How many times has it happened to you? You’re sitting there and, all of a sudden, inspiration strikes! A new story idea pops into your head — an exciting, high concept outline that gets your blood pumping with possibilities… And then you realize that the real work needs to start. That golden overview needs to […]
This time in the AutoCrit Weekly Writing Roundup: Daily Writing Tips challenges you to engage your creativity and find different ways to get your message across with a helpful list of 50 Redundant Phrases to Avoid. Janice Hardy gets candid about her evolution as a writer, and urges you to do the same, in How […]
If you’re a writer who blends a vivid imagination with the written word to create scripts for the big screen, TV, or even the stage, you’re sure to appreciate sitting back and listening to a good podcast or two on the subject. When you manage to get the time spare, that is! Writing for film […]
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” – H.P. Lovecraft Horror is not just a remarkably diverse and visceral genre within which to write – it can also be one of the most difficult. The variety of emotional responses […]
A few of our favorite sources are back in the roundup this week, with: Standout Books, as they help sustain your longevity of ideas with their piece on How to Write a Book Series That People Finish Reading. Janice Hardy’s musings on the weight of choice and consequence in your novel, with Decisions, Decisions: Character […]
Even if your own grammar isn’t one hundred percent perfect, you have to admit that when you catch a grammatical foible in a book you’ve paid for, your writer senses tingle and that sudden slump of disappointment kicks in. You start to wonder whether the author, editor, or publishing house even bothered with a rudimentary […]
This time on Ask the Editor, we’re joined by UK-based journalist, copywriter and developmental editor Greg Fidgeon! Having mastered his editorial skills throughout years behind the pages of local and national newspapers, Greg currently acts as sub-editor for popular UK tabloid The Sun, and operates his own writing and fiction/non-fiction editorial service in the form […]
In today’s Weekly Writing Roundup: Julie Petersen at Every Writer has a few key tactics to increasing your devoted readership with 8 Ways to Earn Your Audience as a Writer. Romance University’s Angela Ackerman digs into what it takes to create an authentic love story as she explores The Importance of Vulnerability in Relationships. One […]
If you have a book to sell, or a brand new story to tell, then the AutoCrit Writers’ Market is the place to be! This time around, we have a variety of fiction markets all seeking submissions from creative authors. See anything that fits the manuscript you’ve just whipped into shape with AutoCrit? Give it […]
No matter how long you’ve been writing, it’s important never to give up. It’s something we at AutoCrit, and countless successful authors across the globe, stress time and time again when the question is asked: Just how hard is it to get a book published? In this line of work, rejection is common – and […]