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Will self-publishing take over?
Digital Book World was this week in New York. I'm sure a number of you attended, and likely even more of you caught wind of everything that was going on via Twitter - which was exploding. One hot topic that really caught my attention, and everyone else's it seems, was...
Golden Globes, a recap
Though I'm so sick of celeb books I could scream, I still love a good awards show. This has nothing to do with publishing but one of my co-workers came in this morning lamenting the fact that she'd missed the show. If you did, here are the highlights along with some...
Dear Publisher: A Publicist’s Cry for Help
I just got off the phone with a friend of mine, super talented publicist gal who works at another house. They've recently had some cut backs (I get it, who hasn't) and they are now down to two publicity people for all of their books. My friend is now managing 100...
Has the New York Times called?
We live in an age of immediacy, thanks to the Internet and advancements in communication technology there’s usually no reason we can’t find what we want, exactly when we want it. But the one thing we can’t do? Ignore reality. Well, we can, but it’s usually not an...
10 Things No Author Should Ever Do
Some people say I'm harsh. Well, fine so be it but the reality is that I think the truth can set us free, at the very least it can help some authors gain perspective. It's also good and cheap therapy. So here's my list of 10 things no author should do (yet many of...
A New Year For Publishing!
Yes, I know, technically it’s a new year for all of us. But my enthusiasm for what’s coming up for publishing is particularly hopeful, even more so than my chance of say, taking a real vacation, finding a stable man, finding a stable new age author…yet I digress....
Why you might not be ready for publishing
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. But, of...
Give your Publicist the Gift of Gratitude This Holiday Season
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...
How to Fail in Publishing
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...
Shady win for Publishing Person of the Year?
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...
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