by Christina George | May 1, 2014 | From Christina's Desk
The other day I had a call with an author, I wasn’t working with her yet – she was calling to find out what I could do for her. She started off by telling me that though her book was published in 2011, it still had loads of potential. In fact it was...
by Christina George | Apr 25, 2014 | From Christina's Desk
Last week I got an email from an author who wrote a book on how to be rich by the time you’re thirty. Not just rich, we’re talking never-have-to-work again rich. She wrote enthusiastically about her book in an email, telling me how she planned to turn the book into a...
by Christina George | Apr 11, 2014 | From Christina's Desk
Most first time authors out there will agree that becoming published ends up costing quite a bit more than you ever anticipated. At least if you’re doing it correctly, as in you hired an editor, a cover designer, a website designer and marketing representation....
by Christina George | Mar 7, 2014 | From Christina's Desk
So we’ve all done it. Every author has stood in front of the mirror, holding a brush, curling iron, whatever and said “I’d like to thank…” practicing their imaginary acceptance speech for the award-winning movie or TV version of their...
by Christina George | Feb 26, 2014 | From Christina's Desk
Anyone who has written fiction can attest to this: writing fiction is hard. And it’s hard not for the reasons you would think. Most people think that story ideas are tough. Story ideas are the easy part, the hard part is making sure that your writing lives up to...
by Christina George | Jan 31, 2014 | From Christina's Desk, Musings of a New York Publicist
There, I said it. But before I go into why I believe this, I will say, for the record, that some book bloggers are fabulous, actually scratch that, most are these days. Even some of my less than stellar reviews have come from bloggers whose work and dedication to...
