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Posted on April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 by Jami Fairleigh

Yesterday, I did something I hadn’t done since I was a child. I submitted a short story in a contest. The last time I did so, I won an entry to a young author’s conference, a signed copy of Jane Yolen’s...Read More

The Results are In

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Jami Fairleigh

The polls have closed and the people have spoken. Yeah, that’s you guys. At the beginning of last month, I sent an email to the subscribers of this site asking YOU to choose which headshot you like the best by...Read More

And…Editing (For Real) Begins

Posted on March 24, 2018March 24, 2018 by Jami Fairleigh

Hey guys, remember back in February when I told you that I’d be working with Alice Sudlow? Yeah, scrap that. When I first signed up to join the 100 Days program, I declined to opt into the editing that was...Read More

Why I Look Up to a Kid

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Jami Fairleigh

I have found my next personal hero. She’s a writer with two published novels and a companion guide. And she did it before she was thirteen. I ran across Nara Duffie’s TEDx Kids talk on YouTube. She finished her first novel...Read More

How Writing is like an Adventure Sport

Posted on March 5, 2018March 5, 2018 by Jami Fairleigh

I feel as though I’ve been jumping through hoops ever since deciding to write a book. Many of these hoops fully shove me out of my comfort zone. If you’ve read my About Me page, you may laugh. “You? You...Read More

Things to Consider When Choosing an Email Platform

Posted on March 1, 2018March 18, 2022 by Jami Fairleigh

Choosing an email platform is one of the many overwhelming things new writers have to deal with. While you could collect the emails via a Google form and send messages from your personal email account, it's far, far easier to...Read More

Two Drafts in the Bag

Posted on February 21, 2018February 21, 2018 by Jami Fairleigh

The second draft is done. Bam! I toss my head and smile modestly. “Why yes, I have finished two drafts of my novel, thanks for asking.” And you know what? It was torture. I procrastinated again and oh yeah, again....Read More

How I Finally Wrote a Book

Posted on February 17, 2018February 18, 2018 by Jami Fairleigh

I may have peaked as a writer when I was eight and won a young author’s award for a short story. I got to meet a REAL DEAL author (Jane Yolen, I still read my copy of Dragon’s Blood!) and...Read More

Why Fear is My Friend (and probably yours too)

Posted on February 14, 2018February 18, 2022 by Jami Fairleigh

I have a friend named Fear, and a couple of frienemies that I’d like to introduce to you today. Their names are Doubt and Anxiety. I know, I know, all the advice out there says to clean house and purge...Read More

Destination, Charlotte

Posted on February 3, 2018February 17, 2018 by Jami Fairleigh

I had the opportunity to travel to Charlotte, North Carolina and I jumped on it. With both feet. Besides, what’s more writerish than working bicoastal on a project? “How much trouble,” I asked myself, “could I get into in a...Read More

Nesting and Other Fun Ways to Procrastinate

Posted on January 25, 2018February 17, 2018 by Jami Fairleigh

I finally made myself sit down and read my book. And guess what? It wasn’t nearly as painful as I thought it was going to be. I was actually able to read the entire thing in about a half day...Read More

My Book is in a Box

Posted on January 19, 2018February 17, 2018 by Jami Fairleigh

It’s been a few weeks now since I finished the first draft of my book. Which means I’ve let it rest and now I’m supposed to start reading it. It sits yet in its protective box, the paper crisp and...Read More