How to Build Your Website Without Knowing Code
Today I sent out the latest issue of my e-mail newsletter, which I call “3 Happy Things.” Each issue has a different theme, and this one focused on how to…
Today I sent out the latest issue of my e-mail newsletter, which I call "3 Happy Things." Each issue has a different theme, and this one focused on how to build a website for free, without knowing code, in less than an hour.
Also, there's a new Q&A with me over at Shari Lopatin's Rogue Writer blog, where I answer 10 questions, including:
- What inspires me to write
- 3 tips for all beginning writers
- To what I attribute my success
Here's a little snippet:
You have to be focused like a laser beam on what your message is (or
what you stand for) and who you’re trying to reach. Too many writers
haven’t identified their genre or key readership, and that quickly leads
to meaningless or wasted marketing and promotion efforts.

Jane Friedman is a full-time entrepreneur (since 2014) and has 20 years of experience in the publishing industry. She is the co-founder of The Hot Sheet, the essential publishing industry newsletter for authors, and is the former publisher of Writer’s Digest. In addition to being a columnist with Publishers Weekly and a professor with The Great Courses, Jane maintains an award-winning blog for writers at JaneFriedman.com. Jane’s newest book is The Business of Being a Writer (University of Chicago Press, 2018).