From Lawyer to Romance Novelist: A Conversation with Leigh James
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Show Notes
Leigh James is a USA Today Bestselling author of Contemporary Romance. Her title ESCORTING THE BILLIONAIRE was recently an Amazon Top-10 Bestseller.
Leigh also writes Young Adult Romance as Leigh Walker. Her bestselling series VAMPIRE ROYALS was previously optioned by Netflix.
A former attorney, Leigh is now a full-time writer and sports mom—the two best jobs she could ever ask for! She has written 36 novels and is busy working on #37. She is living her Happily Ever After in New Hampshire with her family.
In this conversation:
- Why Leigh pivoted from attorney to romance
- Fears and feelings that Leigh had to face when first getting started
- What Leigh's daily writing practice looks like and how she develops her stories and characters through everyday inspiration
- What Leigh wishes she'd learned sooner as a writer
- The piece of writing that was officially a FLOP
- Leigh's number one piece of advice for other writers
- Leigh's recommended reads
- And more!
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