Get Published!
€89.00 – €249.00
Starting FEBRUARY 4, 2025 7pm (UK time).Â
Full of up-to-date, industry-insider information and support, practical exercises to help you achieve your goal of getting published, and time to ask your burning questions.
This e-course is delivered via Zoom and classes are 1h 30 weekly. Four course options are available – see both the Description and Q&A panels below for full details.
(Please note that the ‘Mentor Pack’ option has now sold out.)
Want to be a published author? Make your author dreams come true with the insight and experience of Lucy H. Pearce, founding editor of Womancraft Publishing and author of 12 books, including multi category Amazon #1 bestsellers and 3 Nautilus Award winners: Burning Woman, Medicine Woman and Creatrix: she who makes.
Lucy has experience in every area of publishing:
As an author submitting book proposals to publishers.
As a mentor to other authors as they submit proposals or self-publish.
As a self-published author.
As publisher running a publishing company for over ten years,
As a teacher of all aspects of writing and self-publishing for a decade.
A Cambridge-trained teacher, she has worked with well over 60 authors as editor, mentor and publisher and has worked on close to 100 books in her career to date.
YOUR TIME IS PRECIOUS.
Unlike other classes on how to get published this is a PAID offering... not a phoney free class which is really a big advert for their paid course. It is packed full of information and resources... not upsells. Start learning what you really want to know... and get to ask your questions.
Discover the reality... not the fantasy of book publishing today. Set yourself up for success with tried-and-tested tools for researching and writing your book, finding a publisher and making the best impression, selling yourself and your book, building an author platform, self-publishing what it is and how it works, and most importantly, how to earn a living from your writing at every step along the way.
Becoming a Published Author: Fantasy and Reality – lots of aspiring authors have built their expectations of what being a successful published author looks like based on movies, fiction and bestseller lists. What is the reality of publishing today, and how can you get your foot in the door, and develop a meaningful model of what success means to you?
Finding your Perfect Publisher – there are so many options today: big mainstream publisher, independent publisher, academic, vanity or self-publishing. What does each offer, what do you want…and how to pick your perfect publisher.
Successful Submissions – learn how to write a great book proposal, craft a strong title and book description and prepare a submission that publishers will love, to maximise your chances of success.
Self-Publishing 101 – whether it’s your first choice, or your last resort, self-publishing is an incredible tool of today and valid route to publication. But there’s so much to learn – get the inside scoop and demystify self-publishing.
There are FOUR options to suit your budget and needs:
1. LIVE PASS €89
- If you're on a tight budget, grab the Live Pass. 4 classes. LIVE. Simples!
2. LIMITED ACCESS €119
- 4 LIVE classes
plus - 30-day access to class recordings
3. LIFETIME ACCESS €149
- 4 LIVE classes
plus - 2 BONUS LIVE classes:
- Lifetime access to class recordings
- Facebook writers’ community
- Author Toolkit – almost 70 pages of pure gold for authors on book marketing and thriving, not just surviving, the publishing process.
- Self-care for Authors
- Platform Building
- Secrets of Platform Building for Introverts
- Social Media for Authors
- Top 12 Blocks to Selling your Book and How to Break Them
- Promoting Yourself
- Selling with Soul
- Publicity and Marketing Materials
- Dealing with Worst Case Scenarios
- As well as techie bits for self-publishers – understanding ISBNs, classification and bar codes, press releases and Advance Information sheets.
Bonus Class 1: Making a Living as a Writer
Did you know that most authors do not make the majority of their income from their books. So how can you make a living as an author? Learn from someone who has been doing this for almost two decades.
Bonus Class 2: Building your Author Platform
The most important thing for any author today is their platform. Publishers choose authors often purely based on their social media reach. So what is an author platform…and more importantly how can you build yours effectively?
