{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/678ff5b0c4926bdc795f5b1a/691cd680b958098159dd3c8a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"If the Agent Doesn't Fit...","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/678ff5b0c4926bdc795f5b1a/1763497592532-35b38ea5-58a5-4e80-ba34-f06ded22dfdb.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Lindsey Goldstein got serious about her writing career at the age of 40, and her debut novel <em>Gap Year</em> is a middle-age coming-of-age story. Lindsey talks about revising <em>Gap Year </em>many, many times, parting ways with an agent who wasn’t a good fit, and signing with a small, indie publisher.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston:</h2><p>-Follow me on<a href=\"https://substack.com/@evalangston?utm_source=user-menu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Substack</a> or subscribe to my<a href=\"https://evalangston.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Substack Newsletter for Writers</a>.</p><p>-Find me on<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/evalangston/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Instagram</a> and<a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/evalangston.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Blue Sky</a>.</p><p>-Send me an email at longroad.pub@gmail.com</p><p>-To pitch to the podcast, <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffTVgjx1w5OVa0BWBHn95p3m1-dWZaTjUdQK_lRP-LiiZE0w/viewform?usp=header\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">go here</a></p><p>-Find books by guests and books mentioned on the podcast at <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/shop/evalangston\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bookshop.org/shop/evalangston</a></p><p>-Unfortunately Lindsey's book <em>Gap Year</em> is currently unavailable on bookshop, but you can order it here: <a href=\"https://egretlakebooks.com/gap-year-a-novel/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://egretlakebooks.com/gap-year-a-novel/</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>Lindsey Goldstein:</h2><ul><li>Website:www.lindseygoldsteinauthor.com,&nbsp;</li><li>IG: @goldsteinlindsey&nbsp;</li><li>Substack newsletter: lindseygoldstein.substack.com&nbsp;</li><li>TikTok:@lindseygoldsteinauthor</li><li>Preorder GAP YEAR: <a href=\"https://egretlakebooks.com/gap-year-a-novel/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://egretlakebooks.com/gap-year-a-novel/</a></li></ul><p><br></p><h2>Shownotes:</h2><p>Lindsey mentions the following: </p><ul><li>Pitch to Published (P2P): <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/pitchtopublished/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/groups/pitchtopublished/</a></li><li>JoyPitch: <a href=\"https://joypitch.wordpress.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://joypitch.wordpress.com/</a></li><li>Women's Fiction Writers Association: <a href=\"https://www.womensfictionwriters.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.womensfictionwriters.org/</a></li><li>Writer's Digest Online workshops: <a href=\"https://writersdigestuniversity.mykajabi.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://writersdigestuniversity.mykajabi.com/</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>Credits:</h3><p>The Long Road to Publishing is produced and edited by Eva Langston, and the intro/outro music comes from the artist Soundroll on #Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/lost-in-love</p><p>License code: EEKRDQPCTGSBM5LZ</p>","author_name":"Eva Langston"}