How do you become a published author, anyway? with Jennie Godfrey

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<p>How do you get published if you don’t know anyone in publishing? What makes an editor fall in love with a manuscript? Should authors listen to every piece of feedback they receive? And how much do writers really need to promote their own books?</p><br><p>This week on <em>Ask Penguin</em>, Rhianna brings together bestselling author <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/296111/jennie-godfrey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jennie Godfrey</a>, author of <em><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/454971/the-list-of-suspicious-things-by-godfrey-jennie/9781804942949" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The List of Suspicious Things</a></em>, editor Kaiya Shang and publicist Charlotte Bush to answer some of your biggest questions about getting a book published.</p><br><p>Together they reveal what really happens behind the scenes, from finding an agent and pitching a manuscript to editing, publicity and building a community of readers. Plus, Meredith Adams joins us to explain how Penguin is opening up the publishing process to writers from all backgrounds.</p><br><p>For more information on how to get published visit: <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/company/work-with-us/getting-published?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode9&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Getting Published</a></p><br><p>For the complete list of books mentioned in this episode and the transcript visit: <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2024/11/the-penguin-podcast-episode-9-how-to-get-published?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode9&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Episode 9 - How to get published</a></p><p>Send us a question: penguinpodcast@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk.</p><p>Website: <a href="www.penguin.co.uk?utm_campaign=PodcastEpisode9&amp;utm_source=acast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_camteam=penguin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.penguin.co.uk/podcast</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>