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how to become a fantasy author

How to Become a Fantasy Author

Jan 17, 2024Jillian JacobsWriting, NaNoWriMocreative writing, nanowrimo, novel, publishing, writers, writing, writing tips

When I was ten years old, I decided I wanted to become a fantasy author. I had no idea how to go about it, but I knew that authors write stories. So I started typing away on my dad’s Macintosh computer, writing a story about two friends, one of whom was a mage and the…

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Gifts for Writers

Dec 14, 2023Jillian JacobsUncategorizedbooks, creative writing, products, writers, writing, writing tips

Hey everybody! Tis the season for wracking our brains for ideas on what to get each other for Christmas. I thought I’d put together a short list of gifts for writers that I’d personally appreciate, and it ended up…well, a little longer than I expected. There is a lot of cool stuff out there that…

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Update on Writing

Sep 8, 2023Jillian JacobsWritingcreative writing, fantasy, fiction, novel, updates, writing

I’m at 82,938 words for my rough draft for the sequel to Muspell’s Sons! This book has been difficult for me to write, but I’m finally in a better place mentally and able to push forward. I’ve been in a pretty bad slump for the past six months due to my frustrations with publishing Muspell’s…

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Updates June 19, 2023

Jun 19, 2023Jillian JacobsUpdatescreative writing, fantasy, fiction, novel, updates, writing

Store Updates Time for some much-needed updates! Even though I’ve been pretty quiet, there has been a flurry of activity behind the scenes. I’m happy to say that I’ve finally been able to wrest control of my book from the clutches of Amazon’s Kindle Select program and am now able to sell and distribute my…

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Impostor Syndrome

Nov 22, 2022Jillian JacobsNaNoWriMocreative writing, fiction, nanowrimo, updates, writers, writing, writing tips

This month, I had every intention of writing a large portion of my next book as part of NaNoWriMo 2022. Any ideas how many words I’ve managed to write? 12,504. Not exactly my most stellar word count. So why have I struggled to write this book when I was able to churn out over 70,000…

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Thursday Update: Day 3 NaNoWriMo 2022

Nov 3, 2022Jillian JacobsNaNoWriMo, Writingcreative writing, nanowrimo, updates, writers, writing

Welcome to my first update for NaNoWriMo 2022! I’ll be posting an update on my word count as November moves along. I won’t be posting daily, but I’ll try to post at least once a week. Without further ado, here are my daily word counts for each day thus far: Day 1: 1,826 words Day…

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6 Tips for a Successful NaNoWriMo 2022

Oct 25, 2022Jillian JacobsNaNoWriMo, Writingcreative writing, fiction, nanowrimo, writers, writing, writing tips

What is NaNoWriMo? National November Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, is where authors from around the world challenge themselves to write a 50,000 word book during the month of November. You can keep track of it yourself, or you can sign up for free at nanowrimo.org to have access to their word trackers and graphs to…

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Jillian Leigh Jacobs fantasy and sci-fi author

Jillian Jacobs lives in the U.S., following her husband in the U.S. Army. She loves to garden, spend time outdoors, and cook.

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