Jami Fairleigh, Author at JamiFairleigh.com : Page 12 of 20

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

How to Join Twitter’s #WritingCommunity

Posted on February 4, 2022January 31, 2022 by Jami Fairleigh

I joined Twitter in 2017 and found the #writingcommunity almost immediately. It is an amazing corner of Twitter—full of supportive, funny, and thoughtful writers. When appropriate, we cheer each other on with virtual hugs, memes, and pet pictures. Many will...Read More

Struggling Through a First Draft

Lessons from a Writing Retreat

Writing the Second Book in a Series

The Value of Twitter Pitch Events

Creative Fear

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

How to Join Twitter’s #WritingCommunity

Software Review: Plottr

MUST Writers Read?

How Podcasts Can Improve Your Writing

Writing Goals for 2022

Farewell 2021