MJ James

Publishing My First Novel

Published by MJ James on April 15, 2022

When I chose to publish In-Between as an independent author I knew that I was going to be getting myself into a world that I…

Published by MJ James on April 9, 2022

I have exciting news! My debut novel In-Between is available for preorder on Amazon Kindle. The book releases on May 31, 2022. The paperback book…

Published by MJ James on January 28, 2022

When I first created the idea for my story, I knew two things. I wanted to have an autistic main character, and I wanted it…

Published by MJ James on October 28, 2021

My upcoming first novel, In-Between, is back from the editor. I have never been so happy to see so many comment boxes on a document.…

Published by MJ James on August 17, 2021

The pandemic is a generational changing event. It has highlighted inequity built into our society and has given us a chance to rebuild the world…

Published by MJ James on June 27, 2021

There are many components to writing a book. A debut novel is a time to learn about all the nuances. As I near the end…

Published by MJ James on May 25, 2021

Three months ago, I was preparing my novel to present to an agent. Now I am working on yet another revision. As I worked on…

I was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the 1980s – Pre Olympics. As a child, diversity was divided into the children who were…

Today I submitted my first short story to a paying magazine. It is one step. In a world that has torn me down for being…

Published by MJ James on August 23, 2020

I am a writer. In third grade, I wrote my first story about a tree that grew frogs. In Elementry school, I carried a book…