Jane Friedman

APRIL 1, 2025

I was editing my third novel, Finding Imogene , on August 7, 2023, when the news broke that publishing-industry guru and nonfiction author Jane Friedmans name had been stolen and plastered across AI-generated books on Amazon and Goodreads. Before I became an author-publisher in 2018, I was a C-level executive assistant. Then I waited.

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 1, 2025

At the beginning of each year, I publish an article (and podcast episode) here, which helps keep me accountable. 2024 was a year of consolidation as I got my creative house in order and began to shift my creative and business processes. If youd like to share your goals, please add them in the comments below.

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 11, 2025

So I rushed to fill it, focusing all my energy on getting the book to market quickly, publishing myself. Once it was published, I started the hard work I had deferred: sharing the ideas, blogging, speaking, defending the framework, and learning from others. The gap in the market looked glaringly obvious to me.

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Jane Friedman

JULY 18, 2024

In a total coincidence: Writer’s Digest (where I was once the publisher) is debuting their first overseas retreat this year, in Florence, Italy. It’s the old right next to the new again—both wonderfully creative in their own right. Maybe they aren’t stories I’d ever publish, but they’ll influence and grow my writing in untold ways.

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Jane Friedman

AUGUST 28, 2024

Over the last several years, I’ve spent oodles of time submitting short stories, essays, poetry, and novels to literary magazines, contests, and publishers. We’re talking scores of hours devoted to searching, formatting, and submitting my stuff directly to the publishing gods (I’m excluding agents). Well, it’s simple, really.

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Jane Friedman

JULY 17, 2024

AI-generated image using prompt “book publishing executives receiving lots of money from a technology company.” This week, the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) announced the ability for publishers and other rights holders to include AI training rights as part of licensing arrangements. What is the CCC?

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 27, 2025

Most people who want to write a book are so caught up in the challenge of writing that they dont spend much time thinking about the many things they will likely have to spend money on as they move from idea to published book to promotions. Ive seen this scenario play out countless times. But most of us dont.

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 13, 2025

How can you balance creativity with business in order to have a profitable, long-term author career? In the intro, the money episode [ Ink In Your Veins ]; WISE for multi-currency banking ; creative planning tips for 2025 [ Self~Publishing Advice ]; Surprising Trends Authors Cant Ignore in 2025 [ Novel Marketing Podcast ].

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Jane Friedman

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Photo by Edz Norton on Unsplash Today’s post is excerpted from Tarot for Storytellers: A Modern Guide for Writers and Other Creatives by Kris Waldherr. Published by Muse Publications LLC. Stories help us make sense of our life, seek creative solutions, find connections, and to experience empathy for others. I’m a storyteller.

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Jane Friedman

JANUARY 8, 2025

Photo by Quentin Guiot Todays post, the first in a series, is by writer and creativity coach Anne Carley ( @amcarley.bsky.social ) who believes #becomingunstuck is an ongoing process. Embracing the process Those conversations with my friend reminded me how much of creativity is process. On the good days as well as the mediocre ones.

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 22, 2024

How can you balance self-care with achieving your creative goals. This episode is sponsored by Publisher Rocket , which will help you get your book in front of more Amazon readers so you can spend less time marketing and more time writing. We all have different ways of filling the creative well, but I think it's critical for Indies.

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Credible Content

JUNE 2, 2023

20 benefits of publishing a blog post every day. Publishing daily demonstrates valuable and fresh content, positively impacting search rankings. Consistent publishing builds audience loyalty and increases repeat visits. Blogging has become an integral part of online communication and content creation.

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Jane Friedman

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Was the attack on Rushdie related to the fatwa that the Ayatollah Khomeini had issued when Rushdie published The Satanic Verses thirty plus years ago? Crosley gives us a brief description of the ring and amulet that were stolen and an only slightly longer one of the grandmother who passed them down: “abusive and creative about it.”

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Enchanting Marketing

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The beauty of discomfort I like the creative part of me. But then I’d be afraid to hit publish so editing became fraught, too. Creative work is inherently scary. But even more so because creativity requires showing up and being vulnerable. Do you recognize that feeling of relearning the same lessons?

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Enchanting Marketing

JANUARY 14, 2025

Focus on quality, on real connections, on real conversations, and then find a publishing schedule that works for you, that keeps you connected to the joy of creating. How to stay creative Creativity can seem fickle. Secondly, review what else is required to keep your creative soul happy. What feeds your creative soul?

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Freelance Union

DECEMBER 13, 2024

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from working with creative freelancers and small business owners for a couple of decades – most of you don’t love marketing – am I right? There’s a reason why my most popular webinar is called Marketing For Creatives Who Hate Marketing !).

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Credible Content

MAY 28, 2023

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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Animalz

DECEMBER 5, 2024

I’m pretty happy if people still talk about one of my articles a few weeks after I hit publish. Kevin Kelly, the legendary founder and editor of WIRED , realized the internet allowed creators* to establish direct relationships with their fans, instead of through intermediaries like publishers and record labels.

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Backlinko

DECEMBER 27, 2024

It also generates outlines and creative content. Hit Publish to proceed as is or Go to regenerate to start again. Advertising You can take advantage of AI advertising tools to generate both copy and creatives for your paid promotions. Then, select a language, creativity level, and tone of voice. How does ChatGPT work?

