Jane Friedman

I report on the publishing industry. No longer active on this platform.

[Jane Friedman @JaneFriedman]

“Much is made of genius & talent, but the foundation of any life where you get to realize your ambitions is simply being able to out-last everyone through the tough, crappy times—whether thru sheer determination, a strong support network or simply a lack of options.” —Jeff J. Lin

[Jane Friedman @JaneFriedman]

@MacmillanUSA FYI, you may want to do something about this site. https://t.co/gONkCu2OSd

[Jane Friedman @JaneFriedman]

@MariasWrighting If they solicited you, it’s not a good sign.

[Jane Friedman @JaneFriedman]

@Powell11Timothy It sounds like a mistake they made.

[Jane Friedman @JaneFriedman]

Can anyone advise on how to resolve this?

[Cecilia M. Tan WILBB @whyilikebb]

Well, here's a shocking development. I logged in to @amazon today to upload a new @SABR book (sneak peek at the cover below...) and discovered our KDP account has been TERMINATED. The email says it's because we have been running multiple KDP accounts (we haven't).

[Jane Friedman @JaneFriedman]

@HazelKenyon Greatly enjoyed your recent piece in PW & have a question. You mention growth in fiction sales seen in 6 of the countries monitored by NielsenIQ is primarily driven by romance and sagas titles appearing with BookTok hashtags. Can you give an example of sagas titles?

[Sisters In Crime @SINCnational]

THIS WEEK!

#SinC is honored to have THE @JaneFriedman
join us for a webinar on #publishing trends!

Tuesday, 4:30pmET -- info and registration here: https://t.co/iMowsm0OKT

#WritingCommunity #writerslife #ProTips

[Jane Friedman @JaneFriedman]

@leanmediaorg Cc @whyilikebb

[Sisters In Crime @SINCnational]

NEXT WEEK!

#SinC is honored to have THE @JaneFriedman join us for a webinar on #publishing trends!

Tuesday, October 24, 4:30pmET
Info and registration here:
https://t.co/x5Fbn4r0nL

#WritingCommunity #writerslife #ProTips

[Kathy Sandler @ksandler1]

HT ⁦@LWShanley⁩ The Revamped USA Today Bestseller List Isn’t What It Used to Be | The Hot Sheet via ⁦@JaneFriedman⁩ https://t.co/FlqQmayr7b

[Russell Ricard @RussellRicard]

Ever-insightul @JaneFriedman. This part especially resonates: "If it’s not bringing you joy, if it’s not something you actively look forward to (and especially if it’s something that feels anxiety producing or a burden), it’s time to let go of it.”
https://t.co/qblSsigTW0

[Jane Friedman @JaneFriedman]

@KA_Nicholas I doubt you invented it, but I'm guessing it's being taught or hosted by someone else rather than me! Let me know when you find out...

[Jane Friedman @JaneFriedman]

They’re the bogeymen of publishing. Along with prologues, adverbs, and semicolons, flashbacks may be the most vilified—and most misunderstood—of storytelling devices. @FoxPrintEd offers insight: https://t.co/1Hw5zk4sKi

[Jane Friedman @JaneFriedman]

@lisa_baril I'm hoping they can't for much longer, but I guess we'll see. Legislation might be needed to move things along here.

[Jane Friedman @JaneFriedman]

Warhol: "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes."

Amazon: "In the future, everyone will have AI-generated biographies for sale at our site, that are completely untrue and that we avidly market and promote."

https://t.co/6qG6Cyuyp8

[Paul Bogaards @paulbogaards]

Recent headlines:
“Agents aren’t making money.”
“Authors aren’t making money.”
“Trade publishing staffers aren’t making money.”
Who, exactly, is making money?
This seems worthy of further examination.
Have a great Tuesday, y’all!

[Jane Friedman @JaneFriedman]

Lovely advice/reminders and true in my experience. Wish I had figured some of this out the first time around. I've found 7/8 to be particularly key.

[Eric Nelson @literaryeric]

As of today, my wife and I have been together for 30 years. (We met the first week of college.) Here are the 9 lessons I've learned in that time about, not including the advice my parents gave me: Always be too poor to afford a divorce.

[Jane Friedman @JaneFriedman]

@lancesalyers Body only, never attachment unless they say attachment

[Jane Friedman @JaneFriedman]

@lancesalyers Don’t send a sample unless it’s explicitly requested. If they ask for a sample and don’t specify length, first 5 pages

[Jane Friedman @JaneFriedman]

Aside from a query or proposal, here’s a rundown of four other pitch packages you will need before, during, and after your book comes out, roughly in order of importance and utility—by @amylbernstein. https://t.co/pL8S0ljXDY

[Jane Friedman @JaneFriedman]

@steve_mc2 Agreed

[Jane Friedman @JaneFriedman]

Is writing your memoir likely to justify your time and energy from a financial perspective? Almost certainly not. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t write it. https://t.co/cmPBbFBIFC