A Typical Day in Washington,DC
Welcome to the MediaMix. I do publicity mostly for publishers and authors. The mix comes from the many different types of stuff we do with the media from health care to political agendas. We’re in Washington, DC after all and about two blocks from the White House.
We see the motorcades everyday and this morning there was an odd one that stopped traffic for miles. It involved busses of people coming back from a Presidential prayer breakfast I think. Horns were blowing and lights were flashing. It really was confusing because although we are used to this, no one knew where to go, basically everyone stopped in their tracks. I just waited on the sidewalk until it went through.
I love book publicity and have been doing it for over 20 years. I’ve been here at Planned Television Arts DC office for eight years on Feb 18th. The home office is in New York.
So I get to take trips up there and mix business with fun.
Sometimes publishing rebels think they will change the mindset, but it takes a while. Publishing is a world all to its own. I think book people just want to cling to typewriters and think that computers are too anti-intellectual. But slowly and surely the literary types come around.
I like doing work for the Think Tanks here. What a great job it would be to just think all day. Then write papers that give thoughts and ideas. And sometimes even solutions, but not very often. DC is intriguing that way.
posted by Sandy Trupp @ 1:08 PM
5 Comments:
Very interesting comments on life in DC and how you've woven book publishing and your work into such a political world. Since I know you well, I've seen you place the ideas from a book into a timely political news context. It's an art you've mastered. Blog on...k.
Very nicely written, Sandy! Looking forward to more eloquent entries.
Bruce
Publishing is in a confused state and shoud go after better writers. Why are budgets being cut in the arts?
Very interesting....
Glad to hear your publisher thinks that the industry will thrive. It's an age old tradition and no TV program or Internet site can compare to that. Books are an exercise for the imagination that nothing else provides.
Then again, I'm a late 20 something and maybe this new generation won't clamor for the written word like my generation has. I think parents and schools today must expose their kids to good writing and illustrating so that an important piece of our culture and history can survive. The passion must be passed down for the industry to thrive.
I love the idea of a media mix blog! I'm sure it will give people a "new" view of how this undustry works....
Judy
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