Jane Friedman

Good writing is not a natural gift; you have to learn it: http://www.brainpickings.org/index... [10 tips from David Ogilvy] via @brainpicker

To see what great Facebook marketing looks like for authors/books, see @alaindebotton: https://www.facebook.com/alainde...

10 questions you should ask before using any e-publishing service: http://janefriedman.com/2012...

"Everyone has realized [site content] is more about quality." http://www.adweek.com/news... @adage I can't believe we have to be told this!

"The value of the search user is declining." http://www.adweek.com/news... Social readers more valuable says @digitalshields / @adage

Next best thing to attending @toc: Reading @Porter_Anderson's preview & discussion: http://janefriedman.com/2012...

Next best thing to attending @toccon: Reading @Porter_Anderson's preview & discussion: http://janefriedman.com/2012...

Please don't blog your book (4 reasons why): http://janefriedman.com/2012... [my latest post]

"Did you read that thing …?" The question I get so often & now I have a response: http://www.youtube.com/watch... [2-minute vid]

7 free e-books for writers: http://janefriedman.com/2012...

Anyone besides me use M Richter for ringtones? Give him a try? http://www.maxrichtermusic.com/en... [my fave: Lullaby From West Coast]

MT @brainpicker The critical role of design in the web's future by @fictivecameron: http://curiositycounts.com/post...

Been looking for this site all my life: http://www.tv-links.eu/ [find out how/where to get TV shows online] thx @jolt4joy

Battling self-doubt? Here's a free 1-page download w/70+ tips that will help: http://janefriedman.com/2012... [thx @turndog_million]

For a good laugh: "When did we all descend into the Valley of the Corporate-Cute?" asks @Porter_Anderson: http://writerunboxed.com/2012...

Great advice! MT @robertniles Look at bottom (not top) of yr traffic analytics to get more readers: http://www.ojr.org/ojr...

By favoring trad print publishers, Barnes & Noble will undermine its future: http://www.ojr.org/ojr... [great post by @robertniles]

The content industry has made itself into the villain. Increasingly, it looks like an occupying power, obeyed at gunpoint, despised for its ham-handed excesses and resisted from every dark corner. Unfortunately for Hollywood, as its customers migrate to the Internet, it is losing not just their money but their hearts and minds as well. - http://emediaccm.tumblr.com/post...

Danger of platform building: http://theschooloflife.typepad.com/the_sch... If you turn yr attn to externals & please all, you'll hinder yr life. -@fsmichaels

47 Essential Social Media Tools: http://blog.junta42.com/2012... [particularly for content strategists & marketers]

"With all this Internet shit, people have the feeling that everybody's an artist. It's not true." -Satrapi http://the99percent.com/article...

How to closely follow what I consider "must read" online articles via RSS: http://janefriedman.com/2012...

Wondering what the Barnes & Noble news (re: Amazon titles) means? Best analysis is from @Porter_Anderson: http://janefriedman.com/2012...

Interesting how Barnes & Noble now uses the term "store showrooms" instead of "bookstore." http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012...

8 obstacles that ad supported e-publishing must overcome: http://www.clickz.com/clickz... by @sugarcartoon

Is entertainment industry suffering due to piracy? Revenues are up & favor indie artists. Great post by @timoreilly: https://plus.google.com/1070337...

.@smwnyc I bet the Jane Friedman who is really speaking at yr event doesn't like my photo there! http://twitpic.com/8e36x1

Share whatever you've got by @sivers: http://ow.ly/8Lomi [wise advice that I've found 100% true to my life]

3 numbers that matter to your platform: http://janefriedman.com/2012... [my latest post]

Kindle+Nook have 85% of ebook market; spend more time writing, not chasing last 15% -@mikestackpole: http://www.teleread.com/ebooks...