Spellbound Magazine
At this point I feel a little bit like a necromancer: digging around in the ground for all the once vibrant bits and pieces of Eggplant, binding them together, and then reciting strange incantations to breathe new life into the form.
So far I’ve only gotten as far as the second part. Although Miscellanea has provided twitching and shuddering signs of life which have kept our spirits up these past few months. Every excerpt posted, every submission read, every flurry of e-mails exchanged between me and Sam or Stephan has enhanced our enthusiasm. Our eyes, they’ve taken on the feverish tinge I suspect mad scientists or driven sorcerers have as they reach the penultimate stage in their work.
Which brings me to Spellbound.
From the desk of the Marketing Director
So, ok. Most people, when they see or hear “marketing” they immediately (and rightly so) think “sales” or at the very least, “what am I getting propositioned with now”. It is an unfortunate tag that has been attached, because personally, I hate sales. If I wanted to be a salesperson, I’d go out and work in a sales oriented position. Marketing, to me, is about talking to people like they’re people, NOT like they’re numbers. People have real stories, real emotions, real goals and real lives that aren’t just numbers on a sheet of paper.
Countless Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades of Grey is a Cinderella story of the modern age – not in content, but in its very existence. First officially released through Australia’s Writer’s Coffee Shop Publishing in e-book format, the erotica trilogy has sold over a quarter of a million copies, primarily through enthusiastic word-of-mouth promotion (a publisher’s dream!). Vantage Books then optioned publishing rights to the trilogy for a seven figure deal, and now the movie rights are in hot demand.
The funny thing about this particular series is that it began as a Twilight fanfiction.
