{"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/692f5494d6bc23eda20777f8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Worst Rejection of Her Life","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/678ff5b0c4926bdc795f5b1a/1764708983006-839798cc-df37-4103-b817-823f7f01b16b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Darlene P. Campos is the author of a YA novel, two middle grade novels, and a picture book. Earlier this year, only a month before the release of her middle grade historical novel, she suffered “the worst rejection of her life.” In this episode we learn about Darlene’s publishing&nbsp;journey, as well as this shocking rejection and how she survived it.</p><p><br></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 the Long Road Bookshop: <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/shop/evalangston\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bookshop.org/shop/evalangston</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>Darlene P. Campos:</h2><ul><li>Website: https://www.darlenepcampos.com</li><li>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darlenepcampos/</li><li>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DarlenePCampos</li><li>Buy The Center of the Earth:&nbsp;Bookshop: <a href=\"https://tinyurl.com/bduf9avr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://tinyurl.com/bduf9avr</a> or Barnes &amp; Noble: <a href=\"https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-center-of-the-earth-darlene-p-campos/1147493966?ean=9781955058285\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-center-of-the-earth-darlene-p-campos/1147493966?ean=9781955058285</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>Shownotes:</h2><ul><li>Eva's essay on the Brevity blog: <a href=\"https://brevity.wordpress.com/2025/08/04/long-road-to-publishing/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://brevity.wordpress.com/2025/08/04/long-road-to-publishing/</a></li><li>Darlene's essay on the Brevity blog: <a href=\"https://brevity.wordpress.com/2025/03/19/rejection-is-a-piece-of-cake/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://brevity.wordpress.com/2025/03/19/rejection-is-a-piece-of-cake/</a></li></ul><p><br></p><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"}