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…

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…

I went looking for questions to answer…

Last night, as promised, I went searching for a book of writing prompts, something to spur my novel writing along and help me to flesh out the details of my world and story, in a neat little format I could publish here as daily blog posts, in order to keep myself on track and accountable. I…

Day two, and another idea…

It is the second day of this blog’s existence, and the fifth — and probably not yet final — layout/theme choice, and I’m still noodling ideas for what to make of it overall. I plan to look for a daily writing prompt book at the Barnes & Nobel near my office tonight, something to give…