by Jamie Chavez | Aug 25, 2014 | Authors & Other Writers, The Book Biz
I was exposed to the gender politics of reading when I first entered publishing; I worked in the kids’ division. “Girls will read stories about girls or boys,” my boss said. “Boys won’t read stories about girls.” Full stop. It’s a publishing truism. Oh. That’s...
by Jamie Chavez | Aug 18, 2014 | Your Editor Says …
I was out running errands last month, listening to NPR, which had an interview with Tony La Russa, the storied Major League Baseball manager (Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, and St. Louis Cardinals). La Russa has guided teams to three World Series titles, six...
by Jamie Chavez | Jul 31, 2014 | Miscellany, Your Editor Says …
You know, by now, how I feel about getting things right. We’ve talked about … ✱ the importance of getting quotations worded and attributed correctly (“No, You May Not Use Brainyquote.com as Your Source”) ✱ when and how to use footnotes (“Let’s Talk About Notes”)...
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...
