Category Archives: Chatter-Time With Jaycee!

My Midwest Adventure

Posted on April 29, 2024 by JayceeJarvis

I love to travel but haven’t been doing as much of it lately, so these past few weeks in the Midwest was a really fun treat. I was lucky enough to live in the path of totality in 2017, and … Continue reading →

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Getting My Extrovert On!

Posted on March 25, 2024 by JayceeJarvis

I really excited to get out of my writing cave this spring and get a chance to connect with readers and authors in person. I’m thrilled to have three events planned in the up-coming months, two in the Chicago area … Continue reading →

Posted in Chatter-Time With Jaycee! | Tagged author/reader events, chicago events, connecting with readers, in-person events, reader events, romance events, writers conferences | 5 Comments

Practicing Gratitude

Posted on November 27, 2023 by JayceeJarvis

This past weekend was extra long here in the USA because of the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, so I’ve been enjoy the time off with my friends and family. While the holiday has a complicated past, the practice of being … Continue reading →

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The ebb and flow of grief

Posted on September 18, 2023 by JayceeJarvis

Last month my father passed away. His health had been poor for a long time, and he was ready to go but it is still hard to lose him. Grief is this strange fluctuating thing, a weight at the back … Continue reading →

Posted in Chatter-Time With Jaycee! | Tagged #writerslife, grief, HEA, reader expectaions, research | 6 Comments

Too Hot to Handle

Posted on August 14, 2023 by JayceeJarvis

I live in the Willamette Valley in Oregon, which usually has a very mild temperate climate, where both winter snow and summer heat are unusual. Lately extreme heat is getting a little less rare–and not just in my little corner … Continue reading →

Posted in Chatter-Time With Jaycee! | Tagged #writerslife, heat wave, staying cool, summer | 2 Comments

Chasing Waterfalls

Posted on July 3, 2023 by JayceeJarvis

I just love waterfall hikes, and I don’t think I’m alone, since it is one of the indexing features of my favorite books of short hikes. Waterfalls can be a spectacular reward at the end of a hike like this … Continue reading →

Posted in Chatter-Time With Jaycee! | Tagged Hiking, Summer Vacations, waterfalls | 3 Comments

Five years just flew by!

Posted on June 5, 2023 by JayceeJarvis

It is hard to believe that this month marks the five year anniversary of my debut as an author! Taxing Courtship came out in June of 2018, and I will never forget those heady first weeks of finally being published. … Continue reading →

Posted in Chatter-Time With Jaycee! | Tagged Anniversaries, book sale, Debut Novel, freebie, inspiration, world building | 2 Comments

May the first be with you!

Posted on May 1, 2023 by JayceeJarvis

I can’t believe it’s already May, though we’ve been getting plenty of warm weather and spring sunshine here in Oregon. I’ll admit my day to post on the blog snuck up on me, just like the new month. Has 2023 … Continue reading →

Posted in Chatter-Time With Jaycee! | Tagged #writerslife, Hiking, inspiration, spring, waterfalls | 7 Comments

The Importance of Friendship

Posted on March 27, 2023 by JayceeJarvis

I’m currently ruminating on how magical those friendships can be from the airport because I just spent the weekend in Las Vegas with one of my best friends from childhood. It was an amazing whirlwind weekend, full of fun and … Continue reading →