Debut #2 and Blending Literary with Commercial

Tara Goedjen has had three agents and has pivoted three times in her writing career. She had her YA debut in 2017, and now she’s getting to debut again with her adult gothic suspense novel, PLEASE ENJOY YOUR STAY.

In this episode we talk about her time in academia (she has an MFA and a PhD), finding inspiration in setting, and her experience doing a “launch team” for PLEASE ENJOY YOUR STAY. Plus so much more!

The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston:

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TARA GOEDJEN:

• Website: taragoedjenauthor.com
• Instagram: @taragoedjen www.instagram.com/taragoedjen/
• Facebook: Tara Goedjen - Author https://www.facebook.com/TaraGoedjenAuthor
• Substack: @TaraGoedjen https://substack.com/@taragoedjen
• PLEASE ENJOY YOUR STAY: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Please-Enjoy-Your-Stay/Tara-Goedjen/9781668217115

Show Notes:

• Long Road to Publishing Index on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DdGvqV5FTIt/?img_index=1
• Shoutouts to authors Ruth Ware, Lucy Foley, Riley Sagar, Amy Tintera, Tiffany Crumb, Jessica Payne, and Gillian Flynn
• Books mentioned: The Haunting of Hill House, Listen for the Lie, Gone Girl, and This Story Might Save Your Life
• Other shoutouts to: ThrillerFest, Bouchercon, and Nichole Cunningham

Credits:

The Long Road to Publishing is sponsored by Wonderland Books. The show 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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