Penguin Group USA's Book Country Website Helps Aspiring Authors

nytimes.com:

In the old days of publishing, getting your manuscript into the hands of an editor often meant mailing the unsolicited finished product to the offices of literary agents or editors, where it would receive a cursory look from an editorial assistant — or none at all.

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Comments

[Connie Brentford]

03:43 AM on 04/29/2011

There are so many websites for aspiring authors to get feedback and in depth critiques for genre fiction. I don't see how Penguin's site would attract them. I see this as Penguin's half-hearted attempt to get close to wannabe indie authors.

[SLEdwin]

12:15 AM on 04/28/2011

The only thing this is going to do is help raise Penguin's profits.

[ambrecel]

01:23 PM on 04/27/2011

Another writing.com

[Lev Raphael]

05:09 PM on 04/26/2011

What about perspiring authors.

Just curious.

[eventhorizon66]

01:52 AM on 04/27/2011

LOL!!

[zingdaddy]

03:42 AM on 04/27/2011

Whoa, that'll raise a big stink.

[Lev Raphael]

07:33 AM on 04/27/2011

Then they can link to the HuffPo article about smelly feet.....

[Bill Dodds]

04:29 PM on 04/26/2011

It will be interesting to see what this looks like. If it helps you as a writer, give it a shot. Just keep writing!

www.BillDodds.com