The Secrets of Publishing Success – Jane Friedman’s 2009 Tough Love Guide
October 7, 2009 by Debra Marrs
Filed under Blog, Publishing
I believe I’ve mentioned Writer’s Digest/F + W Media Publisher & Editorial Director Jane Friedman’s blog to readers before. Jane eats, breathes, and focuses almost all her waking hours on the publishing industry. She attends conferences, talks to agents, meets with authors, teaches classes, reads prolifically. She’s sitting in a place of “knowing” since she leads a team of acquisitions editors. She and I have become friends, and I respect what she says so much.
Recently, she compiled all her posts relating to publishing in one place.
She calls it The Secrets to Publishing Success (Jane’s 2009 Tough Love Guide).
Besides writing your book, there are various steps that will make you, the author, and your book more attractive for acquisition. Use Jane’s points to start your personal to-do list.
What are your next steps?
Write them down. Set aside time on a weekly basis to take care of more than merely writing your book to make sure you’re positioned for an immediate sale when you send out those query letters too.
Keep writing!
This is a great resource. I admit that as a fiction writer, the platform thing is something I really hate to think about. It feels like I’m committing myself forever to one style of writing, which makes me feel bound, which then stalls my creativity. I like being free. But I can see the value in the platform. Thanks for the sharing this!