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Freelance Writing Jobs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Too many creative writers neglect the basics of sales copywriting when writing for retail brands. Retail Copywriting vs. Creative Writing: 7 Differences to Consider Here are some things to consider if you’re a creative writer who is exploring retail copywriting for the first time. Retail clients have different needs.

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Another year ends, and once more, it's time to reflect on our creative goals. Shes also an award-winning podcaster, creative entrepreneur, and international professional speaker. I am the kind of creative who enjoys wrangling chaos and I can be a whirlwind of creative energy. Did you achieve everything you wanted to?

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 1, 2024

At the end of each year, I make a photobook, and I publish an article here, which helps keep me accountable. She’s also an award-winning podcaster, creative entrepreneur, and international professional speaker. If you’d like to share your goals, please add them in the comments below. Show Notes J.F.

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Another year ends, and once more, it's time to reflect on our creative goals. If you join the community, you get an extra solo Q&A show monthly, as well as behind-the-scenes videos on planning for the year ahead, AI and creative business, plus discounts, early access, and more. Did you achieve everything you wanted to?

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Kayleigh Moore

MARCH 9, 2023

Laura is currently a member of the English faculty at Spoon River College where she teaches creative writing, composition, and literature courses. She has had work published in Soft Skull's Saints of Hysteria: A Half-Century of Collaborative American Poetry and Ninth Letter, among others, and currently has work in Alluvian.

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Enchanting Marketing

JULY 30, 2024

JK Rowling claims to have received loads of rejections before finally being published ( source ). Before publishing a blog post, I ask myself 3 simple questions: Is this valuable to you (my readers)? And anyway … who decides what is good enough? What I demand from myself is to write the best I can in the time available to me.

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ContentWriters

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Writing marketing scripts requires a delicate balance of strategy, creativity, and technical know-how. We work with marketing leaders across agencies, brands, publishers, and eCommerce companies to provide quality-focused content that aligns with your brand voice. An earlier version of this post was published in May, 2019 by Melanie G.

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Enchanting Marketing

DECEMBER 19, 2023

There is an extraordinary pressure to produce more, to publish more. As Elizabeth Gilbert suggests , creativity allows us to become deeper and truer versions of ourselves. My creative soul is ready for renewal. I feel excited about exploring creativity afresh. New creative adventures are waiting. I understand that.

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Buffer

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

We’ve even covered this before while addressing how the Buffer Content team uses AI in our creative process. The only exception was some light proofreading before publishing. But it also limited the creativity and personal perspective I could put into the content, a major limitation of AI-only content.

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Do you want to publish an image-heavy book like a cookbook? How can you navigate the challenges of photography, book design, and publishing choices to make the best product possible? Can you also maybe comment on how— How has getting away from your desk and doing the adventuring helped your creative side? It's a bit strange.

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Buffer

AUGUST 27, 2024

That’s where tools like Zapier and Buffer come into play, turning your creative block into a constant stream of inspiration. Let’s say you have an editorial calendar in Notion where each entry represents a piece of content you’re planning to publish. Enter RSS feeds, Zapier, and Buffer.

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Contently

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

This revealed a disconnect between the type of content we’d been publishing for the past three years and the topics that are the most interesting, valuable, and searched for among our target audience. Working with our Creative Marketplace team, I staffed both of these roles with experienced professionals.

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Make a Living Writing

JANUARY 2, 2025

There are no published guidelines for pitching, but they’ve paid $0.27 LiisBeth LiisBeth publishes content focused on feminist entrepreneurs, creators, and leaders committed to gender equality. New York Magazine Pulitzer Prize winning New York Magazine is one of the better online magazines that pays and publishes freelancers!

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Backlinko

JULY 12, 2024

We also share some creative ways to use reverse image searches (including how to use it to get more website traffic). Then, find the result with the oldest publish date to identify the original creator. In this example, the oldest published data is for a Shutterstock page. And found several sites with the same dress.

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The Creative Penn

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

How can you create a high-quality photo book and publish it on Kickstarter? But you're not on the travel podcast today, you're on the publishing podcast. One thing about taking photos, and especially publishing photos, is about photos of people. Joanna: Yes, I feel like this is all about us becoming better publishers.

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Make a Living Writing

DECEMBER 10, 2024

One of the best things about greeting card writing jobs is that most companies don’t care whether you’ve just been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize or your mom’s refrigerator is the only place your writing has ever been published. Just show them your words. Greeting card writing jobs you can pitch right now 1. ” 5.

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The Creative Penn

JANUARY 26, 2024

I really enjoyed this laid-back discussion around AI tools as part of the creative book cover design process with James Helps from Go On Write. How our human creative drive and connection is our real differentiator. James: Yes, it was one of the Lotus Desktop Publishing. Joanna: Oh, I remember Lotus. Joanna: Fantastic.

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ContentWriters

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

But with millions of posts published daily, how do you consistently generate fresh ideas? million blog posts published daily , standing out requires quality and strategic topic selection. Enter your main subject, and the tool generates ideas that blend creativity with SEO optimization.

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