by Jamie Chavez | Dec 14, 2013 | The Book Biz
I love a good rant. I’ve done a bit of it myself, as you know.* Those of us who work in the book-writin’-and -sellin’ biz are given to the occasional rant because, well, sometimes we run out of Nice. Sometimes we’ve just got to let off steam. There is nothing new...
by Jamie Chavez | Oct 5, 2013 | The Book Biz, Your Editor Says …
We’ve pretty much reached the end of the writers’ conference season, so now’s a good time to remind you about this post from acquisitions editor Ramona Richards: A question I hear a lot: “One of the instructors told me that he only receives about 10 to 15 percent of...
by Jamie Chavez | Sep 7, 2013 | Authors & Other Writers, The Book Biz
One of the most rewarding things about my job is when someone—someone I might’ve worked with—just beginning her journey as an author gets her first big break. It could be winning a contest, getting an agent, or even just getting that first “good” rejection—but the...
by Jamie Chavez | Aug 19, 2013 | The Book Biz, Your Editor Says …
It’s time we talk about the difference between a synopsis and marketing copy, because I’m sensing some confusion out there. When your editor asks you for a synopsis of your novel, what do you send her? There are lots of good reasons to have a polished synopsis of your...
by Jamie Chavez | Jul 29, 2013 | The Book Biz
Not too long ago, a friend of mine mentioned that a creative, artsy blog she had followed for years had shut down. Why? A troll of the worst sort stole the entire blog—thousands of images and words from years of compilation—and claimed it as his own. Every time she...
