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A SHARED CRINGEFEST
On slop, content, glossy mags, and making A BIT out of publicity
 • Cassie Mannes Murray
How a ‘Good Girl’ Debut Author Has Gotten Curious about Critique
Anna Rollins on the "good trouble" of controversy in publicity
 • Cassie Mannes Murray and Anna Rollins
a filing cabinet of miscellany
on the power of discomfort and book publicity curation
 • Cassie Mannes Murray
TEXTURE OVER BAM!
on the crumbs of a book pitch, dirty dishes, hot Frankenstein, & adding texture
 • Cassie Mannes Murray
WHAT'S INTERESTING HERE?
Looking at your book like you're looking at art in a museum & dissecting marketing copy
 • Cassie Mannes Murray
A Conversation with 'tastemaker' publisher BINDERY BOOKS
from Matt Kaye & their 'tastemaker' team
 • Cassie Mannes Murray
CT PRO-TIP: LESS GAMBLE, MORE STRATEGY
on luck, marketing, brand-building, strategy, and why the formula for publishing a book doesn't work anymore.
 • Cassie Mannes Murray
COMBAT THE WORMS
on book publicity disappointment & a few ways to go through it and get over it
 • Cassie Mannes Murray
MAYBE I WANT AUTHORS TO BE CELEBRITIES
on the AP pulling book reviews, (Taylor Swift's) archetypes as a starting place, the caption heard around the world, and invigorating local and regional…
 • Cassie Mannes Murray
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Pine State is a newsletter that offers chatter on publishing, DIY publicity advice, and as much fun as the Hokey Pokey for writers & readers by Cassie Mannes Murray of Pine State Publicity
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