Every month, Jane offers a free session on the business of writing or publishing. These take a few forms:
- Sometimes Jane presents solo on a focused topic. These are informally called Business Sermons. Jane also invites guests to present on their area of expertise. These sessions launched in 2020 and are most often held on Sunday afternoons.
- Other times, Jane helps a writer with a business conundrum. These are called Business Clinics. Jane helps writers determine next steps based on their goals and experience, complemented by her insight into current market conditions. With 25 years in the business of writing and publishing, Jane has seen most challenges that writers face (and has also dealt with them personally). Anyone can apply and be considered for Clinic. It’s free.
- Finally: Jane sometimes hosts one-on-one conversations with authors or colleagues.
Watch past classes
Upcoming sessions
May 16: Conversation with Isaac Saul, founder of the Tangle newsletter
Tangle is an independent, non-partisan, subscriber-supported newsletter, read by over 100,000 people in 55+ countries across the world.
Jane is one of those readers. She’s been a paid subscriber to Tangle for over a year, and greatly admires the writing, perspective, and business acumen of founder Isaac Saul and his team.
In this hour-long conversation, Jane will talk with Isaac about the business of running a paid newsletter, the benefits and challenges of working independently, and how Isaac manages to stay open and engaged with a politically diverse readership while maintaining his good humor and sanity.
June 7: Humorist Bob Eckstein Explains His Rise and Fall in Publishing
Things can’t get worse, but they can get funnier. In this Business Sermon, we share some cartoons and stories from the front lines of publishing. NY Times bestseller and New Yorker cartoonist Bob Eckstein has worked with everyone from Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, Chronicle Books, and W.W. Norton to Mark Victor Hansen, plus he’s no stranger to self-publishing. He has stories to inspire and cautionary tales to tell so you don’t make the same mistakes he did.
So these classes are free?
Yes! No strings attached. You will not be pitched or sold anything.
Will you or the guest answer questions?
For those who attend live via Zoom, yes. We will look at and answer questions as time allows.
Do I have to register?
Only if you want to participate live, ask questions, or interact with other attendees during the session. If you can’t attend live, you can watch it afterward at my YouTube channel.
I’d like to recommend a topic for a future session.
That would be wonderful. Contact me.