Most people in book publishing know Jane Friedman as the CEO of HarperCollins in New York. (Click here for an interview with her.) This is not her blog, but that's a picture of her to the left.

This blog is by The Other Jane Friedman in Cincinnati. I work as an editorial director at F+W Publications, where I oversee the publication of more than 50 nonfiction titles every year, under the imprints of Writer's Digest Books (including the Writer's Market series), HOW Books, Betterway Books, and TOW Books. I've worked in publishing for 10 years, and have worked in editorial positions at Writer's Digest magazine, North Light Books, and the Evansville Review.

I speak regularly at writing conferences across the country (about 8-10 events a year), and have been writing and publishing ever since I graduated with a BFA in creative writing from the University of Evansville. I'm also the author of the most recent edition of The Beginning Writer's Answer Book.

Welcome to my blog. The world doesn't need another blog (just like the world doesn't need 300,000 new books every year), but in the months ahead, I hope to deliver valuable insights especially geared toward aspiring and working writers.