Reader Lydia Laurenson says, “If there are groups of Substack writers who want to collaborate on creating themed collected writings in a more polished print or ebook form, highly recommend trying Yancey Strickler’s Metalabel platform. It’s a great way to level up. It really is very thoughtfully designed, and my completely lazy participation in just one such collection has been very positive and rewarding (both socially/creatively and financially). The main barrier (and a good one) is finding a gang of like-minded writers to work with. It’s a genuinely new approach to publishing that Yancey has thought through very carefully (and as Kickstarter co-founder back in the day, he knows what he’s doing).”
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.
