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By David Hancock on January 11th, 2010

Morgan James Weathers Tough Times

As predicted by Publisher’s Weekly (Against All Odds, March 2, 2009), Morgan James Publishing is thriving in these tough times. Morgan James reports a 52% increase in overall books sales through retail channels for year end 2009 over 2008 and a 12% increase in titles released during the same period.
Morgan James founder David Hancock touted [...]

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By David Hancock on October 15th, 2009

The Entrepreneurial Author’s Edge

Fortunately, as an entrepreneurial author, you’ve got an edge. This edge keeps the fires of your passion burning brightly. It gives you a decided advantage over the authors who preceded you because it helps you avoid their mistakes and built upon their successes. It is, without question, the way of the [...]

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By Rick Frishman on October 14th, 2009

Shoot The Dogs Early

When you hire a pr person or firm- You will know pretty quickly if they are working out. I have found in my career that when I had to fire someone- by the time I do it- I know I should have done it 6 months ago. When you know- you know. Don’t wait. Get [...]

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By David Hancock on October 13th, 2009

Morgan James Publishing And Atchity Entertainment Int’l Launch New Ink Press

CEO David L. Hancock announces that Morgan James Publishing has formed a new imprint devoted entirely to “new voices in fiction,” on the same entrepreneurial basis as that of Morgan James’ successful nonfiction imprints distributed by Ingram Publishing Services. Authors signed by the imprint will guarantee the purchase and marketing of two thousand five hundred [...]

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By Rick Frishman on October 05th, 2009

Another Fill In The Blank Pitch Formula

Fill in the blank Pitch Formula

As I promised in my last tip, here’s another great fill-in-the-blank formula you can use to create a show pitch that is guaranteed to grab a producer’s attention virtually every time … (Please share this with anyone it might help)
* Pitch Formula: ”How __________ hurts your __________ without you knowing it”
And here’s a couple [...]

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By Rick Frishman on September 28th, 2009

Fill In The Blank Pitch Formula

As I promised in my last tip, here’s another great fill-in-the-blank formula you can use to create a show pitch that is guaranteed to grab a producer’s attention virtually every time.
* Pitch Formula: ”How to ____________ and still _____________”
And here’s a couple of examples of how you might apply it:
Show Pitch: ”How to eat as much dessert as [...]

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By Rick Frishman on May 02nd, 2009

Your Press Releases Stink!

How do I know that? I know you are asking yourself that question- I haven’t even seen your press release!
First of all they are too long.
Secondly you don’t have bullets in them. Media people have short attention spans and you need to feed them information in about 30 second.
Third: You need to react to what [...]

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