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 8, 2012 | Industry stuff
I’m always glad to see new trends emerge and it looks like self-publishing is finally reaching new heights. Though most of here dismissed this form of publishing (and many in NY publishing still do), it looks like the numbers don’t lie. As a publicist,...
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...
by Christina George | Aug 29, 2012 | Things that make me go hmmmm, Things that make me want to change careers
Today an author called me, said she’d spoken with a company that can guarantee 3,000 in book sales. Really? I never knew that was possible. Listen up folks, no one, and I repeat no one can guarantee book sales – ever. That’s just the bottom line. My...
