I thought by now I’d be finished with the current draft of my novel. When I last shared my writing progress at the end of March, I was pumped to keep going and make a ton of progress. I had hoped t…| Jaime Catherine
I’m not one of those people that declares a word in January to help define my year. Most years I don’t even think about choosing a word to define my year, and if I did, it would probably be best to…| Jaime Catherine
A few weeks ago, one of my friends posed a question to our writing group: “Why do you write?” At the time, I struggled to come up with a coherent explanation for why I’m drawn to storie…| Jaime Catherine
My husband and I recently bought a house for the first time. It’s not technically a fixer-upper, but there was a list of tasks we had to complete before we could move in that has kept us busy for the past few weeks. Changing the locks, sanding and staining the hardwood floors, repainting, fixing aContinue reading "Editing Is Like…"| Jaime Catherine
I wasn’t planning to send out another newsletter just yet. At least not until I had something new to share, such as a short story being published or maybe hearing back from more agents. But there’s been something stirring inside of me for the past few months that I want to talk about in regardsContinue reading "Manifesto"| Jaime Catherine
Hey! Hi! Hello! Welcome to my little corner of the internet. My name is Jaime, and I’m a full-time library worker and part-time writer. My goal is to traditionally publish novels and I’…| Jaime Catherine
2024 has been a very odd year of writing for me. Near the end of 2023, I handed off a draft of my fantasy novel to two of my close writing friends (aka my alpha readers) for feedback. I was s…| Jaime Catherine