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Three Questions With Michael Ramos
(okay, four!) Assistant Director of the Publishing Laboratory at UNCW and Art Director of Ecotone Magazine answers three questions + a bonus.
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Cassie Mannes Murray
"A series of fortunate coincidences" - how two writers made it from creative writing students to publishing professionals | Part I
Interview with Zoe-Aline Howard (literary agent at Howland Literary, and book publicist at Pine State Publicity) and Cassie Mannes Murray (director of…
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THE GIRLS ARE FIGHTING
My opinion behind the sale (to an agent and to the market) of Rita Bullwinkel's debut novel Headshot
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Cassie Mannes Murray
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March 2024

NOTES FROM DRY SEASON
on the idea of "why not us?," are my emails going to spam, and the sad state of affairs in my inbox
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Cassie Mannes Murray
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THREE QUESTIONS WITH TAYLOR SWIFT AS BOOKS
Read Amy Long's behind-the-scenes of running TSAB on Instagram
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Cassie Mannes Murray
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PASS IT, THEN GAS IT!
an exploration on publishing's problem with the short story collection
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Cassie Mannes Murray
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February 2024

THE THRESHOLD, an ode to grazing
Is there such a thing as too much book publicity?
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Cassie Mannes Murray
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THE STATE OF THE NEWSLETTER
It’s in shambles y’all, unless you're into capitalism.
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Cassie Mannes Murray
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“That’s Life!” | A Conversation with Alisha Gorder
Please welcome our newest Pine State publicist, the fabulous Alisha Gorder!
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Cassie Mannes Murray
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January 2024

INSTANT GRATIFICATION
on the patience of spinning straw into gold when you work in books
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Cassie Mannes Murray
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December 2023

A LONG GAME LEARNING CURVE
Things Zoe and I learned about book publicity in 2023.
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Cassie Mannes Murray
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Zoe-Aline Howard
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GENRE FLUID
marketing & genre: let us have it all! the containers aren't working anymore!
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Cassie Mannes Murray
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