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CliftonStrengths for Writers

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Jami Fairleigh

After hearing about CliftonStrengths (and Becca Syme's Strengths for Writers program) on several writing podcasts, I checked out the course via Syme's Better-Faster Academy to learn more about them. The person born with a talent they are meant to use...Read More

Finding Balance with Multiple Writing Projects

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Jami Fairleigh

In the past, I've struggled to balance multiple writing projects, so when I recently attempted working on two books simultaneously, I wasn't sure it would mesh for me. But instead of creative burnout, I found I'd developed a way to...Read More

The Eco Friendly Writer

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Jami Fairleigh

In celebration of Earth Day, today I wanted to share things you can do to be a more eco friendly writer. Here in the Pacific Northwest, the natural splendor and environmentally friendly ethos makes it easy to be an eco...Read More

Secrets from the #5AMWritersClub

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Jami Fairleigh

For years, I've seen tweets with the hashtag #5AMWritersClub from the Twitter Writing Community. As an early riser, I loved the idea and even got up several times to "join". The habit didn't stick, but I continued to admire the...Read More

Growing Your Book Sales

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Jami Fairleigh

Since Graphite and Turbulence has officially been out for a month now, I thought I'd share how the release affected my book sales. Drumroll please... March has been my best sales month so far. As in, the sales this month...Read More

Health for Writers

Posted on March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 by Jami Fairleigh

Since I'm deep into the drafting process, I thought I'd take a moment to acknowledge health, and how writing can affect it. Sleep issues, weight gain, declining mental health, stress, burnout, anxiety, pain. These are topics I frequently see discussed...Read More

Struggling Through a First Draft

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Jami Fairleigh

Right now, I'm struggling through the first draft of Charcoal and Smoke, Book 3 in the Elemental Artist series. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote this: "The steps to publish were much easier the second time around, but I...Read More

Lessons from a Writing Retreat

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Jami Fairleigh

This past week, I attended the Rainforest Writing Retreat on the Olympic Peninsula. It was a glorious five days (four full days + 2 half days) full of words, writers, and writing. This was my second year of attending the...Read More

Writing the Second Book in a Series

Posted on March 4, 2022February 27, 2022 by Jami Fairleigh

You've built your world, you've developed your characters, so writing the second book in the series should be easy. Right? Second Book Woes While it was a joy to return to the characters and this world, I found crafting this...Read More

The Value of Twitter Pitch Events

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Jami Fairleigh

Yesterday, I participated in #SFFPit, one of Twitter's many pitch events, and found terrific value in it. Pitch events are one of the benefits to joining Twitter's #WritingCommunity. The purpose of most of these events is to catch the eye...Read More

Creative Fear

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Jami Fairleigh

This is creative fear: Your heart pounds and your palms sweat after you hand over your notebook, or pass around your pages, or hit send on your email. The words you've struggled over, the story you've crafted, your message, your...Read More

How To (And Why You Should) Write Author’s Notes

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Jami Fairleigh

I've just finished writing the Author's Notes section for Graphite and Turbulence, so I thought this week I'd talk about what they are and why you should consider writing them for your book too. I think of the author's notes...Read More