J.A. Jance Has Written 70 Books And Has No Plans to Slow Down

“Writing is my happy place,” says this week’s Write About Now guest, bestselling mystery writer J.A. Jance. With 70 books under her belt, she’s spent a lot of time typing with a smile on her face. (That makes one of us) Her latest novel, Den of Iniquity, features the return of beloved private investigator J.P. Beaumont. How did this former high school teacher, who was told by her teachers, her ex-husband, and publishers that she couldn’t be a writer, have such a prolific and successful career? That, my friends, is the mystery that we solve in this interview.