by Jamie Chavez | Oct 25, 2012 | The Book Biz
How does publishing independently affect an aspiring author’s chances with traditional publishing houses? This question came to me from a reader recently. I’ve heard it before. It is, my friends, the sixty-four thousand dollar question. It’s easy to point at examples...
by Jamie Chavez | Oct 11, 2012 | Your Editor Says …
A few years ago I sat next to a nice man at a friend’s dinner party. “Oh, you two should have a lot to talk about!” our hostess said. “Justin here just signed a book contract. He’s going to be published!” This is always of great interest to me, as you might imagine....
by Jamie Chavez | Sep 3, 2012 | The Book Biz
It’s been quite a season for bookish brouhahas. First Lauren Conrad cut up some perfectly good kids’ books and hot-glued them to a box … for decoration. This got more than a few folks hot under the collar. Meanwhile, at the Harrogate Crime Writing...
by Jamie Chavez | Aug 4, 2012 | The Book Biz
I’m about five weeks out from my vacation, and if you hear me whimpering when I say that word, don’t be surprised. I need it. I’m tired, kids. (Don’t worry: the blog isn’t taking a vacation. The posts are already written. Don’t hate me. I was a Girl Scout: “be...
by Jamie Chavez | May 26, 2012 | Authors & Other Writers
And you thought I was cranky. Periodically the Irishman sends me little news tidbits and I found this one amusing. Jonathan Franzen—and you know I love his work—was spouting off not too long ago about his distate for e-books. “I can spill water on [a paper book] and...
