by Jamie Chavez | Apr 17, 2018 | The Book Biz
I am continually amused (?) by the ads my Kindle displays when I open it for use. With two exceptions (Norelco men’s electric shaver shows up occasionally, and the Phillips Wake-up Light), they are always books (which would make sense), and I can tell at a glance they...
by Jamie Chavez | Feb 19, 2018 | The Book Biz
I might not have been blogging last year but boy, have I been editing—content, line, copy, you name it. Fiction and nonfiction, too, which is what we’ll discuss here.* I love it all, and I’ve been very busy. But I’ve noticed a disturbing trend: I’ve received several...
by Jamie Chavez | Jan 23, 2018 | The Book Biz
Yes, I do know I haven’t posted any new material since this time last year. And since writing for Read•Play•Edit is my personal creative outlet—and I haven’t been writing for months—you can probably imagine my state of mind and heart. I still have a lot to say. I have...
by Jamie Chavez | Apr 3, 2017 | The Book Biz, Your Editor Says …
I really enjoy About pages. They’re interesting, don’t you think? What folks choose to reveal, what they don’t. (Here are some I really like for various reasons: Fluid Pudding, Jenny B. Jones, Jane Friedman, Jennifer Loudin. I could go on and on.) But part of me...
by Jamie Chavez | Mar 11, 2017 | The Book Biz
Are you worried about someone pirating your work and selling it as his own? Plagiarism exists, for real. But I think this article—a guest post on the brilliant Joanna Penn’s website, The Creative Penn—has a great point: The biggest challenge facing a new author isn’t...
by Jamie Chavez | Feb 16, 2017 | Books You Might Like, The Book Biz
Persimmon is the name my mama gave me, after the fruit she stole off a tree down in the woods while she was carrying me, and Wilson is the name of the man that last owned me. I don’t want to call that man master here, but for the pupose of making this easier to read...