{"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/6a83613bee8d08ccf049142c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Freshman Rush and a Sophomore Slump","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/678ff5b0c4926bdc795f5b1a/1786994513642-61462568-f003-491b-a7d4-9b39b7d6c740.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Kathleen Barber’s bestselling debut, TRUTH BE TOLD, was turned into a TV series with Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine company. Her sophomore novel… didn’t do so well. But she kept on writing despite many disappointments, publishing books in both the thriller and romantic comedy genres. Her latest novel is SISTERHOOD ABOVE ALL: A #RUSHTOK NOVEL, with Amayah Shaienne.</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><li>The Long Road to Publishing is sponsored by Wonderland Books: <a href=\"https://www.wonderlandbooks.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.wonderlandbooks.com/</a></li></ul><p><br></p><h2>Kathleen Barber:</h2><ul><li><strong>Website: </strong>kathleenbarber.com</li><li><strong>IG:</strong> instagram.com/katelizabee</li><li><strong>Substack: </strong>kathleenbarber.substack.com</li><li><strong>Sisterhood Above All by Kathleen Barber with Amayah Shaienne: </strong><a href=\"https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250400055/sisterhoodaboveall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250400055/sisterhoodaboveall</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2>Show Notes:</h2><ul><li>Amayah Shaienne IG: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mayahshai/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/mayahshai/</a></li><li>Eva's Babysitter's Club Fan-Fiction on IG: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DcdbYj5FeRP/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/p/DcdbYj5FeRP/</a></li><li>With shoutouts to Lisa Grubka, Ashley Spivey, Jennie Nash's Author Accelerator, Bouchercon, Mystery Writers of America, and Hello Sunshine</li><li>Wonderland author showcase info and application: <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeY0xi7yzwyeAhn71_JA-LkBWWCt6tfAy64zJF_2N5Tg8Z08g/viewform?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=105952951926281779403\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeY0xi7yzwyeAhn71_JA-LkBWWCt6tfAy64zJF_2N5Tg8Z08g/viewform?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=105952951926281779403</a></li></ul><p><br></p><h3><br></h3><h3>Credits:</h3><p>The Long Road to Publishing is sponsored by Wonderland Books. The show 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"}