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Fiction Writing Advice from Famous Authors: 20 Pieces of Brilliant Insight

by Jocelyn

Editing, The Craft of Writing, Writer's Life

The world is full of people who want to give writing advice, but not everyone’s qualified. The only people who truly understand writers and the writing life are writers themselves. We’ve compiled twenty quotes from famous authors with some of the very best advice on living the writing life, the craft itself, and the only […]

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How to Write an Amazing About Me Page

by Jocelyn

Book Marketing, Self Publishing, Traditional Publishing, Writer's Life

About Me pages fill some fiction writers with dread. And yet, a good About Me page is essential to connecting with readers, winning new fans, and even impressing agents, editors, and publishers. The problem is, many of us are introverted artists. We scrawl fiction in our lonely writers’ caves, where the sign at the door […]

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How to Make a Rockin’ Author Website: The Absolute Beginner’s Guide

by Jocelyn

Book Marketing, Writer's Life

These days, it’s easier than ever to get yourself online. Making a simple, visually appealing, and functional author website is no longer the sole domain of technical wizards. But that doesn’t mean building the cornerstone of your online presence isn’t daunting for the uninitiated. We created this beginner’s guide to help you get started. Why make […]

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Why (And How) Should You Organize Your Writing?

by Jocelyn

The Craft of Writing, Writer's Life

To the collective AutoCrit mind, organization is important. Essential, even. The public might imagine writers as messy creative types, perched behind desks that overflow with coffee-stained pages, tattered sticky notes, and half-empty Starbucks containers. While there may, admittedly, be some truth in there, the fact remains that some organization is a must for a happy […]

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