{"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/696189a53a409cca49074ab8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Writing Weird & Cobbling Together a Creative Life","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/678ff5b0c4926bdc795f5b1a/1767999578038-c0784776-fe31-4579-949f-956fd81767fa.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Author Lincoln Michel talks about teaching, freelancing, being a lit mag editor, and writing his popular Substack newsletter, Counter Craft. We also discuss short story collections, AI in publishing, and why authors should write weird things. Lincoln's latest genre-blending novel is METALLIC REALMS, and he is the author of THE BODY SCOUT, which was named one of the 10 Best Science Fiction Books of 2021 by <em>The New York Times</em> and one of the 75 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time by <em>Esquire. </em></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><h2>Lincoln Michel:</h2><ul><li>Website: <a href=\"https://lincolnmichel.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://lincolnmichel.com/</a></li><li>Substack: https://countercraft.substack.com/&nbsp;</li><li>METALLIC REALMS at Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/88357/9781668058671</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>Show Notes:</h2><ul><li>Electric Literature: <a href=\"https://electricliterature.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://electricliterature.com/</a></li><li>Tony Tulathimutte's book, REJECTION: https://bookshop.org/a/91104/9780063337886</li><li>The Substack Article about \"The Golden Age of Weird\" : <a href=\"https://www.hapitalist.com/p/the-golden-age-of-weird-is-here?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=440539&amp;post_id=179456650&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=1bdoot&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.hapitalist.com/p/the-golden-age-of-weird-is-here?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=440539&amp;post_id=179456650&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=1bdoot&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email</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"}