by Christina George | Oct 23, 2013 | Things that make me go hmmmm
I thought I had heard it all, but clearly God has a sense of humor. A big one. Today I heard about a conspiracy theory that’s bigger than anything you could have even imagined. Even Fox Mulder in his X-File sleuthing days couldn’t have fathomed this one....
by Christina George | Jun 6, 2013 | Things that make me go hmmmm
I returned from Book Expo to a lot of work and a lot of follow-up emails. A friend of mine who is a freelance publicist sent me this email. I laughed so hard I nearly fell off my chair. I asked her for her permission to post it, told her it could be therapy to other...
by Christina George | Apr 22, 2013 | Musings of a New York Publicist
I know I kvetch a lot about author expectations, best seller lists, and the downhill spiral traditional publishing is on, and well, so much more, but this weekend I was reminded that it’s sometimes so much simpler than that. I was at another author event this past...
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 | Mar 30, 2013 | Musings of a New York Publicist
So it seems France, thanks to their Culture Minister, is taking some very deliberate steps to ensure the “digital age in publishing” doesn’t completely wipe out their physical bookstores. New budget allowances are making funds available for loans, which will be...
