{"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/69f102d45531bfee785c07ef?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How an Architect Designs a Novel","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/678ff5b0c4926bdc795f5b1a/1777401960092-993a03c4-3f71-4efa-bfa0-c6904b8c3121.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>After Amin Ahmad lost his agent<em> and</em> his editor, his crime novel series was cut short. But now he’s back in the game with a brand-new thriller called A KILLER IN THE FAMILY. In this episode Amin talks about teaching creative writing, and how he writes his novels the same way he used to design buildings.</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: <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><h2>AMIN AHMAD:</h2><ul><li><strong>Website:</strong> https://www.aminahmadbooks.com/</li><li><strong>IG: </strong>@aminahmadbooks</li><li><strong>A KILLER IN THE FAMILY:&nbsp;</strong>https://bookshop.org/a/91104/9781250394897</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>Show Notes:</h2><ul><li>Writer's Center in DC: <a href=\"https://writer.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://writer.org/</a></li><li>New School in NYC</li><li>StoryStudio Chicago</li><li>Grub Street in Boston</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><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"}