5 Things That Make Me Stop Reading Websites & Blogs

Just in case you missed it, my first contribution to Writer Unboxed went live last week: 5 Things That Make Me Stop Reading Websites & Blogs It’s generated a lot…

Just in case you missed it, my first contribution to Writer Unboxed went live last week:

It's generated a lot of excellent discussion (45 comments!), where I've contributed some additional tips and answered questions. I think the discussion also made me aware of the sixth thing that makes me stop reading sites (at least this time of year): falling snow. For this, I have to give credit to Edie for mentioning.

I've heard from many of you on Twitter that you've made changes to your site now (particularly eliminating black backgrounds), which I applaud! Your readers will thank you.

P.S. I've started actively blogging about recent travels, personal reading, and other things TBD at the freshly rebuilt JaneFriedman.com.

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).