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. 

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. 

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

Darien Gee:

• Website: https://www.dariengee.com
• Substack: https://writerish.substack.com 
• Substack: https://draftsdealsdetours.substack.com

Show Notes:

• Object Lessons: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/discover/bloomsbury-academic/object-lessons/
• Rainier Writing Workshop: https://www.plu.edu/academic-programs/program/mfa-rainier-writing/
• Shout-outs to Patricia Smith, Rigoberto Gonzales, Lauren Groff, and others!

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

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