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so proud of this! It’s taken some real graft to make this training happen and it’s so exciting to see these future freelance editors learn and develop 🥹
thank you @PTCBookHouse@Inspiredjobs and everyone else involved, fingers crossed 🤞
"The strangeness will fade away and a new normal will become established: both selling books and writing them, being able to do both and only losing it a little"
@rochdowdenlordy shares her experience of becoming an author while also working in publishing https://t.co/LYNMlLaKCL
"As someone in the industry, I now understand that experiencing the submissions process from the side of the buyer, & having a book to sell, is like the difference between knowing the mechanics of swimming and being thrown into the sea."
@rochdowdenlordy https://t.co/KEj3wIjCBe
We are SO excited to be publishing @rochdowdenlordy's debut novel #Lush in summer 2025, an indulgent exploration of the hedonistic world of sommeliers and wine critics 🍷 Cheers!
https://t.co/zIB26gU0FV
Thank you all for all the love! If you want to keep up with us, make sure to follow @katierpacker and @halalltakeaway for editorial realness and jokes, and @rochdowdenlordy for whatever it is she's doing over there.
Don't forget to listen to the season finale of @maincharacters_ podcast!
It features Hachette UK c.e.o David Shelley and plenty of insights into publishing - definitely not one to miss: https://t.co/N86gbWgvwB
It's the season finale of @maincharacters_ podcast!
The girls talk to Hachette UK c.e.o David Shelley, sharing interesting publishing insights and all four reveal mistakes they've made in their careers so far.
Definitely one to listen to: https://t.co/N86gbWgvwB
Don't forget to catch up with @maincharacters_ podcast! In this episode, the girls discuss girlbossing too close to the publishing sun, different kinds of friendship with @mireillecharper and @annielord8's début book 'Notes on Heartbreak'.
Listen here: https://t.co/1qsyuZC8Gc
our episode with David Shelley, CEO of Hachette UK (Mr Shelley to you, D-Shellz to us) is out now 🧡
make sure you have a listen, it’s a good one: https://t.co/NVO7K4q7qo