This fall, I once again participated in the ALLi Indie Author Fringe Festival, which is a day-long series of online workshops for independent authors. My sessions usually focus on the nuts and bolts of digital media, but this time I dug into the more psychological side of the writing life—how to bring together the art and business sides of our career in a way that doesn’t feel like a bad marriage. Here’s a direct link to the video; it’s a 30-minute talk.
Other sessions that you may find useful:
- Key Clauses Indie Authors Need to Watch for in Traditional Publishing Contracts
- How to Hitch Your Digital Marketing to the Bottom Line
- Best Writing and Self-Publishing Tools for Authors
- Should Indie Authors Go KDP (Amazon) Exclusive or Go Wide?
- Tax Matters for Indie Authors
- EU VAT: Pay Attention or Pay a Fine
View all sessions here; if you watched any that were particularly helpful, let me know in the comments!
Jane Friedman has spent her entire career working in the publishing industry, with a focus on business reporting and author education. Established in 2015, her newsletter The Bottom Line provides nuanced market intelligence to thousands of authors and industry professionals; in 2023, she was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World.
Jane’s expertise regularly features in major media outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, NPR, The Today Show, Wired, The Guardian, Fox News, and BBC. Her book, The Business of Being a Writer, Second Edition (The University of Chicago Press), is used as a classroom text by many writing and publishing degree programs. She reaches thousands through speaking engagements and workshops at diverse venues worldwide, including NYU’s Advanced Publishing Institute, Frankfurt Book Fair, and numerous MFA programs.
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