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EPISODE · Jul 24, 2025 · 51 MIN

Learning in Public: From Self-Pub to the Big 5!

from The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston

YA and MG author Kern Carter talks about self-publishing, publishing with an independent press, and signing deals with Scholastic and Penguin Random House. We also discuss his unique book launch events, the surprising ways he found his agents, and what happened when his book didn’t make it past the acquisitions board.Kern Carter:Website: www.kerncarter.comSubstack: https://writersaresuperstars.substack.com/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] books by guests and books mentioned on the podcast at https://bookshop.org/shop/evalangstonCredits: 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.

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