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...
4 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...
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 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...
18 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. 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...
18 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. 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...
25 days 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 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. Week 18: How should freelancers price their services? I’ve heard these pricing principles repeated many times over the years. Maybe you have, too. If you’re always filling up your schedule with clients (or selling out your classes), you’re pricing too low. It’s easier to lower prices than to raise them. That’s because raising prices...
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. Are you attending AWP 2025 in Los Angeles? I am offering free 15-minute consults at the AWP Conference in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 27, and Friday, March 28. Consults will take place at The University of Chicago Press booth at the AWP Bookfair. If you are attending AWP in-person, I invite you to book. (Sorry, virtual meetings...
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 For the last six months, I’ve been preparing for the launch of the second edition of The Business of Being a Writer. A friend asked me if that was particularly challenging right now, because of the politically charged social media environment and growing distrust of big-tech platforms. In fact, none of that has had...
about 2 months ago • 7 min read