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Tara Goedjen's avatar

I had no idea you and Lish were MFA buddies! I know her from the Seattle writing community. Such a small world!!

Eva Langston's avatar

It IS such a small world!! And Lish is the best!

Tara Goedjen's avatar

She really is!!

Diane Roth's avatar

Super post, Eva! Thank you for all the great information in here! ❤️

Eva Langston's avatar

Thank you!!

Caroline Madden's avatar

Brilliant post, Eva! As a former freelance journalist, a lot of this advice rings true for pitching to newspapers and magazines too - generic pitch emails NEVER work! Congrats on making such a success of your podcast :)

Eva Langston's avatar

Thank you, Caroline!! BTW, your Substack presence is incredible, your publishing journey is inspiring, and even though I haven't reached out to you yet, you are DEFINITELY on my radar as a potential Long Road guest!!

Caroline Madden's avatar

Wow, Eva, that feedback is so wonderful to hear! I'd be honoured, you can count me in... after almost two decades of writing and rejection until I got a book deal, and five literary agents, I have some stories to tell ;)

Zoe Zolbrod's avatar

This is generous and helpful advice

April Henry's avatar

The parallels between you and a literary agent are strong!