J. C. Hutchins
{{Infobox writer
| name = Chris Hutchins
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| pseudonym = J. C. Hutchins
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|01|26}}
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| nationality = American
| genre = Science fiction
| notableworks = 7th Son
| partner = Eleanor Brown
| website = {{URL|http://jchutchins.net/}}
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J. C. Hutchins is the pseudonym for American podcast novelist and journalist Chris Hutchins.[http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2007-07-05/news/pod-shots/ Pod Shots] Broward Palm Beach Hutchins is best known for his 7th Son series.
Background
Hutchins began podcasting in 2006 after receiving multiple rejections from various agents,[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/01/books/01podb.html?pagewanted=2&_r=3 Authors Find Their Voice, and Audience, in Podcasts] New York Times with 7th Son being his first podcast release. Shortly thereafter in 2007, St. Martin's Press picked up the print rights to 7th Son and Dark Arts,[https://web.archive.org/web/20090201032503/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1872381,00.html Podcasting Your Novel: Publishing's Next Wave?] Time Magazine an interactive novel.[http://www.tor.com/blogs/2009/10/jc-hutchins-interview J.C. Hutchins Interview] TOR.com Hutchins, writes from home alongside his partner, novelist Eleanor Brown.{{Cite news|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/45164-no-eye-of-newt-here-pw-talks-with-eleanor-brown.html|title=No Eye of Newt Here: PW Talks with Eleanor Brown|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2017-05-03|language=en}}{{Cite journal|last=Achauer|first=Hilary|date=June 2013|title=The Written Word|url=http://library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/CFJ_Books_Achauer.pdf|journal=The CrossFit Journal}}
Bibliography
=Books published in print=
- 7th Son: Descent (2009)
- Personal Effects: Dark Arts (2009)
=Podcast novels=
- 7th Son: Descent
- 7th Son: Deceit
- 7th Son: Destruction
- Personal Effects: Sword of Blood
Reception and influence
= Critical reception =
Hutchins' work has had mixed to positive reviews, with Publishers Weekly praising both the first novel in the 7th Son series and Dark Arts[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-312-38382-4 Review: Personal Effects: Dark Arts] Publishers Weekly[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-312-38437-1 Review: 7th Son: Descent] Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews panning both.[http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jc-hutchins/personal-effects-2/ PERSONAL EFFECTS] Kirkus Reviews[http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jc-hutchins-2/7th-son/ 7th Son] Kirkus Reviews The Celebrity Cafe reviewed Dark Arts, praising the story but stating that the extra elements detracted from the story instead of enhancing it.[https://archive.today/20120716003640/http://thecelebritycafe.com/books/full_review/1890.html Personal Effects: Dark Arts] The Celebrity Cafe
= Praise by other authors =
In an episode of the Aussie Osbourne Show William J. Bruce III described Hutchins as "transmedia legend",{{cite web |title=The Plot Twist of Transmedia Legend J.C. Hutchins |url=https://www.aussieosbourne.com/2019/06/the-plot-twist-of-transmedia-legend-jc.html |website=Aussie Osbourne |access-date=5 November 2024}} while Eleanor Brown has dubbed Hutchins a "new media superstar.{{cite web |title=About |url=http://www.eleanor-brown.com/about/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614081506/http://www.eleanor-brown.com/about/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-06-14 |website=Eleanor Brown |access-date=5 November 2024}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/45164-no-eye-of-newt-here-pw-talks-with-eleanor-brown.html|title=No Eye of Newt Here: PW Talks with Eleanor Brown|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2017-05-03|language=en}}
References
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External links
- [http://jchutchins.net/site/ Official author site]
- {{Isfdb name|id=128381|name=J. C. Hutchins}}
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Category:American male writers
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