{"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/6ae38e60e57912cf6f555313?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"An Open Book on Money & Success","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/678ff5b0c4926bdc795f5b1a/1793301462052-54ee7b5d-c007-46e6-9aa7-466d6a7142fb.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>USA Today Bestselling author Kristen Bird is an open book when it comes to <strong>talking about money, her roller coaster ride in publishing, and what it means to be a successful author.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>We discuss her book advances—<strong>as in the exact dollar amounts</strong>, not those veiled terms from Publisher’s Marketplace—and we also talk sales record, and how hers may or may not have affected future book deals. </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><li><strong>Long Road to Publishing Index on Instagram:</strong> https://www.instagram.com/p/DdGvqV5FTIt/?img_index=1</li></ul><h2></h2><h2>KRISTEN BIRD:</h2><ul><li><strong>Website: </strong>https://www.kristenbird.com/ </li><li><strong>Kristen’s Books: </strong><u><a href=\"https://murderbooks.com/search?q=Kristen%20Bird\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://murderbooks.com/search?q=Kristen%20Bird</a></u></li><li><strong>Substack</strong>: https://substack.com/@kristenbirdwrites</li></ul><p><br></p><h2>Show Notes:</h2><ul><li>Sabrina Thatcher (Crime &amp; Quill): https://crimeandquill.com</li><li>Shoutouts to: Jenna Saitterthwaite, Lisa Jewell, Liane Moriarty, Storm Publishing, Murder by the Book, Two Rivers Book Distribution, International Thriller writers, Bouchercon</li></ul><h3></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"}