by Jamie Chavez | Apr 10, 2017 | Your Editor Says …
Me, I’m an editor. And a writer. I’ve been earning a portion of my living as a writer for decades. I’ve been a self-employed editor for more than twelve years. I have a lot of friends who are editors or writers. So when, back in January, Monica Crowley—an author and...
by Jamie Chavez | Apr 3, 2017 | The Book Biz, Your Editor Says …
I really enjoy About pages. They’re interesting, don’t you think? What folks choose to reveal, what they don’t. (Here are some I really like for various reasons: Fluid Pudding, Jenny B. Jones, Jane Friedman, Jennifer Loudin. I could go on and on.) But part of me...
by Jamie Chavez | Mar 6, 2017 | Your Editor Says …
A couple-three years ago, I had lunch with an author friend who was in town for a conference. She is a speaker who often counsels beginning writers about craft and process, and that day we were discussing the finer points of teaching/editing grownups. “It’s all about...
by Jamie Chavez | Feb 20, 2017 | Your Editor Says …
A couple years ago my vet struck up a conversation with me while she was examining my cat. (Bean, for those of you who know my pets.) What do you do? she asked. I always enjoy this question, for a variety of reasons. First, I love what I do and enjoy talking about it,...
by Jamie Chavez | Feb 4, 2017 | Your Editor Says …
I love the way this article—from an indie author—on Jane Friedman’s blog begins: Do you need an editor? The answer is yes. The word is getting out, y’all. The article asks three key questions— 1 Do you need an editor? 2 When should you hand over your manuscript? 3 How...
by Jamie Chavez | Nov 14, 2016 | Words & Language, Your Editor Says …
You know I love my thesaurus, right? I do. I have at least four of them, from various decades dating back to the ’40s (you’d be surprised how useful that is), as well as a rhyming dictionary, a slang dictionary, and something called the Flip Dictionary, which is more...
