language: American English. Published: September 27, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Action/adventure, Fiction » Plays & Screenplays » African
Jake Forest thought he'd experienced all of those rites of passage moments now that he had nearly used up all of his numbers. During his years he'd seen others struggling to exist in a society of greed. He searched his entire life and discovers happiness he'd been looking for with Priscilla and little Bella. Was the accident with Bella in the Raccoon River the last of those damnable rites?
A Bed of Needles
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 96,590. Language: English. Published: July 23, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Literature » Literary, Fiction » Literary collections » American / General
A Bed of Needles is a humorous, sexy, literary fiction set in the sixties. Two teenagers fall in lust and elope for the wrong reasons. Jake finds himself in tempestuous relationship with racy, seductive, and often, manipulative Janis.