Those who regularly follow my blog are familiar with guest contributor Kirsten Oliphant. This week, I was a guest on her Create If Writing podcast, discussing traditional and independent publishing. Our 45-minute conversation is wide ranging and touches on:
- Should you go with indie publishing or traditional publishing?
- What writers need to have in place in terms of platform (either way you plan to publish, you need a visibility that will translate into book sales)
- How and when authors should blog, and what they should blog about
- My tips for managing different types of work throughout the week
- Current publishing trends for both traditional and self-publishing authors
Go listen to the full interview. My thanks to Kirsten for having me on the show!
Jane Friedman has spent nearly 25 years working in the book publishing industry, with a focus on author education and trend reporting. She is the editor of The Hot Sheet, the essential publishing industry newsletter for authors, and was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World in 2023. Her latest book is The Business of Being a Writer (University of Chicago Press), which received a starred review from Library Journal. In addition to serving on grant panels for the National Endowment for the Arts and the Creative Work Fund, she works with organizations such as The Authors Guild to bring transparency to the business of publishing.
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