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 her entire career working in the publishing industry, with a focus on business reporting and author education. Established in 2015, her newsletter The Bottom Line provides nuanced market intelligence to thousands of authors and industry professionals; in 2023, she was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World.
Jane’s expertise regularly features in major media outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, NPR, The Today Show, Wired, The Guardian, Fox News, and BBC. Her book, The Business of Being a Writer, Second Edition (The University of Chicago Press), is used as a classroom text by many writing and publishing degree programs. She reaches thousands through speaking engagements and workshops at diverse venues worldwide, including NYU’s Advanced Publishing Institute, Frankfurt Book Fair, and numerous MFA programs.
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