James C. Work

About the Author

James C Work is a western fiction author from Estes Colorado. He was born in the Fall River Valley, a small town several miles from the famous Este Park in Colorado. Work has always been interested in languages and literature and got his bachelors and masters from Colorado State University. For his doctorate, he studied literature and culture at the University of New Mexico. Once he graduated, he went on to work as a professor of creative nonfiction, nature writing, and Western literature at Colorado State University. It was supposed to be a transition role but he ended up teaching for more than three decades. It was during this time that his interest in Victorian poetry dissipated to be replaced by Western American fiction. Within a decade, he wrote a book that was then used as a textbook. James C. Work is the author of over 23 books across 6 series. Their most famous work is the Publication Order of Keystone Ranch Books series, which has garnered millions of readers worldwide. With such a prolific career, James C. Work has established themselves as one of the most influential authors in contemporary fiction.