The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston

A Dreamy Traditional Debut & the Decision to Self-Publish


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Cynthia Swanson’s Harper Collins debut, The Bookseller, was a NYT bestseller with a film option from Julia Roberts. Less than a decade later, after struggling to find a publisher for her third book, Cynthia decided to self-publish her psychological suspense novel Anyone But Her and was named Indie Author of the Year.


The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston:

-Follow me on Substack or subscribe to my Substack Newsletter for Writers.

-Find me on Instagram and Blue Sky.

-Send me an email at [email protected]

-To pitch to the podcast, go here

-Find books by guests and books mentioned on the podcast at the Long Road Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/evalangston



Cynthia Swanson:
  • Website:https://cynthiaswansonauthor.com/
  • Substack: https://thewhatifjournal.substack.com/
  • BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/cynswanauthor.bsky.social
  • ANYONE BUT HER: https://bookshop.org/p/books/anyone-but-her-cynthia-swanson/974d6c0c0e31c3ec



Show Notes:
  • Jane Friedman article: https://janefriedman.com/self-publishing-after-a-bestseller/
  • The Author’s Guild: https://authorsguild.org/
  • Indie Author Project: https://indieauthorproject.com/

Credits:

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

License code: EEKRDQPCTGSBM5LZ

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