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How to Become an ARC Reader
A step-by-step guide to joining Fiction Addicts Anonymous as a reader, claiming your first ARC, and writing a review that earns points.
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The Journal
Everything we know about ARC reading, reviewing and running a launch. Free to read — a handful of author deep-dives keep their final section for Alchemist members.
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Writing a Review That Earns Points
How our points system works, what makes a review worth upvoting, and how to place in the quarterly prize pool.
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Author Playbook: Running an ARC Round That Converts
The full Alchemist playbook for planning, listing and following up an ARC round so reviews land on release day.
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New to ARCs? Read How to become an ARC reader, then browse open ARC and beta rounds or the library.