In this edition of AutoCrit’s What’s the Score, we’re putting on our night vision goggles and training our scope on an action bestseller that’s recently seen a surge in popularity owing to its brand new screen adaptation via Amazon… It’s The Terminal List by Jack Carr! Report by report, we’ll lead a sortie through the […]
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Welcome to Part III of our editing-focused series, After the Draft. We’re entering the final stretch of our series of steps you can follow – regardless of experience – when editing books so that your final self-edited draft is ready to begin moving up the chain toward publication. In this edition, we’re tackling some of […]
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Welcome back to After the Draft, our short crash course in effective book editing that any author can tackle before engaging a human editor and preparing for publication. Here in Part II, we’re entering the line editing stage of our journey – forging ahead into the forest of words, armed with our editorial machete as […]
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So… you’ve written a book. Congratulations! Those weeks, months, or even years of hard effort have finally paid off, and your new manuscript now sits complete. But (sadly) the work doesn’t end there – because once that initial draft is done, it’s time for revision and those all-important book edits. In this three-part series, we’ll […]
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Writing may not be music, but most can definitely see a creative commonality between constructing an engaging story and constructing an intriguing, enjoyable song. Rhythm, rhyme, tone, pacing and technique are all key to how you forge your sentences and paragraphs, and how you build your story as a whole. Whether you’re writing a novel, […]
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Welcome back to What’s the Score?, the series in which we take novels from famous and bestselling authors, and put them to the test using the AutoCrit editing platform. Report by report, we’ll give you an unparalleled look inside the workings of some of the most respected authors in every corner of the publishing industry. Plus, […]
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In this edition of AutoCrit Author Spotlight, we’re speaking with AutoCrit Elite members Chris & Sophie Brousseau, as we shine a light on their exciting new fiction novel Isle of Chaos (“The Sopranos meets Pirates of the Caribbean”). What inspires the writing of this power couple? Find out in our exclusive interview! Tell us a […]
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What draws you to read fantasy fiction? Is it the imaginative, fantastical worlds? The glorious sword fights and epic battles? The best fantasy books are fun: they capture the reader’s imagination and whirl them into an adventure. But underneath the fun premise, fantasy stories also have a strong, beating heart: they are tales of courage […]
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In this edition of AutoCrit Author Spotlight, we’re speaking with AutoCrit Elite member J. Paul Hickey, as we shine a light on his historical fiction novel The General & The Lady. How difficult was it to write an historically-based romance? Was the path to publication fraught with hurdles? And what’s next for the author? Find out […]
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There’s nothing we love more than helping AutoCrit members celebrate the release of their newest novels, and this time around we welcome AutoCrit Elite member Steve Barker, as he talks about his debut fiction novel, Covert-Ops: Danger in Paradise! Tell us a little about yourself and your background. When did you first get the idea to […]
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