If you’re an author—aspiring or otherwise—who loves the BookTube community, then AuthorTube may be your next obsession. But what is AuthorTube?
What is AuthorTube, and Why Should I Care?
This small but tight-knit community is an off-shoot of the BookTube community. It focuses on topics close to the heart of authors: writing tips, prompts, ways to overcome writers block, and insights to the writing/publishing process.
If you’re a first-time author or aspiring author, having author friends is so important. A fellow author who you’ve befriended is infinitely more likely to read and blurb your book than someone you send the email equivalent of a cold-call to. The AuthorTube community is incredibly supportive, and actively engaging is a great way to connect with other authors!
Who Should I Watch?
Since AuthorTube is still such a niche community, there aren’t as many channels with hundreds of thousands of followers. However, here are some of the biggest AuthorTube channels to get you started:
- 246k subscribers
- Posts irregularly
- Animated
- 158k subscribers
- Posts once a week
- Vlog-style
- 85k subscribers
- Posts irregularly
- Vlog-style
- 67k subscribers
- Posts once a week
- Vlog-style
- 39k subscribers
- Posts 2-3 times a month
- Vlog-style
- 35k subscribers
- Posts every Monday
- Vlog-style
- 31k subscribers
- Posts irregularly
- Mostly vlog-style, sometimes just audio
- 29k subscribers
- Posts most Fridays
- Vlog-style
- 27k subscribers
- Posts every Sunday
- Mostly skype interviews, sometimes vlog-style
- 27k subscribers
- Posts irregularly
- Vlog-style
- 26k subscribers
- Posts 2-3 times a week
- Vlog-style
- 25k subscribers
- Posts about once a week
- Vlog-style
- 24k subscribers
- Posts twice a week
- Vlog-style
- 21k subscribers
- Posts daily
- Vlog-style
If you click on the home button under the profile picture on any of these channels, you may notice that on the right are a list of other channels. These lists are curated by the AuthorTuber, and are related channels: their favorite AuthorTubers, people they collaborate with, and other channels they own. If you find someone you like, that list on their channel is a great place to start if you’re looking for more.
How Can I Get Involved?
Subscribe. Find AuthorTubers that you like and follow their channels. You’re sure to learn a thing or two about writing or the publishing process.
Leave Comments. There’s no better way to participate than leaving a comment. Whether you agree or disagree, express your opinion! Get a discussion going in the comments.
Move to Other Platforms. Many AuthorTubers have their other social media platforms listed somewhere on their channel—in their bio, in the description, and in the bottom right corner of their channel banner are the most common places. Also, if you hit it off with anyone in the comments, search for them on twitter or Instagram. Find ways to continue to connect.
Start a Channel. If you’re just looking to promote your book, this is probably not the option for you. However, if you think you have something interesting to say about writing or publishing, then this can be an amazing platform.
Who is your favorite AuthorTuber? Let us know in the comments!
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Loved this article! I hadn’t heard of FAST Screenplay until today. We are over on AuthorTube as well under the name iWriterly. The AuthorTube community is great!
This was a great article, I am new to Authortube (started a small channel to document my journey) and I am familiar with a few of the channels you have listed but it was great to see some I hadn’t heard of! Glad to have a new resource to find more info, my channel is mostly about starting my author/illustrator journey as a mother of young children and how I am managing the indie publishing world. (on AT as VM Lawrence) Glad to have found new places to read up on all there is on writing!
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Great article I subscribed each one of them btw I myself am an aspiring author XD