My Latest Advice on Book Publishing and Marketing

This week, I’m a guest on the Smarty Pants Book Marketing podcast, where I discuss traditional publishing, self-publishing, and marketing with Chris Syme, including:

Advice on how to make the jump from indie author to traditional publishing—or if you should
The pros and cons of book pricing
Tips on building your platform
How to tackle writing with a business approach

Click here to listen to the show.

Also, I just wrapped up my fourth office hours session over at Facebook, where I run a wide-ranging Q&A with writers. The videos are time-stamped so you can jump straight to the question you’re interested in. Here are links to each recording:

My Facebook office hours are going on vacation over the summer, but I’ll be back in the fall.

Jane Friedman

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Jane Friedman (@JaneFriedman) has 20 years of experience in the publishing industry, with expertise in digital media strategy for authors and publishers. 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 columnist for Publishers Weekly, Jane is a professor with The Great Courses, which released her 24-lecture series, How to Publish Your Book. Her book for creative writers, The Business of Being a Writer (University of Chicago Press), received a starred review from Library Journal.

Jane speaks regularly at conferences and industry events such as BookExpo America, Digital Book World, and the AWP Conference, and has served on panels with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Creative Work Fund. Find out more.