James Elden is producer, director, actor, and self-publisher of the PL.A.Y Noir series staged annually in North Hollywood by his company, Punk Monkey Productions. James can be seen sporadically on television as reoccurring characters on both CONAN and General Hospital and has performed Off-Broadway in the critically acclaimed Santasia: A Holiday Comedy. He is currently […]
Fiction can generally reveal truth more powerfully than fact. And in these times when the definition of what we once knew as facts and truth is melting every bit as fast as glaciers, fiction is perhaps more needed than ever. These are chaotic and unsettling times of walls, fear, and suspicion. The rancor and vitriol […]
"I’m a writer, not a marketer or promoter!" That can be a nice sentiment, but it’s also generally the kiss of death. If you write and don’t want to promote your works, you best team up with someone who will. The fact that successful authors need PR and to market their books is not a […]
Laura Carruthers is a six-time national champion and world-ranked Scottish Highland dancer, a former member of the Ballet Arizona, and an award-winning filmmaker whose portrayals of dance on screen welcome mainstream audiences to its intricacies. Her latest film, Grace Fury, is an autobiographical exploration into the joy of creating art that has just been nominated […]
It’s easy to spend so much time focusing on how to land media coverage that how to handle the interview itself is not given much consideration. That is a mistake. You don’t want to squander an opportunity after working so hard to secure it. The following is a checklist to review before any media interview. Some […]
Erik Hane is an associate literary agent at Red Sofa Literary, and is a co-host of Print Run, a publishing podcast. He has previously worked on the editorial staffs at The Overlook Press and Oxford University Press. He also works as a freelance writer and editor. Erik shared his thoughts and advice on writing, the […]
How does a burgeoning author get his or her latest book out there for public consumption? Having copies available for sale online is one thing, but physical presence in bookstores has a number of crucial benefits: in-store stock establishes legitimacy, ups the chances of exposure by virtue of the fact that the people frequenting bookstores […]
You’ve written a book. Better yet, it’s getting published! (Congratulations). Fact: Your journey is just beginning. Many authors, particularly those new to the industry, make the mistake of conflating their publisher with a public relations team. Unfortunately, those two roles have key differences, and misunderstanding the distinction can lead to frustration and missed opportunities. Let’s […]
Media placement is one of the core tenets of public relations, if not the main goal: we build clients into Brands through their exposure across a variety of outlets until they hit the threshold of public interest and become relevant (and then the real PR fun begins). The endless evolution of media is one of […]
*This post originally appeared on Anthony Mora's blog, Notes from the Salon. I met Keaton Maddox (if that was not a writer’s name, someone would invent it) when he was a guest speaker at a writer’s conference. My wife and I also had the good fortune of sitting next to him at lunch. His passion […]