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From Lawyer to Romance Novelist: A Conversation with Leigh James

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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

    ...more
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