Thanks, everybody, for joining this Q&A

[J.J.]

What do you want to know about me, my writing process, etc.? :-)

[Gabriel]

How did you first get into writing? And how difficult do you find it promoting your work?

[J.J.]

I got into writing many years ago...because I enjoyed it. I started with poems, followed by lyrics for songs, and then settled on books (I had always wanted to write a novel). I was blissfully ignorant at the start of my book-writing journey, and thankfully so. If I had known the difficulty of the journey, I probably would've given up before beginning. Promoting, as you can guess, is very challenging at times.

[Jennifer]

You think it's harder to write a series or stand alone title? Most would go with series cause you have to keep the story going, but I would think the stand alone would be harder because you've got so many pages to get your point across and have a solid ending.

[J.J.]

I've never written a series, but I bet it's more difficult than writing a standalone. The plot of a series would need to be much more detailed than the plot of a standalone, which equals a heck of a lot of work on the author's part.

[Dina]

How long did it take you to write Unconventional? Did you receive any rejection letters on it like James in your book?

[J.J.]

Dina wrote: "How long did it take you to write Unconventional? Did you receive any rejection letters on it like James in your book?"

Less than a year. I actually wrote about 50,000 words in one month, February 2007. And yes, I received quite a few rejection letters.