by Jamie Chavez | Aug 23, 2014 | Authors & Other Writers
I am always interested in interviews with authors, especially when they’re as interesting as this one at the Harper’s Magazine blog is. It’s a chat with Christopher Beha and concerns, mostly, his second novel, Arts and Entertainment. We’ve talked a lot about story...
by Jamie Chavez | Jun 16, 2014 | The Writing Craft
When you’re walking around all up in your own head, are you narrating your activities to yourself? Hm. More specifically, are you asking yourself questions about what you’re doing? (What’s that grinding noise? Could it be the brake pads are worn off? What if I get...
by Jamie Chavez | Mar 3, 2014 | The Writing Craft
We’ve just been talking about romance—elements of romance show up in all sorts of fiction, from literary to genre. It’s commonly an important element in women’s fiction—books from authors like Liane Moriarty, Elizabeth Berg, Jane Green, Emily Giffin, Sarah Addison...
by Jamie Chavez | Jan 4, 2014 | Books You Might Like, The Writing Craft
I’m making a suggested reading list for a well-educated, well-read friend who has never been able to “get in” to fiction … but has declared her desire to do so. I’ve already decided on the first book: A Virtuous Woman, by Kaye Gibbons. I’ve read it several times,...
by Jamie Chavez | May 30, 2013 | Guest Posts, The Writing Craft
This topic came up over lunch a few weeks ago, and I begged Ramona Richards * to write it up for a guest post to run during my vacation. This is just what you need to know! Separating the Women from the … Other Women I recently had an author I admire a great deal try...
