Press coverage is extremely helpful in the journey of becoming a published author.
As such, I’ve employed a number of strategies to stir local and regional press coverage long before my book has even reached publication. Part of these efforts have included distributing press releases via email to local media outlets. Upon sending out my first press release, I received requests for interviews from a regional talk radio program, a local newspaper, and a local monthly magazine.
Newspaper and Print Coverage
- September 15, 2009. “Chasing a Dream,” The Warwick Beacon. Circulation 9,000:
Dave Ursillo is young, idealistic, and he’s got an idea for a book. Unlike many, the 23-year-old 2008 Holy Cross graduate is acting on it.
Despite unemployment rates trailing only Michigan and a stigma in Rhode Island that says if you can get the security and benefits of a state job, you keep it: Ursillo voluntarily joined the unenviable ranks of the state’s unemployed this June.
Ever since he can remember, he’s always wanted to be a writer. Ursillo previously served as the editor in chief of the Holy Cross Crusader, a position that afforded him an outlet to write.
But the inspiration for the book came during a stint in Washington D.C., as a White House intern last summer. Like most young people, Ursillo was wondering what his calling in life would be.
- November 1, 2009. “Local Resident Leads His Own Way,” East Greenwich Magazine. Circulation 9,000:
