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My First Novel Was a New York Times Bestseller. I’m Self-Publishing My Third Novel Today.

Jane Friedman

The editor who took over, more interested in publishing nonfiction than fiction, politely passed. Published by Akashic Books, part of their Noir series, Denver Noir was the best group project I ever did. Herein lies a disconnect between what big publishers want and what many authors want. So, I decided to forge a new path.

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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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Why Do Publishers Close Imprints?

Jane Friedman

Harlequin Teen (started in 2009) was relaunched as Inkyard in 2019, publishing both YA and middle-grade fiction. It’s only logical: Publishing is a business, and if the imprint doesn’t earn its keep, there’s only so long it can continue. Publicist Kathleen Schmidt , who has had a long career in traditional publishing, agrees. “If

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How an Independent Midwestern Publisher Not Only Survives, But Thrives

Jane Friedman

Book publishing is a New York–centric business, to a fault. All of the major US publishers are based there, as are many literary agents. When I visited Chicago this past June, I had the opportunity to meet Doug Seibold, the founder of Agate Publishing , established in 2002. How or why does Agate survive?

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Cooking Up Success: The TikTok Personality Behind a Bestselling Self-Published Book

Jane Friedman

Two of these lists focus on self-published books exclusively (print format and ebook format), and a third list looks at both traditionally published books and self-published books (print format), but excludes Big Five publishers and other major houses. I didn’t get started until 2022, it was about two years ago.

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Changes In Publishing With Jane Friedman

The Creative Penn

What has changed in the publishing industry over the last few years? Use coupon 2022 at checkout at CreativePennBooks.com (ebooks and audio, not print), and/or TheCreativePenn.com/learn for courses. Valid until the end of 2022. She's also an award-winning publishing commentator, writer, editor, professional speaker and teacher.

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How to Self-Publish a Book in 2022

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Self-publishing is an increasingly popular publishing path. Learn how to self-publish a book.