4. MENTOR PACK €249 – LIMITED TO FIRST 10
- Everything in the LIFETIME ACCESS Package
plus - Submission Success Session
Lucy will read your book proposal, cover letter and first chapter (up to 10 pages, normal spacing) and proposed list of publishers and give you personalised feedback in a one-on-one 45 minute Zoom call as to how your submission can be improved for maximum success.
Lucy has been sought out by authors and aspiring authors for her perceptive feedback and industry insider knowledge for a decade. This is currently the only way to access author mentoring with Lucy.
Your mentoring session can be set up at a mutually convenient time within 12 months of the course date – whenever you’re ready, reach out and we’ll make a date.
Publishing Today
The terrain of publishing has seen seismic changes over the last few years. As someone who has navigated these changes as author, self-publisher and publisher, Lucy is the perfect guide.
TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING has fewer much larger publishers...and lots of newer independent publishers.
SELF-PUBLISHING has evolved and is blossoming - with massive reach via online sellers and PRINT ON DEMAND, which means you can publish more flexibly and with access to worldwide marketplaces.
THE INTERNET HAS RADICALLY SHIFTED MARKETING - social media, podcasts, YouTube, blogs allow you to connect directly with your audience.
Live classes... with time for your questions.
But don't just take our word for it...
The tools and insight you provided on writing & editing have already been extremely helpful, and I’m only into week 3! It’s giving me the courage to keep putting one foot in front of the other in writing a first time book that hasn’t let my heart go since it planted itself inside me over 2 years ago.
- Ravina, Structuring the Soul of Writing student
I was impressed with the quality of the lesson. I knew it was going to be well done but this really felt like a university course. Thank you Lucy.
- Katia, Peaceful Patterns student
YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
Join a community of other budding authors over on the Facebook group. Lucy's groups are renowned for being kind and safe spaces to learn.
Additional information
| Options: | LIVE PASS, LIMITED ACCESS, LIFETIME ACCESS, MENTOR PACK |
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Q&As
What day are the live classes on?
All the classes are weekly on a Tuesday. If you can’t make it to any live class please choose the Limited or Lifetime Access package to receive recordings, you can then submit questions in advance/afterwards via email or the Facebook group for Lucy to answer.
I can’t attend at this time…will you be running it again later in the year?
We intend to offer it as a replay course, meaning there are no live components, but all the course recordings, so it is available instantly for whoever needs it.
Are the topics addressed in the course universal to publishing everywhere?
Yes, the topics are universal, and publishing companies tend to work pretty similarly.
Is it suitable for fiction or non-fiction writers?
The course content is suitable for both fiction and non-fiction writers.
Do I need to have a concrete book idea before starting the course?
No, you do not need an idea in advance, it’s a good way to get a lay of the publishing land. But we would recommend purchasing an option with access to the recordings so you can revisit the material when you are ready to publish.
For the Mentor Program when do we need to submit our book proposal, cover letter and first chapter of up to 10 pages by?
There is no rush on having these bits ready. The course will be teaching you how to put together the proposal, submission letter and considering which publishers to pick, so we would suggest not sending anything until after the course has finished so you can take in everything and apply it. You have up to a year after the classes finish to submit them to Lucy.
Help! I can’t afford the course.
We can offer a limited number of reduced fee places for the Limited Access option. Please email us to request.
Meet the teacher
Lucy H. Pearce is the author of numerous life-changing non-fiction books for women, including Creatrix: she who makes, Medicine Woman, Burning Woman; The Rainbow Way: cultivating creativity in the midst of motherhood and Moon Time are Amazon #1 bestsellers in their field.
Lucy’s work is dedicated to supporting women’s empowered, embodied expression. She is the founding editor at Womancraft Publishing. Former co-editor and columnist at JUNO magazine, she is a graduate in teaching from Cambridge University in English and Drama.
Her e-courses include: Creative Sanctuary, Structuring the Soul of Writing, Word + image, Your Authentic Voice, and Be Your Own Publisher – a beginners’ guide to self-publishing success.
