EP 497 - A Look At The Current Publishing Landscape with Jane Friedman

Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing · Oct 24, 2026 · 1h 9m

In this episode Mark interviews Jane Friedman in a discussion about the current landscape of traditional and self-publishing.

Prior to the interview Mark shares comments from recent episodes, a personal update, and a word about this episodes sponsors.

This episode is sponsored in part by The 2026 Novel Writing Storybundle.

Learn more about this limited-time offer (which ends at the end of November 2026) at https://storybundle.com/writing

In their conversation, Mark and Jane talk about:

How highly Mark recommends Jane's book THE BUSINESS OF BEING A WRITER (2nd Edition

What it was like…