David James

Author of The Good God Guide | Comic Fantasy where Gods need manuals & bureaucracy runs Heaven | Living with Parkinson’s | Seeking representation

Attleborough, England, United Kingdom

About

Author of The Good God Guide a satirical fantasy series about an entirely unqualified man accidentally promoted to God and left to manage a universe held together by duct tape, divine bureaucracy, and a slightly malfunctioning celestial interface known as the Cube. The story begins when a trainee god is accidentally reincarnated as a pigeon in Croydon. Death is sent to retrieve him. Administration provides the wrong name. An ordinary man from Walthamstow is blown up by an unexploded WWII bomb and mistakenly handed responsibility for an entire universe. No training. No experience. No chance. Fortunately, there is a manual. Unfortunately, it takes 500 years to understand. Book One was written while living with Parkinson's disease proof that shaky hands can still build entire universes. My work blends absurdist comedy, mythology, theology, artificial intelligence, and cosmic bureaucracy into stories that explore what happens when ordinary people are given extraordinary responsibilities. Think Douglas Adams meets Terry Pratchett in a celestial government office where nobody has read the procedures manual. 📚 The Good God Guide Series Book One Complete (~95,000 words) Book Two Complete (~90,000 words) Book Three Complete (~95,000 words) Book Four Concept phase 🎯 Current Focus I am actively seeking literary representation and publishing opportunities for The Good God Guide. 🤝 Open To ✔ Literary agents ✔ Editors and publishers ✔ Podcast, media, and interview opportunities ✔ Fellow writers, readers, and creatives who enjoy intelligent humour, cosmic nonsense, and stories with heart If you've ever felt completely unqualified for the job in front of you, you'll probably feel right at home in my universe.

Experience

  • Author at The Good God Guide
    Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Writer and creator of The Good God Guide a comic fantasy series blending cosmic chaos, celestial bureaucracy, existential humour, and artificial intelligence. Currently developing an expanding story universe centred around Cube, a glitchy divine interface designed to help manage creation itself. Actively seeking literary representation while building an audience through storytelling, character development, and creative media content.