Hi, I'm Jamie! I'm an Award-Winning Fantasy Novelist
"From as young as I can remember, I have soothed myself to sleep by imagining epic stories of heroes, heroines, sorceresses, dragons, angels, and demons. I based my stories on the books and movies I was watching and the narratives that moved and inspired me.
I was as excited and delighted with Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre as I was with Battlestar Galactica (the original TV series). The Mists of Avalon, an Arthurian legend retelling from the point of view of the female characters, had as much effect on me as Cosmos by Carl Sagan.
I imagined myself occupying the boots of the hero as much as I occupied the glass slippers of the damsel in distress. The first one was what I wanted to be; the second was what society wanted me to be, and I believed them, for a little while..."
I've been looking for a platform that enables me to share my work with the community incrementally. I love to co-create and to receive feedback on plot and characters. I'm thrilled that Steemit provides a place where the readers can support and encourage creativity. I plan to release my latest novel— Ahe'ey — here at Steemit. If you enjoy fantasy, sci-fi, art, feminism, action and romance, you should check it out. I will post my novel using the tag aheey. I look forward to your input.
Hi Jamie, welcome to steemit!
I am interested in working with published authors who want to contribute to Steem/it. Along with @ericvancewalton, @fairytalelife, @thisisbenbrick, and others, I am participating in an effort to build a community of authors and artists in a mutually supportive and potentially collaborative atomosphere. Please join https://steemit.chat if you have time and private message me as user @steemed. I look forward to interacting with you.
Hi @steemed,
Thank you for mentioning some users that are in the steem community. I'm new and have been looking for some good folks to follow but there are no good ways of finding or verifying people. Well its still on beta (:
Perhaps we could come up with a list of some of the published authors on steemit.
Hi @steemed, thank you. I look forward to connecting with you all and I will reach out to you over the next few days. At this stage, I am trying to learn about the platform to ensure it suits my publishing requirements. I just found out that I am unable to edit some of my posts, this may become an issue as there are always some minor typos that need correcting in a novel that is 160k+ words. I'm not sure if I want to post publicly on a platform where I'm unable to edit my work. It becomes a credibility issue. I'll reach out soon once I research the subject a bit more. Look forward to connecting with you. Jamie
Please keep writing, you will get used to the platform. I believe blockchain is the future for authors like you.
Thanks lovely, I will.
Hi lifeisawesome,
Could you please post introduction with your photo holding paper with Steemit logo, your username and the date, please?
So we can verifiy your identity. Thank you.
Hi @logic. Not sure if this comment is meant for me as it tags a different user. Here is a blog post on my website and on my Goodreads page about the release of Ahe'ey in steemit.
http://www.angeelseries.com/blog
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8195049.Jamie_Le_Fay/blog
Regards, Jamie
Sorry, yes it was directed at somoene else. I have confused the tabs in my browser.
Thank you for your links though :-)
oh, so now you got 1k primising to release it here, "you are not sure if you want to post publicly on a platform where you are unable to edit your work" SHADY SHIT
Guess what?, edit it before publishing it, just like if you were to publish a printed book.
By the way, which award did you win to make you "award-winning"?
Hi feminism, I replied to your award question below. In regards to editing, for me, the value of technology is co-creation and evolution. I have decided to release it here and I'm quite excited about the possibilities, but I am annoyed I can't correct typos. I am quite surprised with the $, it was completely unexpected.
Welcome aboard and wish you a thriving time in our Steemian world. All for one and one for all! Namaste :)
Thank you @eric-boucher ! Namaste :)
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Ahe’ey - Sky Falling (An Original Novel - Part 1):
https://steemit.com/writing/@jamielefay/sky-falling-ahe-ey-1
Ahe’ey - A Surprising Reception (An Original Novel - Part 2):
https://steemit.com/writing/@jamielefay/ahe-ey-a-surprising-reception-an-original-novel-part-2
Ahe’ey - I Will Find You (An Original Novel - Part 3): https://steemit.com/writing/@jamielefay/ahe-ey-i-will-find-you-an-original-novel-part-3
How often will you post? Once a week would be good. BTW, I loved ange'el.
Thank you. I'll be posting twice a week. Just for my benefit, how did you find me here? Did you follow the links from my website or social media or were you already a steemit user? And thank you for the tip. I appreciate it. x
Welcome @jamielefay ^.^
I hope the community is kind to you here and you are able to share some of your work. Have a wonderful day.
Hi @echosinthemind, here is some of my work written using this particular pen name. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jamie-le-fay/angeel/ Have a great day!
I am pleased to welcome you in this one of a kind of social network.
Thank you @Vitalik1987
The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials.
Hello @jamielefay and welcome to Steemit!
I am so happy to see another true writer on the forum and I'm looking forward to seeing your work unfold.
I've been posting pieces of flash fiction here but finally decided that I'm going to work on the rough draft of what will probably be a novella. There isn't anything fantasy about it. Actually, it's pretty dark.
Now, could you do me a favor and write out AHE'EY phonetically? I trip over unfamiliar words and have actually put books down because I'm like a broken record over them. For example: Hermione from the first Harry Potter book. I didn't know how to say it until I saw the movie. Then I read books 2 and 3 before I went back to book 1.
Okay, maybe I'm a little nuts too. LOL Anyway! WELCOME!
Hi @merej99! Thank you for the kind welcome. I will wait enthusiastically for your dark novella. We all need a little bit of darkness sometimes. I will do better than writing Ahe'ey phonetically; I will post the audio file for part #1 within the next few days so that you can hear the names of the four tribes. Watch this space. ;) Speak soon, Jamie
What do you get when you cross a tyrannosaurus rex with fireworks? -DINO-MITE!
I needed a short laugh. Thank you