Then the day… as in THE DAY… I had 3 of the big 6 Originally the book was 72K words, but by the time it was published it was down to 60K. I rewrote Pride & Popularity ten times before I got my agent. Then when someone would edit a page, I’d quickly fix all the other pages so that they matched–as I learned along the way. I had no idea how to write, could only use two fingers when I typed, forgot all the grammar from school… but I did it. Then when I woke up, I had to know what happened. All I know was this 17-yr-old guy kept talking to me in my head. I had no idea what the title was, or that it was a Jane Austen rewrite. Lol! It isn’t good for me, so I gave in and at 3am I went downstairs and typed up what became the first chapter of Pride & Popularity. However, three nights without sleep–apparently I was evil. Taylor Anderson kept me awake for three nights.

What started you down that path of publishing?Ī. Funny thing was about two books ago my husband kept correcting me since I’d say I have 42 book published, or whatever… he was like… no. My first book was published in 2011 ( Pride & Popularity) and I currently have 50 books published. So I shall start with a basic question, which is, how long have you been a published author, and how many books do you have out now?Ī. I don’t even know where to start because I feel like I’ve known you forever, and you have accomplished so much in the past few years. She will chat about how she broke into screenwriting the difference between writing plays, novels, and screenplays and hard-earned advice from publishing stories over the past decade. She also wrote the screenplay for her novel Not Cinderella’s Type, which won “Best Feature Film” and “Best Screenplay” at the LDS Film Festival in 2018. Jenni James writes contemporary YA and adult romance, Regency romance, and children’s books.

Pride & Popularity by Jenni James