Videos to Help You Find the Muse

In my last newsletter, I mentioned several videos that I find inspiring that aren’t really about writing. And I asked readers to share with me videos they find memorable. Here…

In my last newsletter, I mentioned several videos that I find inspiring that aren't really about writing. And I asked readers to share with me videos they find memorable.

Here are two of the best. One is Elizabeth Gilbert's TED talk; the other is JK Rowling at Harvard commencement.


Thanks to Jan Markley and Lexus Luke for the suggestions.

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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).