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 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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