When I saw her a year later we laughed about it, and I thanked her for giving me a wonderful tale to tell.Ī few years back I was signing books when a gentleman came up to me and said, “I’m going to buy a copy of your novel. I laughed and told her I wasn’t offended and we had an extremely pleasant conversation the rest of the meal. I nodded as I felt a slight smile grow in the corners of my mouth. I finished it, but I probably wouldn’t recommend it, you know?” She said, “I just finished this novel that got a bunch of great reviews, and I guess it was okay, but wow, too many pop culture references, so it didn’t really work for me. During one dinner, I introduced myself to the lady next to me and we chatted about recent books we’d read. I was at a writing conference about a year after my first novel, Rooms, came out.

What do you mean I don’t get to binge that show on Netflix! I have to write instead? Every time you start a new story, wondering if you can do it again.Getting paid to do something you’d do even if you never made a dime.Meeting your author heroes and in some case becoming dear friends with them.Seeing your biggest dream come true and realizing all the hours and rejection were worth it.The Good: Almost too numerous to count, but at the top would be: I’ll touch on the good and the bad briefly, then get to a few stories I think are hilarious. It turned out to be better than I thought it would in some ways, worse in a few others, and overall, far funnier. I’d dreamed about becoming an author since 7th grade, so when it happened, I already had a stockpile of images pinging around my mind of what it would be like. The Good, the Bad, and the Hilarious Things About the Writing Life His latest novel, The Man He Never Was, releases tomorrow and I for one am impatiently waiting for this one to arrive on my doorstep! I’m delighted to have him here today talking about the fun, funny, and downright painful parts of his writing journey. In addition to being a critically acclaimed author and in-demand speaker, he also remains one of the kindest and most personable writers in the CBA. Every time I turn around, Jim is winning another award for one of his visionary novels–and they’re well deserved. Please join me in welcoming today’s guest, multi-published and award-winning novelist, James L. Next » Blog Home ➺ A Writer’s Life: The Good, The Bad, and The Hilarious with James L.

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