As a child, J.J. James wanted to be an author and wrote many short stories before writing The Vision. She managed this while being a part-time criminology and law BA Honours student and becoming a mum for the first time to a little girl. While she aspires to be working within the criminal legal sector and wants to change the world, her one and only dream has been to become an author and show her daughter that you can succeed in life if you try hard.