Brittany James

writer, author, mother

Brittany James is the author of Boundless: Why a Latter-day Saint Mom Went Back to Work (And How it Saved Her). She grew up living in four different states and came to know some of the darker secrets of the impoverished, rural communities, which influences her writing.

She can’t help appreciating beautiful type, especially if it is in the books she is reading: usually memoir, historical fiction, or epic fantasy. Although, during the holidays she can be found reading a romantic comedy. She has been known to buy a book simply for its beautiful margins.

While writing and admiring books, Brittany is juggling her two little ones, a web development job, and baking sourdough loaves and artisan pizza. She also loves eating ice cream while watching anything related to Star Wars with her husband.

Book addict, typophile, mother of two, I am an author passionate about empowering women, especially mothers, to be true to themselves.

COMING SOON

Boundless

Why a Latter-day Saint Mom Went Back to Work (And How it Saved Her)

I was at risk to lose my faith, my personality, my sanity — essentially my entire self.

When Brittany James became a mother at twenty-five, she quit her job just like she was supposed to — just like her mother tried to do for over twenty years while caring for eight kids. This was Brittany’s big chance to achieve her lifelong goal of being a mother who could focus solely on her child.

But being a stay-at-home mom wasn’t the blissful future she had imagined. 

When she brought her newborn girl home, she descended into a hazy, directionless life that scared her. She questioned her deepest beliefs about her God-given role of motherhood and the religion she was raised in as she discovered the realities her own mother faced raising her.

This is an account of the struggles of working mothers. It is a story of the strength of faith and intuition and, ultimately, finding your own path. Brittany James crafts a journey of self-discovery that takes the reader to the core of what it means to be a mother and to believe in God.

Take some time to appreciate this beautiful margin of empty space.

I recently read Cheryll Strayed's memoir essay called Two Women Walked into a Bar and wrote a review about it on my blog. It caught my attention while I was putting my daughter to sleep. I needed something quick to read on my kindle. Reading it whil
Recently I read a memoir called "Hysterical" by Elissa Bassist. It is an argument against the patriarchal society in which we live. I will go more into the book in another post, but it got me thinking. Raising two girls makes me wonder what
Have you ever had something call to your soul? Moving out to the country was one of those things for me. My entire being longed to have my own piece of land with trees and fields and so much potential. Writing my memoir has been like that as well. N
Snippet from my upcoming memoir: The answer was clear: my entire purpose in being in this world was to have children. It wasn’t only something I repeated at church; it was in my soul. God wanted me to be a mother, but I also wanted it. There
I haven't posted in a while because we were moving states and it was way more work than I anticipated. This is one of my many new favorite views near my home. I feel like I can finally breath. We are still unpacking, but I wanted to announce that de
Enjoying the finer things in life 😂 Shameless plug: I have a survey going on about the employment of mothers if you want to help me research for my book. Check the link the bio. #mother #babyledweaning #babiesaremessy #babiesaremessyeaters #mother
Have you ever just taken your headphones off to listen to nothing? It seems I can't get away from sound. It seems like I crave it. If I don't have something playing in the background while I work, write, or clean my brain says it's bored. Anyone else
#100memoirschallenge Number 10 Operating Instructions by Anne Lamott is a memoir in the format of a journal of Anne’s daily life as a new single mom. She sees the daily struggle of caring for a newborn through the lenses of a recovering addict

“There was never yet an uninteresting life. Inside the dullest exterior, there is a drama, a comedy, a tragedy.”

— Mark Twain

We’ve got to have a giant quote somewhere, right?

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Rejections
Rejections

I submitted Boundless, my memoir, to a handful of literary agents and small publishers. I spent quite a while looking though QueryTracker to find agents who could possibly be interested in it.

Researching and AI
Researching and AI

While researching for a historical novel based on Beatrice Warde, I have found that using technology to find and understand first-hand documents to be essential.

Two Women Walked into a Bar by Cheryl Strayed, A Review
Two Women Walked into a Bar by Cheryl Strayed, A Review

This short memoir caught my attention while I was putting my daughter to sleep. I needed something quick to read on my kindle. Reading it while feeling the weight of my three-year-old in my lap, her long legs draped over the edge of the arm chair and wisps of her hair tickling my nose, made it more appealing.