Kirkus review of Lineland
Jules Siegel
jsiegel at mail.caribe.net.mx
Thu Jul 3 07:10:30 CDT 1997
At 11:55 AM 06/30/97 -0800, Stephen Croes <krowzz at loop.com> wrote (quoting me):
>>I guess they just like the way I write -- since I wrote most of that
material. When I was in PR I used to see my press releases quoted almost
verbatim in The New York Times. Anyone who thinks that's easy to arrange
ought to try it some time. ...snip rest of material...
>In my experience it is very easy to arrange. I've written bios and promo
pieces for records that have been used across the country in reviews, most
often by reviewers who haven't bothered to critique the materials but need
to turn something in.
I'm well aware of this. What I meant was getting a New York Times writer to
use your press release text almost verbatim on a news page.
--Jules Siegel Apdo 1764 Cancun QR 77501
http://www.yucatanweb.com/siegel/jsiegel.htm
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