DEBUT AUTHOR CLUB
A community where newly agented, newly contracted or newly published authors can meet, network and learn together.
A community where newly agented, newly contracted or newly published authors can meet, network and learn together.
Getting a publication deal is a dream come true. Once the initial excitement fades, there’s a whole new set of skills to learn and industry jargon to get to grips with.
Do I need to be on social media? What do I say?
My editor wants to change the title/ genre/ ending of my book … is this NORMAL?
What are returns? Non compete clauses? Options?
I have all these questions but I'm scared to ask them because it might sound like I'm being ungrateful ...
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a place where you can ask questions and swap notes with other authors who are at the same stage of the publication process as you are?
We (Alison, Janet and Jeev) are three multi published authors who remember all too well what it was like being new to publishing and the gap between our expectations and the reality.
We've had a few knocks and bad experiences with publishers and survived, but we wanted to do something to make the publishing journey a little easier for those who came after us.
So we formed Debut Author Club to try and provide a safe place for new authors (and authors who still feel new and bewildered) to ask questions and make friends with other authors in the same boat.
Being part of this group has lessened the isolation and offered good supportive advice
I was stressing about the Reader Magnet for my new newsletter. Debut Author Club gave a simple solution ... And it works!
For the cost of less than a weekly cup of coffee, you can have a place where debut authors can swap tips and ask questions. We also have some training each month, so that you can learn new skills to help you on your author journey.
There are downloadable handouts based around common issues faced by new authors starting to build their platform for the first time. There's a theme each month - often with a challenge to get you moving.
Please note that the community will be hosted on Facebook - so you will need to be on Facebook to join it.
You can get a one week's free trial when you sign up.
You can also ask questions from Alison, Janet or Jeev. All three of us are writers who are still writing (and going on submission and marketing our books and all the fun stuff that authors have to do besides writing the book). Between us we’ve written several dozen books under half a dozen pen names and been published by a variety of publishers ranging from tiny little ‘mom and pop’ operations to the big four. We’ve also self published books. If you have a question about anything to do with writing or publishing, we can probably help.
Most of all, it's a community where debut authors can meet and collaborate. The three of us at Fiction Tutors will be on hand to answer questions too, especially the ones that are of the 'my publisher said/did this, is this normal?' variety.
If you're an author who wants to learn about the publishing industry, then this group is for you.
If you're an author who has newly signed with an agent, newly signed with a publisher or just had their first (or even second) book come out, then this group is definitely for you.
If you're unsure, you get a free trial for the first week, so you can try it for no risk at all.
It’s really helped me as I was writing in isolation, this enables me to connect with like minded people.
Advice given is easily explained and makes sense.
Lessons from the previous months are available to view once you're in the club.