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  title info:
    non sort: The
    title: business of being a writer
  name:
    name part: Friedman, Jane
    name part: 1976-
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: ilu
    date issued: 2025
    edition: Second edition.
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: 400 pages ; 23 cm.
  abstract: A thoroughly revised edition of the comprehensive guide to building and maintaining a successful career in writing. Writers talk about their work in many ways: as an art, as a calling, as a lifestyle. Too often missing from these conversations is the fact that writing is also a business, and those who want to make a living from their writing must understand the basic business principles underlying the industry. The Business of Being a Writer offers the business education writers need but so rarely receive. Jane Friedman is one of today's leading experts on the publishing industry. Through her website, social media presence, online courses, email newsletters and other media, she helps writers understand how to navigate the industry with confidence and intentionality. This book advises writers on building a platform in a way that aligns with their values; critical mindset issues that might sabotage their efforts before they even begin, how to publish books and short works strategically and what it means to diversify income streams beyond book sales. For this second edition, Friedman has updated every topic to reflect how the industry has evolved over the past half-decade. New features include a section on business and legal issues commonly faced by writers, exercises at the end of each chapter, and a wealth of sample materials posted on a companion website. Reaching beyond the mechanical aspects of publishing, The Business of Being a Writer will help both new and experienced writers approach their careers with the same creative spirit as their writing. Friedman is encouraging without sugarcoating reality, blending years of research with practical advice that will help writers market themselves and maximize their writing-related income. Her book will leave them empowered, confident and ready to turn their craft into a sustainable career.
  table of contents: Mindset matters -- Platform development -- Book publishing -- Publishing short work -- How to make a living as a writer -- Business basics for writers.
  note: Jane Friedman.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    topic: Authorship
    topic: Economic aspects
  subject:
    topic: Authors and publishers
  subject:
    topic: Fiction
    topic: Publishing
  subject:
    topic: Literary agents
  classification: PN161 .F744 2025
  classification: 808.02
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing
  identifier: 9780226838656
  identifier: 022683865X
  identifier: 9780226838663
  identifier: 2024043190
  record info:
    record content source: DLC
    record creation date: 240922
    record change date: 20250604203401.6
    record identifier: in00005646008