1. Jim Butcher was born on October 26,1971 and is an American author.
15 Facts About Jim Butcher
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Jim Butcher has written the contemporary fantasy The Dresden Files, Codex Alera, and Cinder Spires book series.
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Jim Butcher is the youngest of three children, having two older sisters.
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Jim Butcher has one son, James J Butcher, who is a fantasy writer.
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For two years, Jim Butcher floated his manuscript among various publishers before hitting the convention circuit to make contacts in the industry.
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Jim Butcher has written two series: The Dresden Files and Codex Alera.
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Jim Butcher has since contributed to the anthologies Many Bloody Returns in September 2007 and My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon in December 2007.
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The inspiration for the series came from a bet Jim Butcher was challenged to by a member of the Del Rey Online Writer's Workshop.
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On March 3,2003, Jim Butcher announced that Ace won a bidding war against rival publisher Del Rey Books for the rights to the series.
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Furies of Calderon was the first hardcover release for Jim Butcher, and was a significant step forward in making the transition from a part-time to a full-time writer.
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On March 4,2013, Publishers Weekly revealed that Jim Butcher had closed a deal with the Penguin Group for the first three books of a steampunk-inspired series called The Cinder Spires.
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Jim Butcher was friends with some of the founders of Evil Hat Productions since before they began designing games, and his agent Jennifer Jackson suggested that they might be able to design a role-playing game based on his Dresden Files novels; Jim Butcher contacted Evil Hat who agreed to develop and publish The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game.
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On December 16,2004, Jim Butcher signed a deal with Evil Hat Productions to release the game.
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Jim Butcher has received nominations for the Hugo Award for Best Novel for Skin Game and The Aeronaut's Windlass, and a nomination for the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story for Welcome to the Jungle.
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Jim Butcher was nominated for the Locus Award for Best Collection for Brief Cases.