by Christina George | Apr 13, 2013 | Industry stuff
Like any industry, publishing gets its share of buzz words. The problem with buzz words is that they quickly become overused and you go from what started as a great key word, search, and PR term for a publicity campaign to something that makes you sound like a...
by Christina George | Apr 8, 2013 | Things that make me go hmmmm
A client came to me this weekend with an issue. And it’s a weird one, well, at least not one the average, sane reader would expect, but of course it’s nothing I haven’t dealt with before. So the client that called me this weekend, just as I sat down to coffee with a...
by Christina George | Mar 25, 2013 | Things that make me go hmmmm
I was at a writer’s event this past weekend, some of us less jaded publicists do this on occasion to stay connected with the next crop of authors, to get their perspective on any new challenges the industry is presenting, what their visions and goals look like, I...
by Christina George | Mar 17, 2013 | Musings of a New York Publicist
When I first heard that E.L. James, the Fifty Shade of Grey author, is publishing a writing guide I literally spit out my coffee. Which also made a mess of my desk and kind of made me hate her even more – irrational as that may be. Fifty Shades of Grey: Inner Goddess...
by Christina George | Mar 12, 2013 | Musings of a New York Publicist
I had drinks with some industry people recently (a rare occurrence, and for obvious reasons if you read this blog) and some VERY interesting information regarding the New York Times best seller list was revealed by someone who works for Amazon Publishing. You’ve got...