by Christina George | Apr 11, 2015 | Things that make me go hmmmm
I have a friend who does freelance publicity, she’s a brave soul. Back when I did freelancing (before my New York publishing days) I was never at the mercy of people who, hmmm, for lack of a better term, went off their meds. With so many people writing books,...
by Christina George | Jun 20, 2014 | From Christina's Desk
So I consider this post a public service because, over the years I think that a lot of insanity could have been avoided if I’d paid closer attention to the signs that a future client (author) was crazy, if not borderline certifiable. So, for those of you who...
by Christina George | May 1, 2014 | From Christina's Desk
The other day I had a call with an author, I wasn’t working with her yet – she was calling to find out what I could do for her. She started off by telling me that though her book was published in 2011, it still had loads of potential. In fact it was...
by Christina George | Apr 25, 2014 | From Christina's Desk
Last week I got an email from an author who wrote a book on how to be rich by the time you’re thirty. Not just rich, we’re talking never-have-to-work again rich. She wrote enthusiastically about her book in an email, telling me how she planned to turn the book into a...
by Christina George | May 30, 2013 | Musings of a New York Publicist, Things that make me want to change careers
No, this isn’t a statement on gun control or the NRA, in fact this isn’t a political statement at all. My assistant Lulu, who knows I’m having a hard time today, just popped her head in my office and asked if I needed anything, I said, “A shot of Tequila and a...
