Marketing philosophy du jour

Gary and I often sit in the evening discussing the day’s events, how business is chugging along, the progress of various books in production. And part of that discussion often revolves around marketing, awards and reviews. Recently I’ve been paying attention to the all the hype around E. L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey, much in the way I watched with bewildered amusement the hype around Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight saga. This time, however, I am…

Mik Murdoch Book Trailer

John Kostrzewski developed this wonderful little book trailer for Michell Plested’s debut YA novel, Mik Murdoch: Boy Superhero. He very much captures the tone and feeling of this delightful coming of age tale. Hope you enjoy. Mik Murdoch is now available directly from Five Rivers, and online retailers in both print and eBook. Concept / Illustration / Animation : John KostrzewskiMusic : Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod, Combat Drop by James Horner from Aliens –…

Transcript of Twitterview with J.W. Schnarr

Available at Amazon & other online retailers On Friday, August 3 we hosted a Twitterview with author J.W. Schnarr, author of Things Falling Apart. A Twitterview is an interview that takes place on Twitter in 140 character or less bursts. Five Rivers’ Twitterviews always take place under the hashtag #5RTwitterview, and if you set your Twitter search for that hashtag, it’s easy to follow the discussion. What follows is a transcript of our Twitterview with…