Writing about Finding Dragons…

So tonight’s blog post was supposed to be about something from my actual book, rather than just me talking about how I’m either writing or not, and how it’s going. However, as I composed that post, it just got more in-depth and more detailed, and I realized I didn’t want to rush it; I want…

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…

The plan is not quite working out so far…

So here we are, two days past my self-imposed deadline to finish the first chapter of the book, and it’s still not quite done.  I knew once I graduated that not having real, hard, consequential deadlines might trip me up a little bit, but I thought I had a good plan. Giving myself a deadline…

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…