Cassie Mannes Murray

Nov 14, 2024 | adventuresinjournalism.substack.com | Sari Botton |Cassie Mannes Murray

I’ve written here before about how much I hate the odious job of promoting my work. I do it, of course—Botton, Ink. is a one-woman show, and if I don’t, no one else will. But behind the scenes of every promotional email and social media post you can find me holding my nose while trying to override my dread. It’s often made me wish I had the funds to outsource that part of my job. It never occurred to me that getting this kind of help was even a remote possibility.

Oct 15, 2024 | lillydancyger.substack.com | Lilly Dancyger |Cassie Mannes Murray

The question of “What’s next?” is ubiquitous in author interviews—I think it comes from a place of genuine curiosity and excitement, interviewers wanting to give authors a chance to talk about what they’re currently working on instead of beating the same drum about a book they’re probably sick of talking about—but it can also feel overwhelming or too soon.

Nov 18, 2023 | pinestatepublicity.substack.com | Cassie Mannes Murray

Alright y’all, when my child has a meltdown, we do some hugging & some deep breathing, a little Kumbaya. I’m going to need y’all to get on that train before I tell you what I’m about to tell you. That end of year list you're desperate to be on, or that anticipated book list that will round the corners of the internet in a few short weeks, are based on a few factors—none of which you have any control over. Publicists have no control over these lists. Love you so much.

Oct 25, 2023 | pinestatepublicity.substack.com | Cassie Mannes Murray

Discover more from Pine State Publicity Publicity & marketing news, tips & tricks for writers and publishers by Cassie Mannes Murray of Pine State Publicity Over 1,000 subscribers I got the JOY of spending an hour last night with a Mila Jaroniec’s Catapult novel generator class to talk about publicity (the last generator of its kind—RIP, but you can find more classes from Mila and others at Writing Co-Lab), and on my mind during the conversation was this piece by Sophia June in Nylon called...

Aug 1, 2023 | poetrybulletin.substack.com | Emily Stoddard |Cassie Mannes Murray

Hello poets — this edition of the Poetry Bulletin is full, full, full, so I’ll keep my greeting short. Just a quick note to say *thank you*to the 70 paying supporters of this project. I continue to reply to requests for book submission support as quickly as I can, as much as I can with the funds that are available.