A Dreamy Traditional Debut & the Decision to Self-Publish

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] 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/evalangstonCynthia Swanson:Website:https://cynthiaswansonauthor.com/Substack: https://thewhatifjournal.substack.com/BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/cynswanauthor.bsky.socialANYONE BUT HER: https://bookshop.org/p/books/anyone-but-her-cynthia-swanson/974d6c0c0e31c3ecShow 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-loveLicense code: EEKRDQPCTGSBM5LZ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.