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How the Story Grid Editing Method Almost Killed My Book

Posted on January 6, 2019January 13, 2019 by Jami Fairleigh

Last year, I decided that Editing is the worst part of writing. Writing 120,000 words into a believable tale took 1-3 hours a day for 80 days. Editing the same book took all year. Oh, wait, no, it's still not...Read More

Spreadsheeting as a Dirty Word

Posted on May 28, 2018May 28, 2018 by Jami Fairleigh

I’ve decided that spreadsheeting is a verb, a dirty, dirty verb. If like me, you’re using the Story Grid methodology to evaluate your writing, spreadsheeting may also be a swear word. I’m now officially one-third of the way through my...Read More

Story Grid Spreadsheeting: The Turning Point

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Jami Fairleigh

What the heck is a Turning Point in Story Grid parlance? I struggled with this idea and spent more than an hour frowning at the spreadsheet Kim started and rereading Chapter 42 in the Story Grid. For good measure, I...Read More

Editing with the Story Grid Methodology: The first four steps

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Jami Fairleigh

Like many of us, I’ve started and trunked a number of novels. Before I joined the 100 Day program, I’d never actually written “The End” and meant it. So there I was, pleased as punch, with a monster of a manuscript....Read More

Hurry Up and Wait

Posted on April 30, 2018April 30, 2018 by Jami Fairleigh

I’m not fond of waiting. I believe most of my friends and family would agree that patience is not one of my innate talents. And it seems like writing is all about waiting. Right now, I’m waiting to hear back...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

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