by Christina George | Dec 28, 2012 | Industry stuff
I have a friend that does freelance publicity work, in addition to book editing and web design, she’s an excellent go-to for new authors because she can really help someone get from 0-60 in a relatively short amount of time. Sometimes I think she’s magic....
by Christina George | Dec 20, 2012 | Musings of a New York Publicist
So you’ve written a book and you’ve hired a team to help you promote it. Now, unless you made a deal with the devil, you’re working with real people, people with families, who base their livelihood on being able to do what you hired them to do, and do it well. Do I...
by Christina George | Dec 19, 2012 | Things that make me want to change careers
I love my job. I love my job. I love my job. Sometimes I find myself randomly repeating that mantra when, let’s say, I really feeling like punching someone (generally an author) or hurling someone (also an author) out the window. So we have this author who we...
by Christina George | Dec 11, 2012 | Industry stuff
So, Publishers Weekly has named E.L. James the ‘Publishing Person of the Year’. For those of you still scratching your heads, it’s okay, because the name isn’t nearly as well known as the insanely successful Fifty Shades trilogy. Yep, she’s that author. And the...
by Christina George | Dec 8, 2012 | Industry stuff
Did you hear? The savvy folks at Random House are getting a $5,000 Holiday bonus thanks to the red hot Fifty Shades of Grey and it’s subsequent follow up books. I wanted to do a shout out to my friends at RH and just to let you know, we’re looking...