by Jamie Chavez | Oct 5, 2014 | Miscellany
Two days ago my computer died intestate. I did all the things the troubleshooting booklet said to do and still couldn’t raise the dead, so I texted I’M SCARED to the brilliant fixit consultant who has taken care of my computer issues for years. He called me...
by Jamie Chavez | Jul 3, 2014 | The Book Biz
Social media, that is. This summer I’m updating some of my older posts while I spend time writing new ones. So let’s have a look at some new, interesting information you might find useful. ✱ Twitter I definitely have a love-hate relationship with Twitter; I’ve written...
by Jamie Chavez | Jun 2, 2014 | Miscellany
The other day I got an email from someone I didn’t know. She’d followed me on Twitter, then asked for my email address. Hi Jamie: I wanted to know if you were open to any guest contributions to your site. I’d like to offer a well-written, well-researched guest post...
by Jamie Chavez | May 26, 2014 | Miscellany
Many of us learned the basics of creative narrative writing composing grammar school essays like “How I Spent My Summer Vacation” for Miss Smith in second grade. I know I did. And I’m still talking about my summer (and spring and fall) vacations over on my other blog,...
by Jamie Chavez | May 1, 2014 | Authors & Other Writers, The Book Biz
About a year ago, I ran this post—“But It’s Just More Work”—about why I think blogging is a good way for an author to stay in touch with his or her readers. At the very least, a blog is a good way to keep your website fresh. And it’s certainly a good way to cobble...
