From Lawyer to Romance Novelist: A Conversation with Leigh James

2021-09-22

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 co...

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!

Connect with Leigh:

Leigh James Website

Leigh Walker Website

Instagram

Facebook Page

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