Business and Career Growth
Debut Authors
The debut phase is both exciting and overwhelming. Here you’ll find insights on navigating your first publication, managing expectations, building readership, coordinating launches, and laying the groundwork for a long-term career beyond your first book.
Courses
First-Time Publishing
Georgina Cross, J.L. Hill, M.T. Falgoust, and Michelle Cox reflect on their first publishing experiences and how the industry has changed for new authors. Through honest conversation, they explore early expectations, hard lessons learned, and what writers can anticipate when entering the publishing world today.
Hitting the Ground: Advice for Debut Authors
Joelle Charbonneau interviews debut authors Charles Phillipp Martin, Esri Allbritten, Jessie Chandler, Michael Ayoob, and Simon Toyne about their paths to publication. They share what inspired their first books, the challenges they faced along the way, and the advice they wish they had heard when starting out.