by Christina George | Nov 13, 2012 | Musings of a New York Publicist
A friend of mine just emailed, she got a note from a potential client who said “I need to get my book edited in so I can publish it in December and get holiday sales.” Seriously? A week before Thanksgiving? In case no one has been paying attention, the...
by Christina George | Oct 18, 2012 | Musings of a New York Publicist
I was in Starbucks today, just waiting in line and this gal behind me struck up a conversation. She asked what I did, I told her that I’m a book publicist. Of course, she had written a book. So, she tells me that she’s written a memoir, though, it’s...
by Christina George | Oct 9, 2012 | Musings of a New York Publicist
I have a dear friend of mine who is a freelance editor, she does wonderful work. If you ever need someone to turn your work into utter brilliance, you should give her a call. You should not, however, send her your book if a) English is your fifth language and b) you...
by Christina George | Oct 6, 2012 | Musings of a New York Publicist
A lot of these cable networks love showing really dangerous jobs, like Deadliest Catch, et al. No one, however, ever features a book publicist. Sometimes this job can be deadly, too. Last week I was at a writers conference (which shall remain nameless) speaking to a...
