{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5d26e496b9ed80ab57e7f4af/6399b9ab6cdcb10011d1c4c8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 144 - Jenny Bayliss talks about the importance of persistence in finding an agent, planning Christmas books and writing scenes out of order","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5d26e496b9ed80ab57e7f4af/1646909684513-1d45e6ab25ff65ecd91dc0741fca54d8.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>A former professional cake baker,<strong>&nbsp;</strong>Jenny Bayliss is the author of&nbsp;<em>The Twelve Dates of Christmas, A Season for Second Chances,&nbsp;</em>and, most recently,&nbsp;<em>Meet Me Under the Mistletoe. </em>Under the name Jenni Jennings she has also written the middle grade <em>Malice in Underland</em> books.</p><p><br></p><p>We had great fun chatting with Jenny and hearing about how long it took for her to find an agent, only for her first book to go to a bidding auction! We talk about becoming known as a \"Christmas\" writer, writing scenes out of order and why middle grade fiction can still tell powerful stories that everyone should read.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jenny-Bayliss/e/B08BWZ396F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Jenny's adult books</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jenni-Jennings/e/B08L5ZLYL9\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Jenny's Middle Grade books</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/baylissjenni\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Jenny on Twitter</a></p><p><br></p><p>Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTcwZnBmNkJJWjhpMkxKaHQ2bmEzM3NyeFdNZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttUjl6YlBITU5sblhyUUIzeVR5Rll2bXVKcC1jNUVBZVdEV2lleTB2MDB5ejlqOEw2RlNZWHNBQ0E0Z2RXSE9ReHRQTGhqNmEzRVVkdHBZcGE5OHlTYWNkVzIxdlE4d2hmNDVVX25tWTBDUWJlX2Q4WQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.writegear.co.uk%2Fpage-one&amp;v=JcQfKlXfayI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Twitter: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUhLTkNlTzlBSVp1dlZWeDd4S05ONWhVbHdZQXxBQ3Jtc0ttSzlYWjZWeGVESGZBeERrQl9BdWFRc3FEM2ZUOFpnN0FzLUw4WWdwZlJsQ3B4SXd4UzA0eFBZM2tJOF9wbVBIUFZnVm16VVBka0ZsRWpNM0tFT0xtaHlmaFlNeHp1RkVkNzVkOUlaMEt5VXBuNnZPWQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FukPageOne&amp;v=JcQfKlXfayI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/ukPageOne</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Facebook: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbllVRWtUaTI2SVVzWG1taXJXdWdVbS0yZk9zUXxBQ3Jtc0tsdXZhUHZURTZQeVJvd3pEbkV3TC0tVFVGS2hJMTh3QmxGNGN4dzkxaDRxVlpRcUozVTJrMGVMOUlYSzJKYjBBNGtuRGVtTmozTXNIbnM1SFc0UGpxMEtwbVFxZWVobVZ1SnZQRmRDc00yTF9VVDFlWQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FukPageOne&amp;v=JcQfKlXfayI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/ukPageOne</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbm45RGdoQ1FRWU5TSHhOS2VuY0I4aDBtMkVZd3xBQ3Jtc0tuaVo3dHhmQkVkRlp2dlRKRGhIWXU2WExSOE9rVmdPRkpVRVAwVmVacm9rcS1lR29sWlJMWWVEbENOWUxxRmV0Q1RZdFZEZWdFaFpXZWx4d3YtckJUR2F4M3EyVHlsb3NQSGdjR2pQa09ZUUxUaE5IOA&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fukpageone%2F&amp;v=JcQfKlXfayI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/ukpageone/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Mastodon: <a href=\"https://writing.exchange/@PageOnePod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://writing.exchange/@PageOnePod</a></p>","author_name":"STET Podcasts"}