10 Top Tips for Debut Authors: What Every Writer Needs to Know About Their First Time

Last week, my first novel was published. I didn’t, in all honesty, have any clue what to expect: it’s not as though there’s a training course called ‘How To Be A First-Time Novelist’ which lays out what’s going to happen. So from the vantage point of a seasoned pro (well, a published author with seven whole days of experience under their belt), I thought I’d share my top ten things every author needs to know before their first time.

Publication Day Part 1. This will not, contrary to months of...