Watchmen and V for Vendetta author Alan Moore had some valuable advice for new writers.

In a video that has resurfaced from 2011, the main piece of advice was to self-publish your work.

He said during a talk: "As far as publishing goes, my first tip is publishing today is a complete mess. I know brilliant authors who cannot get published.

"Most of the book publishers don't want to take a chance on publishing fiction when they can publish an autobiography of The Stig or something like that.

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"The best way these days is publish yourself, it's become easier and easier."

He added: "If you write everyday, you're a writer."

He also said in order to improve, you have to practice what you're not good at.

"Be critical of yourself – don't beat yourself up.

"Look at the stuff and think 'however good that was, I could probably have done that better'. You'll know where the weaknesses are – the bits that don't seem as sparkling, do it again."

Moore's latest epic novel Jerusalem will be released in autumn 2016.

Tasha Hegarty Tasha Hegarty is a freelance news writer at Digital Spy.

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