How to Make a Living As a Writer

Otherppl with Brad Listi

Brad Listi

Books, Society & Culture, Arts

4.8 • 556 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ 84 minutes

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A new Craftwork conversation about the business of being a writer with Jane Friedman. Her book, The Business of Being a Writer, is now available in an updated second edition from the University of Chicago Press. Friedman has spent 25+ years working in the publishing industry, with a focus on business reporting and author education. Established in 2015, her newsletter The Bottom Line provides nuanced market intelligence to thousands of authors and industry professionals; in 2023, she was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World. Jane’s expertise regularly features in major media outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, NPR, The Today Show, Wired, The Guardian, Fox News, and BBC. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi’s email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch Instagram TikTok Bluesky Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.8	All right. Welcome to the Other People's show.
0:38.3	My name is Brad Listy, and this is my podcast.
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0:58.0	So I'm going to be doing a craft work episode today and I'm very excited to welcome Jane Friedman onto this program. You might know Jane Friedman.
1:05.0	She has been a mainstay in the literary community for a long time. And the second edition of her book entitled
1:14.6	The Business of Being a Writer is now available from the University of Chicago Press. And we're
1:22.2	going to be talking today about how to make a living as a writer.
1:30.0	It's a fundamental question,
1:34.0	and I cannot think of a better person with whom to speak on this matter than Jane Friedman, who has spent her career covering the business of publishing
1:39.7	and helping writers understand it a little better.
1:43.6	So a craftwork conversation about how to make a
1:47.4	living as a writer with Jane Friedman is coming up momentarily. Today's episode is brought to you by
1:55.6	Mary Sue Rootie Books, publisher of the debut novel Tilt by Emma Patti. I've been talking about this book all month.
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