by Joel Friedlander | Feb 3, 2013 | Self-Publishing
Sundays are home to the This Week in the Blogs link posts, a curation exercise that’s proven very valuable over the years. Today, something a little different. Today is Super Sunday, and lots of people—especially here in San Francisco and in...
by Joel Friedlander | Dec 31, 2012 | Author Blogging 101, Self-Publishing
It’s been quite a year for authors, hasn’t it? Every year we say the same thing, and every year it just seems to become more true: This is the best time to be an author. As we enter 2013, I think this situation will get better and better. Indie publishing...
by Joel Friedlander | Dec 7, 2012 | The Joel Friedlander Archives
One of the best things about my job is that I get to meet and get to know so many authors. Whether it’s here on the blog, at publishing industry events, through my consulting and design work, or in the training courses I’ve been offering. Every...
by Joel Friedlander | Oct 29, 2012 | Self-Publishing
I’m not sure how many of you—authors who took the leap, self-published your own books—know quite how heroic you are. I bet a lot of you have already published books, but there are even more writers who are still thinking about it, reading about it,...
by Joel Friedlander | Sep 19, 2012 | Self-Publishing
At last week’s excellent San Francisco Writing For Change Conference, I was honored to sit on several panels where the participants attempted to help authors navigate the often rocky trail to publication. Many of the authors in attendance were firmly set on...
