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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

Save the Life of a Tree with Formatting Hijinks

Posted on January 6, 2018February 17, 2018 by Jami Fairleigh

To prepare for reading the behemoth that I’ve birthed, I decided I needed the entire thing printed out. I thus compiled the document, opened it in Word and proceeded to stare at the result in shock. That’s right. Four hundred...Read More