James Therrian was born in Michigan and spent most of his early years in the rainy Northwest before following the sun to Maui, Santa Fe, New Mexico & California.  An avid writer, he attended workshops with Lew Hunter of the famed Screenwriting 434 class at UCLA.  Dance of the Heart is his first novel. 

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James lives and writes in San Diego and works with the University of California San Diego.  Publishing consultant for "You Can Lose Your Baby Fat" by Phil Nader, M.D. and Michelle Murphy Zive, M.S., R.D.