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 30, 2014 | Authors & Other Writers, The Book Biz
In my line of work, I meet a lot of writers. I meet a lot of authors—folks who’ve climbed that mountain of writing and crafting and polishing and seeking and finding an agent and waiting patiently and securing a book deal and editing-editing-proofing and waiting some...
by Jamie Chavez | May 31, 2014 | The Arts & Media
There’s been a lot of talk about the state of journalism these days, mostly by serious journalists (Mort Rosenblum’s been talking about it for years). Like bookstores, newspapers and news magazines are closing down at an alarming rate, which has real journalists in a...
by Jamie Chavez | May 8, 2014 | The Book Biz, The Writing Craft
Over the last year or so I have run across several interesting articles about topics I’ve already discussed here. Sometimes I do write another post—I keep coming back to plot, for example, and show-don’t-tell—but sometimes I just stew about it. And I’ve decided to...
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...
