--- title: Jim Spivey description: Jim Spivey from Working Vacation Studios, editor of The Final Book: Gods. canonical_url: https://articles.swhammond.com/?catid=18&id=61:jim-spivey&view=article language: en-GB date: 2018-11-01T20:27:28Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://articles.swhammond.com/?catid=18&id=61:jim-spivey&view=article. markdown-tokens: 613 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://articles.swhammond.com/?catid=18&id=61:jim-spivey&view=article. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. Written by Sean William Hammond on 21 July 2016. # Jim Spivey ![Editor Jim Spivey - Working Vay-Cay Studios](https://articles.swhammond.com/images/friends/JimSpivey.jpg) ### [Jim Spivey - Working Vacation Studios](http://working-vaykay.com/) Jim’s part of the team. He has been instrumental in helping me grow as a writer and pushing me further than I’ve dared to go by myself. He is the editor of *The Final Book: Gods*, and likewise, he’s had to comb through my rough drafts and rambling insecurities. His bedside manner helps me keep an open mind to restructuring and changes as I know his heart is in the right place. His ability to keep the integrity of the story but also see the larger picture of what is best for the book is second to none. I can’t thank him enough. > His first job out of college was with Portland-based comics publisher Dark Horse Comics, and he continued his career in comics and graphic novels when he later moved to New York City to join the editorial staff of DC Comics. He was privileged to work with and learn from the late Archie Goodwin, one of the comic industry’s leading editor/writers. Jim later moved to Hachette Book Group where he managed the editorial department at Yen Press. > > > Jim left NYC behind to return to the Pacific Northwest and set up shop as Working Vacation Studios. He currently provides editorial and prepress production services for such clients as Vendome Press, Hachette Book Group/Yen Press, HarperCollins, and board game publisher Action Phase Games, as well as numerous independent creators. > > > Learn more about Jim and his services at his website, [Working Vacation Studios](http://working-vaykay.com/).