by Jamie Chavez | Mar 12, 2018 | Words & Language
The day the Irishman was born, his mother watched the St. Patrick’s Day parade from her room in the Rotunda Hospital overlooking O’Connell Street and the Parnell monument. I’d love to be in Dublin for this parade, although they say some of the best St. Patrick’s Day...
by Jamie Chavez | Jan 26, 2015 | The Writing Craft, Your Editor Says …
This craft issue—and I just made up that “generic character” business, because I’m not sure what to call it—has been around as long as I’ve been editing, but it seems to be getting worse. I see it all the time now, and I dislike it. It’s one of my editorial pet...
by Jamie Chavez | May 15, 2014 | The Writing Craft
I keep running into interesting articles that would be good updates for posts I’ve already written. This happens a lot with material about the craft of writing—God knows I’m not the only blogger writing about writing—so this summer I’m using these updates as a way to...
by Jamie Chavez | Mar 27, 2014 | The Writing Craft
It’s hard to be a beginner. Kids, they’ve got that whole teacher / student dichotomy down, but when you’re a grownup with a novel burning a hole in your pocket (not to mix my metaphors or anything), it’s not always easy to resume the role of student. But, my friends,...
by Jamie Chavez | Jul 20, 2013 | Your Editor Says …
This headline crossed my field of vision on Twitter about six weeks ago. I didn’t waste a second clicking over to read it, not least because I am pickin’ up whatever James Scott Bell is throwin’ down. (But also because I’ve written some on this subject, here and here...
