My latest interview, with advice for writers on websites, blogging, social media, and marketing, is now live over at Social Media Just for Writers. Frances Caballo asked me wide-ranging questions such as:
- What are the elements of a successful website and blog?
- How important is blogging for a writer’s success?
- Should writers participate in online forums?
And there’s much more. Click here to read the full interview.
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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Jane, I tried to post a comment on Frances’ site but somehow it disappeared! Just in case it never reappears again, I wanted to say how much I enjoyed the interview, very informative.
For me, it was particularly encouraging to hear you say that there is a lag between blogging success and book sales…I started blogging in 2009, two years before I finally self-published (after many failed attempts to get an agent!), and for a long time saw no connection whatever between my sales and my blog. Now it’s beginning to happen, more and more people are signing up for my newsletter and that’s great, I consider it a good index of the extent people are interested in my work.
So to find out that there is a lag between blogging and book selling and that I’m not the only one suffering from it was definitely encouraging, that certainly helps me to keep going, many thanks, Jane!
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