3 Helpful Blogs I've Recently Discovered

While you can keep up on my favorite online reads here, it's been a while since I discussed some of the newest and best sites I've found.

Note that I am very pragmatic in my online reading. Aside from keeping up with industry trends, I look for nuts and bolts resources that can come in handy when teaching.

3 Blogs I'm Loving Right Now

10,000 Words
This blog was recently acquired by MediaBistro. The quality has remained top-notch ever since I stumbled on it last year. Some of my favorite posts so far: 5 Ways to Visualize Your Personal Data, 8 Creative Ways to Use RSS Feeds, and 3 Unique Ways to Record, Edit, and Publish Your Audio.
We Who Are About to Die
I don't read everything they post (they post a lot!), but it's a literary read, with smart viewpoints, that I enjoy dipping into when they cover news/trends in publishing. Try this newsy piece on Longform Storytelling or Is the Future of Physical Book Publishing the Same as the Future of Reading & Writing?
Online Video & Entrepreneurial Journalism (by Adam Westbrook)
Admittedly, this is a bit of a tangent for most authors (particularly novelists), but the entrepreneurial spirit promoted on this blog is why I recommend it. See this great post, 10 Free and Totally Legal Programs Every Multimedia Journalist Should Have.

Jane FriedmanAuthor

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).