James O. Youngcliff, Fiction Novelist

Category: BluBerrie Series

  • Mad Rush to the Finish Line

    Hello, hello… … And a hearty welcome to my fans and followers. I’m not sure there’s much more news I can share since my last post. But I can offer a few gems that many of you might find interesting. So, let’s start with the least exciting and work our way up to the most.…

  • New Look for Desperate Times

    Yeah, Weird Title. But You Know Why I Chose It. If you don’t, let me clue you in. But first—by now you’ve noticed my blog got a bit of a facelift. Like it? No? Let me know! Seriously. Hit that contact page. If enough of you holler, I might just switch it again. Second Verse,…

  • Happy Holidays, With a Footnote

    Not a Profitable Year With somber tidings to all, may 2022 bring us better times? We pray it does. I for one, intend on re-evaluating what I’ll be doing professionally next year. The book publishing division within Jacabo Studio is not happy with sales. And my best guess, they’ll be cutting back on advertising and…

  • Great News: I’m Done!

    BluBerrie: The Botanical Gardens is published! You wouldn’t believe the stress level that comes with publishing three novels at a time. I certainly didn’t, until now! So no need to go over all of the old war stories and report; all I know is that I enjoyed writing it for my young readers in hopes…

  • The Writing Goes Slow and Steady

    Hello World Yes, I’m still alive; Covid-19 hasn’t hit, thank God, and the Moderna vaccine. I have just dropped out of the blogging gig for a while. Personal issues have taken quite a bit of my time lately. But everything is fine now, and so is my writing. The final chapters of my current YA…

  • Update on James O. Youngcliff’s Latest BluBerrie Novel

    BluBerrie: The Botanical Garden Is Coming The budget for the newest children’s novel, BluBerrie: The Botanical Garden, is adequate for a possible pub date in December. The better news: It’s already edited; the bad news: the ten or so projected illustrations are not complete. Ouch! Two reasons for the delay, one, I’m also the illustrator,…

  • I Must Make One Political Post

    I Must Make One Political Post

    PLEASE VOTE! In this tragic final days of this W.H. administration, Americans can and will prevail from this Covid-19-like-pandemic we are facing by voting out this President and his Republican Senate supporters. Americans need a vaccine to fix what ails us. And the November Election is just that vaccine! I’ve taken that vaccine–I voted by…

  • Coming Soon Our Newest Adventure–BluBerrie: The Botanical Gardens

    The manuscript is finished and edited! Waiting on the illustrations from the author/artist and contributing artist Jennie Navarro Price, to schedule a publishing date. Look for it soon on Amazon: amazon.com/author/jamesoyoungcliff   

  • Looking Back at a Very Productive Year

    Well… I’m back in Florida  Great family Holiday vacation without much of the usual squabbles, except for one: the dogs caused a bit of a problem. Much to do with them this year: barking, feeding, and stepping in s**t, perhaps it would have been better if we all had left them in kennels back home,…

  • A New BluBerrie Adventure Available Now!

    Boy, it seems that this year has been one productive one for me I can’t emphasize how crazy writing, promoting, and drawing can be when you’ve published four books: The CandyStore, The Pickled Man, The Golden Steed, and now, The Gallery! By the time I get around to one phase of the work, I’ve forgotten…

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