The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston15 Heinä

The Case of the Accidental Self-Publisher

When former FBI agent Jerri’s crime novel died on submission, she “accidentally” started self-publishing. And after a long and emotional road (and some work as a TV consultant!), she’s finally landed her first traditionally-published contract: a two-book deal with Sourcebooks: Poisoned Pen Press.

Jerri produces and hosts the podcast FBI Case File Review, and her popular FBI for Armchair Detectives nonfiction series debunks misconceptions about the FBI found in books, TV, and movies. Her work helps authors, true crime enthusiasts and aspiring FBI agents learn how the FBI investigates crime.

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 longroad.pub@gmail.com
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

Jerri Williams:

Website: https://jerriwilliams.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jerriwilliams1/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JerriWilliamsAuthor/
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/jerriwilliamsauthor
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@FBICaseReview

Show Notes:

Shoutouts to International Thriller Writers (and ThrillerFest), Sisters in Crime, and Mystery Writers of America
Shoutouts Isabella Maldonado and Joseph Wambaugh
Craft Books Mentioned: The First 50 Pages, Story Trumps Structure, Plot and Structure, The Anatomy of Story by John Truby, Conflict and Suspense by James Scott Bell, Story Engineering by Larry Brooks, The Story Grid by Shawn M. Coyne, and Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maas

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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