by Christina George | Apr 30, 2015 | Musings of a New York Publicist
As much as I sometimes kvetch about the publishing industry, my job and trying to maneuver around outrageous client egos, my friends in the freelance publicity sector always know how to shake me out of moments of self-pity with a good laugh. When it comes to marketing...
by Christina George | Apr 15, 2015 | Musings of a New York Publicist
We live in an age of immediacy, thanks to the Internet and advancements in communication technology there’s usually no reason we can’t get 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...
by Christina George | Mar 27, 2015 | Musings of a New York Publicist
So I was reading through a manuscript last week and it’s a young adult dystopian, futuristic novel, which is a super hot genre right now with Hunger Games, Divergent, all that good stuff, so I was super excited when I heard we might be working with this...
by Christina George | Jan 28, 2015 | Musings of a New York Publicist
“He who laughs last didn’t get it.” – Helen Giangregorio I love this! He’s not laughing longest, he’s just slow on the pick up. In my industry everything is changing, almost daily, so the idea of laughing last is really antiquated,...
by Christina George | Jan 21, 2015 | Musings of a New York Publicist
“You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.” – Indira Gandhi Well this is a tough one for me because I deal with so many infuriating people on a daily basis. Sure, I have a say in which authors we bring in to Lavigne House, but not every great book...
by Christina George | Jan 19, 2015 | Musings of a New York Publicist
Monday is here and with it generally comes a little stress, a little anxiety, and a little depression that the weekend is over. I’m sure by now you all know how crazy my schedule is, I love to eat good food but honestly when I walk in the door at 8:00 some...
