Q&A with J.J. Hebert discussion

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.