{"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/69b745efcad04b622291fd5b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Long Story Short ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/678ff5b0c4926bdc795f5b1a/1773618413037-4ca97359-0237-4651-94d1-3a39c8ea7ad6.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Darien Gee experienced many years of ups and downs with writing and publishing novels before getting her MFA (at the age of 50) and discovering a love for micro-prose, poetry, and narrative nonfiction.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode we talk about Darien’s journey through the publishing world with sales numbers “trending down” and selling a book at auction. We also talk about the magic of micro-prose, how she used micro-prose to transform a novel into an award-winning chapbook, and her two Substack newsletters for writers.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston:</h2><ul><li>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>.</li><li>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>.</li><li>Send me an email at longroad.pub@gmail.com</li><li>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></li><li>Find books by guests and books mentioned on the podcast at the Long Road Bookshop:<strong> </strong><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/shop/evalangston\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bookshop.org/shop/evalangston</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>Darien Gee:</h2><ul><li><strong>Website:&nbsp;</strong>https://www.dariengee.com</li><li><strong>Substack: </strong>https://writerish.substack.com&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Substack: </strong>https://draftsdealsdetours.substack.com</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>Show Notes:</h2><ul><li>Object Lessons: <a href=\"https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/discover/bloomsbury-academic/object-lessons/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/discover/bloomsbury-academic/object-lessons/</a></li><li>Rainier Writing Workshop: <a href=\"https://www.plu.edu/academic-programs/program/mfa-rainier-writing/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.plu.edu/academic-programs/program/mfa-rainier-writing/</a></li><li>Shout-outs to Patricia Smith, Rigoberto Gonzales, Lauren Groff, and others!</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"}