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EPISODE · May 8, 2026 · 23 MIN

How AutoCrit Helps You Plan and Finish Your Book with Bekah Brinkmeier

from If I'm Being Honest: Straight Talk About Book Publishing & Promotion · host Launch My Book

You don’t need a robot to write your book. You need clear feedback, a smarter revision process, and a way to see what your draft is really doing on the page. We’re joined by Becca Brinkmeier, partnerships and project manager at AutoCrit, plus a full-time author and ghostwriter with dozens of books behind her, to talk about how AI-assisted editing can support real writers without generating content or stealing your voice.We dig into what AutoCrit is built for: planning, writing, editing, analyzing, and formatting manuscripts for publication. Becca breaks down the Story Analyzer and how it delivers developmental-style feedback on plot threads, foreshadowing, POV, pacing, and worldbuilding. We also talk line editing reports that surface patterns like tense consistency issues and other habits that quietly weaken prose, plus how comparing your style to genre bestsellers can help you meet reader expectations while staying authentically you.For planners and discovery writers alike, we explore tools like Story Builder and reverse outlining with Backwards Blueprint, including how those features can help nonfiction authors fix structure, cut redundancy, and reorganize chapters without rewriting from scratch. We also cover Market Fuel for market analysis, keywords, and positioning, and why that matters for self-publishing and even for a traditional book proposal.Privacy comes up for ghostwriters and anyone working with sensitive drafts. Becca shares how the platform approaches secure access and consent, and we end with practical workflow wins like collaboration, offline mode, and high-velocity dictation for getting more words without living at your desk. If this helps, subscribe, share it with a writer friend, and leave a review so more authors can find the conversation.Subscribe to our YouTube ChannelFollow us on Instagram and FacebookLearn more about Launch My Book

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You don’t need a robot to write your book. You need clear feedback, a smarter revision process, and a way to see what your draft is really doing on the page. We’re joined by Becca Brinkmeier, partnerships and project manager at AutoCrit, plus a full-time author and ghostwriter with dozens of books behind her, to talk about how AI-assisted editing can support real writers without generating content or stealing your voice. We dig into what AutoCrit is built for: planning, writing, editing, ana...

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