by Jamie Chavez | Jan 8, 2015 | Books You Might Like
There is a photo of me in my mid-twenties sitting at the kitchen table reading a book. There are two other books on the table, one open, and my arms are positioned in such a way that I am touching all three books. This would not be untypical for me. In those days, I...
by Jamie Chavez | Sep 6, 2014 | Authors & Other Writers, The Book Biz
The guys I hang out with certainly do. But parents and teachers (and data) will tell you their boys don’t read much fiction. There are lots of theories about it, but kids’ author Jon Scieszka (rhymes with Fresca)—a former teacher—was in Nashville recently for a...
by Jamie Chavez | Jul 5, 2014 | Authors & Other Writers, The Book Biz
I remember reading about the fatwa (Islamic legal opinion; in this case, a death sentence) levied against Salman Rushdie when his fourth book, The Satanic Verses, was published in 1988 in Britain. For a novel? I thought. It was shocking. (In the interest of full...
by Jamie Chavez | Apr 12, 2014 | The Book Biz
In keeping with my belief that you should learn more than just #writetips, I’m bringing you a longish article about … well, about agenting, the publishing industry, and how writing a best seller takes equal parts of lucky timing and good writing. I came across it a...
by Jamie Chavez | Feb 8, 2014 | The Writing Craft
I’ll confess right now I’ve not read Stieg Larsson’s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, which has sold, I’ve seen reported, thirty million copies. The Boy brought it home one year at Christmas (it was his airplane reading), and reported a meh reaction, so I didn’t go...
