Eva Langston

I love meeting an agent sibling! @lakeliterary.bsky.social: @blindnikki.bsky.social and I just bonded over talking about how much we love you as our agent! You're the best! ❤️

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It’s a Long Road to Publishing, and Most Writers Aren’t Prepared for the Journey By Eva Langston Like many writers, I’ve wanted to be an author ever since I was a child. So, nineteen years ago, at the age of twenty-five, I wrote my first novel. The manuscript was terrible, and …

Check out my post about publishing on today's Brevity Blog, about which one reader said, “this essay may be the most important one I’ve ever read on Brevity Blog,” and another commented, “Yikes.”

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It was soooo good! I'm sorry, too.

OK, apparently I’m crazy and my talk is starting at 10am EST, not 9am like I thought up until about 2 minutes ago.

Hope to “see” some of you there in an hour!
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I have read this book at least 5 times, if not more, so $1.99 is really a steal.

Creating an Elevator Pitch is so difficult trying to whittle down details to only what’s necessary. Here’s five critical questions to help you get important and purposeful answers.

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Don't miss my talk coming up on Monday morning. Register now for free!

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Started today, but you can still register and attend for free!

Where to Submit Roundup: August 1, 2025 Explore 40+ submission opportunities for writers + a creative prompt to map your body as an island. Stay inspired and submit your work this August!

🌍 What if your body was its own island?

This week’s writing prompt invites you to explore your inner geography—scars, freckles, and all.

✨ Write it. Draw it. Dream it.

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Find Your Readers Summit 2025 Are you a writer? We'll help you find your next reader -- today.

Don’t miss the FREE online Find Your Readers Summit, August 2-5, 2025.

Lots of great workshops about how to weave the idea of a future reader into your #writing process, and how to find ways to share your writing with an audience.

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Emma Pattee: Chained to a Dream Eva and Amanda chat with Emma Pattee, author of Tilt, about parsing capitalism and creative pursuits, powering large-scale climate activism, and questioning how to love something you know will die.

Don't miss this fantastic episode w/ @emmapattee.bsky.social, author of TILT as we chat capitalism vs creativity.

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THIS MAMA IS LIT is found wherever you get podcasts!
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Fellow authors, check out Eva Langston's terrific new podcast, "The Long Road to Publishing," in which she interviews longtime novelists about their careers.

I highly recommend the debut interview with the novelist Courtney Maum, and the next one with Julia Bartz:
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Learning in Public: From Self-Pub to Big Five - Another inspiring (and informative!) podcast from The Long Road to Publishing from @evalangston.bsky.social www.youtube.com/@LongRoadtoP...
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My 8-year-old: “I read for so long that I forgot I was alive.”

Me: “Do you mean you felt like you were living inside the story?”

Her: “Yeah.”

❤️🤣

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5-year-olds say some intense things sometimes. Here’s what mine said to met:

“Mommy, I love you. I don’t want you to be an old grandma. I want you to stay my cute Mama forever. And I don’t want you to ever die. I want you to live forever so you can be with me for forever. Okay?”

Even if you’re not ready to or interested in starting your own newsletter, Substack is a fantastic place for reading, writing, and connecting.

FREE Find Your Readers Summit online, Aug 2-5. My talk is on Aug 4. Register today!

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Dive into a litfinity-inspired inspiration prompt + discover new issues of literary magazines, newly opened bookstores, book reviews, & 48 submission opportunities in this week's NewPages Newsletter.

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Help us plan for what’s next. Make a monthly gift today. Stand with public media: n.pr/458sOhq

Find Your Readers Summit 2025 Are you a writer? We'll help you find your next reader -- today.

Don't miss the Find Your Readers Summit online Aug 2-5!

Amazing talks to help you share your vision, connect to your audience, and build a writing community.

Join me for my talk on Aug 4: Substack for Beginners!

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Who gets to tell their stories of struggle? My new podcast episodes plus TONS of writing links and resources!

ICYMI: My latest #writing newsletter with resources for #writers at all stages from just starting out to querying and beyond!

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Find Your Readers Summit 2025 Are you a writer? We'll help you find your next reader -- today.

I’ll be giving a talk on Aug 4 at the Find Your Readers Summit 2025 (online).

My talk? Substack for Beginners: How to Find Readers and a Supportive Writing Community on Substack.

Come join me!
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Many writers ask what an editor’s role is (besides just editing) in getting your manuscript published. The truth is editors wear as many hats as agents do, and this graphic doesn’t cover it all.

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Learn how @kerncarter.bsky.social went from only 10 people at his first book launch to 100 at his second, and the creative marketing strategies he’s used to get people interested in his books.

On the latest episode of THE LONG ROAD TO PUBLISHING -- avail wherever you get podcasts! #writingcommunity

Kathleen Glasgow: This Book is Me Eva and Amanda chat with Kathleen Glasgow, author of The Glass Girl, about her distinct writing process, being a "sad book" author, and writing YA novels about addiction, grief and other tough topics.

"I don't know why you would want to take away the experience of thinking about something in a safe place like fiction for kids if you're claiming to protect them."

Listen to @kathleenglasgow.bsky.social with @evalangston.bsky.social & @ajfields.bsky.social on This Mama is Lit:

Three weeks until the next WDW Writers’ Conference! And it’s ONLINE for everyone! Have you reserved your spot yet?

Register today by copying this link and filling out your info:

www.writingdayworkshops.com

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Who gets to tell their stories of struggle? My new podcast episodes plus TONS of writing links and resources!

In my latest newsletter I ruminate on who “gets” to share their stories of struggle, in publishing and otherwise

Plus TONS of writing-related links and resources including pitch contests for querying writers and upcoming conferences
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Listen to our episode with the late Jill Dopf Viles here: open.substack.com/pub/literary...

Creative Parenting Club | Substack A community for creatively-minded parents. Click to read Creative Parenting Club, a Substack publication.

Creative Parenting Club is actively looking for guest posts from parents juggling creative ambitions with family life and other responsibilities.
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A few announcements!

#WickedPit on July 31st appears to have been canceled.

As such, the next upcoming pitch events are:
#QuestPit (Aug 6, 2025) - @questpit.bsky.social
#QueerPit (Aug 15, 2025) - @queerpit.bsky.social
#PosterPit (Aug 16, 2025) - @posterpit.bsky.social

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Poster Pit Website Poster Pit Website

Wow, #posterpit sounds fun! An event where writers pitch their books as movie posters.

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