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Is It Worthwhile to Write My Memoir, Especially If a Publishing Deal Is Unlikely?

Jane Friedman

Recommend” submissions are considered for circulation to lit agents and publishers. Question In the eighth decade of my life and after having three books traditionally published—a travel memoir 50 years ago and two novels more recently—I am pondering the wisdom of writing a very personal memoir. It also features first-page critiques.

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How Bad Publishers Hurt Authors

Jane Friedman

My second novel was going to be published! When New York City–based Adelaide Books offered me a contract to publish Painting Through the Dark , it set my heart racing in a good way. I asked around—friends who were published authors, others with knowledge of independent publishing. It was the end of August 2020.

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I wrote and published a Kindle book in one weekend, with GPT-4.

Nick Ursborne

This time I asked GPT-4 to write me a 40-page Kindle book I could publish on Amazon. Homework #5 is to write a blog post on this exact topic. I put it all together… did some final edits… and then uploaded the text and cover art to Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing site, using a pen name, Nick Tapvana. How long did this all take?

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Should You Publish More Blog Content or More Content Offsite?

Blogging From Paradise

I publish most content offsite these days via: Twitter […] You guys have figured it out by now: I am in offsite mode.

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Tips for Writing, Publishing, and Promoting an E-book to Build Your Personal Brand

Credible Content

Writing and publishing e-books for personal branding. What Is E-Book Writing and Publishing? E-book writing and publishing refers to the process of creating, formatting, and distributing electronic books, also known as e-books. Marketing and Promotion Effective marketing and promotion play a vital role in e-book publishing.

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Lessons from 23 Years as a Self-Publishing Novelist

Jane Friedman

Photo by karina zhukovskaya Note from Jane: In the earliest days of my career, I served as managing editor of Writer’s Digest magazine, and one of the nicest parts of my job was calling up winners of our writing contests, including the National Self-Published Book Awards. I made it back home by the skin of my teeth. I was defeated.

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Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 11/20-11/24

Publishing Trends

Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Creating Solidarity and Community- How Black-Owned Bookstores Are Redefining Bookselling Why Are Publishers Still Using X? Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know.