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:...
4 days ago • 5 min read
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...
11 days ago • 4 min read
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...
17 days ago • 6 min read
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...
18 days ago • 4 min read
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...
25 days ago • 4 min read
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 Every time I make a significant change to my business, there will be someone who reaches out to tell me that I am making a mistake. They aren’t lodging a complaint, but rather expressing concern. It’s tempting to think there is a gendered aspect to this, and maybe there is, but what I see underneath is more interesting...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
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. Event alert: If you’re in Indiana or Ohio, you might be interested in an event I’m doing with the Indiana Woman’s Press Club on March 22. I’ll be speaking about how writers can earn a living in today’s creator economy. Learn more ($15 ticket fee for non-members). Week 20: Principles of successful patronage, including crowdfunding...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
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. Event alert: If you’re in Indiana or Ohio, you might be interested in an event I’m doing with the Indiana Woman’s Press Club on March 22. I’ll be speaking about how writers can earn a living in today’s creator economy. Learn more ($15 ticket fee for non-members). Week 19: How I think about competition Early in my career when I...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Electric Speed is a biweekly 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 Last weekend, for the first time in 18 months, I went to the cinema. I was inspired after reading a New Yorker profile of director Brady Corbet, whose film The Brutalist is nominated for multiple Academy Awards. He is described as “a budding American auteur, precise and uncompromising in his artistic vision,...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read