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...
by Christina George | Jan 19, 2013 | Industry stuff
Digital Book World was this week in New York. I’m sure a number of you attended, and likely even more of you caught wind of everything that was going on via Twitter – which was exploding. One hot topic that really caught my attention, and everyone...
by Christina George | Dec 20, 2012 | Musings of a New York Publicist
So you’ve written a book and you’ve hired a team to help you promote it. Now, unless you made a deal with the devil, you’re working with real people, people with families, who base their livelihood on being able to do what you hired them to do, and do it well. Do I...