Spellfire and dragon inspiration…

I’ve been a fan of role-playing games for more than half my life, starting with World of Darkness and Shadowrun, and soon finding Advanced Dungeons and Dragons and now Pathfinder.  It’s a fun, interactive, and cooperative way of storytelling that certainly nurtured my love of alternate worlds, where anything can happen.  I especially loved the…

To share or not to share, that is the question…

So today I am still going to focus mainly on finishing the first chapter.  But I’ve been debating whether or not to share an excerpt with you lovely readers for a few days now, and I still haven’t come to a satisfying conclusion.  In fact, wondering which part to share of this chapter has made me even…

Dragon Elixer, art by Todd Schweitzer

Been a lazy Saturday, so here – enjoy a picture I saved back in 2009 called Dragon Elixer, submitted by Todd1000 for a contest on Worth1000.com, a neat site to browse when you’re bored. Todd’s description: A very tricky potion. Get it right and the drinker temporarily gains super human strength, courage and near invulnerability….get it wrong and…

Why Writing Dragons?

Hello!  And thank you for visiting my site.  My name is Jamie Lyn Weigt — pronounced “White,” like the color — and I’m a writer in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  I’ve written articles, short stories, and longer fiction, but this blog is dedicated to the fantasy YA novel trilogy I’m currently working on. I’m calling the first book in…

My little Toothless reminder…

I’m still thinking about the direction of the site, don’t worry. But I’m going to bring this back to dragons today, since that is what this blog is all about, after all.  I want to show off my favorite Christmas present from this year: this little Toothless statue, a design by Lindy Briggs from her Etsy…

Welcome to my Writing Dragons Blog

This is going to be a short post, because I’m working on customizing this new site (there are so many options!), and also because I’m looking forward to figuring this all out by taking the free WordPress “Blogging 101: Zero to Hero” course starting next week. My plan for this blog is to try writing exercises every…