Links of Interest: August 27, 2025 | Jane Friedman
The latest in trends, marketing and promotion, and culture & politics.| Jane Friedman
A writer wishing to bear witness and breathe new life into her family’s stories compares how three authors blended memoir with fiction.| Jane Friedman
Simon & Schuster’s CEO Jonathan Karp is stepping down to run his own imprint, Simon Six, as soon as a replacement can be found.| Jane Friedman
A screenshot on social media shows Amazon customer service confirming that distribution to public libraries is okay.| Jane Friedman
Anthropic has decided to settle out of court. Everyone involved has so far declined to comment, and terms have yet to be disclosed.| Jane Friedman
The latest in trends, marketing and promotion, and culture & politics.| Jane Friedman
AI copyediting tools are a mixed bag, performing some mechanical tasks well but with a tendency to introduce errors and flatten author voice.| Jane Friedman
Learn best practices for developing competitive memoir manuscripts and proposals (and upping your platform).| Jane Friedman
HarperCollins grew profits by 10 percent in fiscal year 2025 but saw disappointing results in the fourth quarter, when earnings dropped 12 percent.| Jane Friedman
A look at how the sources of my income shifted between 2016–2020, with online teaching now earning the lion's share.| Jane Friedman
Stay calm. Get clear information. Then make better decisions for your career. Which industry developments actually matter in the end? What's just noise?| Jane Friedman
Jane has more than 20 years of experience speaking at conferences. She specializes in writing conference keynotes and publishing masterclasses.| Jane Friedman
Substack makes it easy for non-tech people to harness the power of email newsletters, and that's a good thing. Just beware the hype.| Jane Friedman
If you're preparing to pitch your nonfiction work to agents or publishers, you may have heard about the necessity of platform. What if you don't have one?| Jane Friedman
When the revision process meanders off-course, leaving a project stranded, here are some tips for regaining momentum.| Jane Friedman
Amazon and Goodreads must take steps to combat the flood of AI-generated content that will mislead readers and damage author reputations.| Jane Friedman
Just as you wouldn’t paint a house under construction, you need to revise with an eye on story structure before you dress up the writing.| Jane Friedman
Author platform is a difficult concept to explain, partly because everyone defines it a little differently. Here's what agents and editors mean by it.| Jane Friedman
Their business model relies on you charging your readers, but don’t discount the long-term value of what you give away for free.| Jane Friedman
