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[Week 27] The final word: There is no formula for art or business

You are receiving Jane Friedman’s self-study class, How to Earn a Living as a Writer. This is the final email in a series that began on October 11, 2024. For subscribers of this series: Join me on Saturday, May 31, at 1 p.m. for an open Q&A on the business of writing. Week 27: There is no formula for art or business This summer marks my 11-year anniversary of running my own business full time. The more experience I gain, the more confident I become, not least because it has opened my eyes to...

Electric Speed is a free newsletter that shares resources for creative people (since 2009!), brought to you by Jane Friedman. | View in browser | Sign up here A note from Jane What changes in publishing have surprised me? And what hasn’t surprised me? That was one of several great questions asked at my book launch event at the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati last week. Like most people, I vividly remember what I get wrong. So it was easy to talk about that. In the early 2010s, I believed...

You are receiving Jane Friedman’s self-study class, How to Earn a Living as a Writer. New lessons release every Friday through April 18, 2025. Browse the archive. Today (April 11) is the deadline to pre-order a signed copy of the book! Order here. Week 26: Balancing the art and the business One of the most difficult questions to answer directly or succinctly: How does one balance the art and the business of writing? The short and unsatisfying answer is that everyone is different. What is...

You are receiving Jane Friedman’s self-study class, How to Earn a Living as a Writer. New lessons release every Friday through April 18, 2025. Browse the archive. Pre-order a signed copy: I’m delighted to announce that Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Cincinnati has agreed to sell signed copies while my book is on pre-order. Order here. Deadline to order: April 11. After the book is officially released on April 18, Joseph-Beth will send your signed copy by mail. Join me on April 8 in Cincinnati:...

Electric Speed is a free newsletter that shares resources for creative people (since 2009!), brought to you by Jane Friedman. | View in browser | Sign up here A note from Jane For years I’ve hung onto the following quote from a Paul Graham essay: “If you do anything well enough, you’ll make it prestigious. Plenty of things we now consider prestigious were anything but at first. Jazz comes to mind—though almost any established art form would do. So just do what you like, and let prestige take...

You are receiving Jane Friedman’s self-study class, How to Earn a Living as a Writer. New lessons release every Friday through April 18, 2025. Browse the archive. Pre-order a signed copy: I’m delighted to announce that Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Cincinnati has agreed to sell signed copies while my book is on pre-order. Order here. Deadline to order: April 11. After the book is officially released on April 18, Joseph-Beth will send your signed copy by mail. Join me on April 8 in Cincinnati:...

You are receiving Jane Friedman’s self-study class, How to Earn a Living as a Writer. New lessons release every Friday through April 18, 2025. Browse the archive. Pre-order a signed copy: I’m delighted to announce that Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Cincinnati has agreed to sell signed copies while my book is on pre-order. Deadline to order: April 11. Order here. After the book is officially released on April 18, Joseph-Beth will ship out your order by mail. You can buy a signed copy even earlier...

Electric Speed is a free newsletter that shares resources for creative people (since 2009!), brought to you by Jane Friedman. | View in browser | Sign up here A note from Jane Recently I read an article about why friend breakups hurt so much. In a nutshell: They are a kind of unrecognized grief. That article has been on my mind after a sort-of-similar breakup: My husband and I left our personal trainer of three years to join another gym. It’s not a change we planned on. We weren’t looking for...

You are receiving Jane Friedman’s self-study class, How to Earn a Living as a Writer. New lessons release every Friday through April 18, 2025. Browse the archive. Book launch in Cincinnati on Tuesday, April 8: If you’re in the neighborhood, I’d love for you to join me at the Mercantile Library in downtown Cincinnati for my book launch event. I’ll be in conversation with local author Jana Riess about the publishing industry. All are welcome, but free registration is required. Week 22: There...

You are receiving Jane Friedman’s self-study class, How to Earn a Living as a Writer. New lessons release every Friday through April 18, 2025. Browse the archive. Book launch in Cincinnati on Tuesday, April 8: If you’re in the neighborhood, I’d love for you to join me at the Mercantile Library in downtown Cincinnati for my book launch event. I’ll be in conversation with local author Jana Riess about the publishing industry. All are welcome, but free registration is required. Week 21: The...