Last Friday, I had the honor of spending a day with the Reddit writing community, where I participated in an AMA (Ask Me Anything). I answered such questions as:
- Is self-epublishing being overblown?
- Where can you find freelance editing and copyediting jobs?
- What are some good conferences to meet agents in person?
- How has agenting changed in the last decade?
- Which publishers are responding in innovative ways to the digital revolution?
- What are my favorite resources for authors?
And much, much more. Click here to read the complete Q&A. You don’t have to be a Reddit community member to read.

Jane Friedman (@JaneFriedman) has nearly 25 years of experience in the media & publishing industry. She is the publisher of The Hot Sheet, the essential newsletter on the publishing industry for authors, and was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World in 2019.
In addition to being a professor with The Great Courses (How to Publish Your Book), she is the author of The Business of Being a Writer (University of Chicago Press), which received a starred review from Library Journal.
Jane speaks regularly at conferences and industry events such as Digital Book World and Frankfurt Book Fair, and has served on panels with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Creative Work Fund. Find out more.