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Monique O'Connor James

Goodreads Author

Born

in Baton Rouge, The United States

Website

http://www.moniqueoconnorjames.com

Twitter

mjames13

Genre

Young Adult, Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Member Since

June 2010

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Monique is the mother of two beautiful children and lives in a small community outside of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She currently works full time as an insurance agent, but her favorite jobs are mother, wife, and author. On her eighth birthday, her mother bought her a journal and said "write whatever you want, just write." And so, a love affair with words was born. She wrote poetry and short stories in high school and college, until 1993 when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. After her mother's death in 1998, Monique fell into a deep depression and found herself unable to write. Nine years passed, and only on rare occasion did she attempt to write with no luck. Finally, in 2007, under the urging of friends, she sat down and pecked ...more

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Monique O'Connor James's Blog: Random Thoughts from Monique

10 Things Every New Indie Author Should Know

1. It takes time to build a fan base – Go into your journey remembering why you write. Most of us write because it makes us happy, because we are compelled to do it, and because there are people who love our stories. People will be attracted to your enthusiasm, but give yourself and your work time to grow a following.

2. The odds are, it will be difficult to sell books, at first - Remember that

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Monique O'Connor James’s books

Average rating: 4.17 · 414 ratings · 139 reviews · 17 distinct works

	The Keepers 4.05 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jamais Vu (Jamais Vu, #1) 4.54 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Becoming Jolie 3.70 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Water Bayou 3.93 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deja Vu (Jamais Vu, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Soul Games by Monique O'Connor James (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jamie Lynn Dougherty (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Leah D.W. (Contributor) 4.64 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Musical Scares 4.10 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mulligan Man 4.50 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Magia Rising 3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Watchers 4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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BAM FOR AUG. What will it be please add if you like!!;))
I am letting you all add Adult reads if you like as well or really any book you want so ADD away... I added a few to start!!

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11 votes, 30.6%

The Dark Gifts Birthright

6 votes, 16.7%

Biting Cold (Chicagoland Vampires No. 6) (write-in)

6 votes, 16.7%

Cold Fury

5 votes, 13.9%

Monique O'Connor James

3 votes, 8.3%

Dragon Wings

2 votes, 5.6%

Bitten (write-in)

2 votes, 5.6%

Zombies In New York And Other Bloody Jottings (write-in)

1 vote, 2.8%

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Monique’s Quotes

“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.”
― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing

tags: writing

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, confidence, fitting-in, individuality, misattributed-dr-seuss, those-who-matter

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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe

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