Welcome!
Thanks for stopping by! I can’t believe it’s 2012. Last year flew by. While I made progress on my road to publication, the progress was slow. That said, I learned so much about the craft of writing in 2011.
I’d like to extend a big thank you to my agent for taking the time to work with me, helping to make my books the best they can be.
I finished another book in 2011, Cowboy, I’m Yours. I love this book and can’t wait until it’s polished and out on submission. Cowboy, I’m Yours is a story of forgotten love and forgiveness. After suffering a head injury, professional bull rider Colton Tyler wakes up to discover five years of his life are missing. He immediately wants to see his wife, Jesse, but there’s one problem–Colton and Jesse aren’t married anymore. Even worse, Colton discovers he has a five year old daughter, a girl he doesn’t remember, a child he has no relationship with. If you’d like to read more about Colton and Jesse’s story stop by my Books page.
In 2011, I attended both the Romance Writers’ of America National Conference in New York, and the Emerald City Writers’ Conference in Washington. I co-presented a workshop on Breathing Life into Your Characters at the Emerald City conference with my critique partners. The RWA National Conference and the Emerald City Writers’ Conference were both jammed-pack with great information on everything from the craft of writing to tips on promoting an author’s work. Mostly, I enjoyed networking with other writers, many of whom are dear friends.
I’m celebrating the start of 2012 by kicking off my new and improved website, launching a Joleen James Facebook page and starting a new blog. I am all about home and family and I try to reflect that in my books. I love cooking, traveling and being outdoors. I hope my blog will reflect all of these things and more. I have a lot of ideas. Ideas mean change, but change is good, it’s exciting!
I want 2012 to be the best year for all of us, whether you are a reader or a fellow writer!
Keep reading!
Joleen James
