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  • December 14, 2011
  • Featured, Staff Articles
  • Comments Off on How OK! Magazine Taught Me a Thing or Two About Book Promotion

How OK! Magazine Taught Me a Thing or Two About Book Promotion

How OK! Magazine Taught Me A Thing Or Two About Book Promotion Let’s say I’m the editor of a weekly supermarket tabloid that focuses on celebrities. I’m writing an article on a certain celebrity couple’s relationship that’s been all over the news lately and I need quotes from a relationship expert. And…I’m on a deadline. The few relationship experts I have in my Rolodex are either out of town, won’t answer their phone or are tired of being harassed by weekly supermarket tabloid editors. Whatever the reason, I’m sweating, hyperventilating and don’t have a moment to spare. Then, a light bulb goes off. This isn’t old journalism, I scream!
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  • December 14, 2011
  • Author Interviews, Featured
  • Comments Off on Radio Interview with Laura McHale Holland – Author of Reversible Skirt

Radio Interview with Laura McHale Holland – Author of Reversible Skirt

Click on Play to play the radio interview! [haiku url=”http://www.pumpupyourbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Laura_Holland.mp3″ title=”Interview with Author Laura McHale Holland”] About Laura McHale Holland Laura McHale Holland’s memoir, Reversible Skirt won a silver medal in the 2011 Readers Favorite book awards. Her stories and articles have appeared in such publications as Every Day Fiction Three, Wisdom Has a Voice, the Vintage Voices anthologies, NorthBay biz magazine, the Noe Valley Voice and the original San Francisco Examiner. A member of both Redwood Writers and the Storytelling Association of California, Laura has been a featured teller at the Lake Tahoe Storytelling Festival. To keep up with her, please visit http://lauramchaleholland.com. About Reversible Skirt When the
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