Marlowe 101: Understanding the plot graph
There’s a lot to unpack in the new Author Dashboard powered by Marlowe 3.0. Our updated model is significantly more powerful than the first two versions of Marlowe, and we’ve taken great care to optimize it for a more user-friendly experience filled with actionable feedback. Today, let’s take a deep dive into the Plot analysis […]
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What an AI-wary public means for authors
How to navigated today’s choppy waters with integrity & transparency When it comes to artificial intelligence, Americans are of two minds. A Pew Research Center survey released Sept. 17 finds that while many of us appreciate the conveniences AI brings, we’re more likely to view its long-term impact with skepticism — and sometimes deep worry. […]
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How authors are (really) using AI
AI is becoming a part of authors’ creative toolkit, from scene ideas to editing & marketing Like a lot of you, I’ve watched the debate over authors’ use of AI swing between hype and hair-on-fire. In my own circles, the reality is far more practical: most career novelists are experimenting with AI somewhere in the […]
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Introducing Marlowe 3.0 and the Author Dashboard
Today we’re excited to announce the public launch of Marlowe 3.0, the latest version of our artificial intelligence tool for authors, and our new Author Dashboard. (It’s available even to those who haven’t registered.) Our team has been working on these changes for well over a year, and we’ve taken some additional time to roll […]
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Another court rules for human authors
Those who have spent any time in writing and author groups know that it’s no easy matter to write a book — with or without artificial intelligence. Even if you’re AI-savvy, you can’t just pop in a prompt and have ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini spit out a fully formed novel. There are no easy shortcuts. […]
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AI & fiction: Where to draw the lines
You’ve probably seen them on Facebook, X, BlueSky or your favorite social network. The screeds begin with something like this: I will never read a book where the author used AI in any form or fashion!!! … I don’t often wade into these debates. If I did, I’d point out that many—perhaps most—authors already use […]
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Takeaways from Author Nation
Some fear and loathing in Las Vegas — but not as much as you’d expect One of the big takeaways from Author Nation — the world’s largest gathering of independent and hybrid authors — in Las Vegas last week was the ringing consensus that AI has encroached into nearly every facet of the book publishing […]
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An AI looks at 5 Science Fiction bestsellers
Here's a look at top-selling Science Fiction novels and what an AI can tell us about the patterns it detects in the titles that hit the top of the charts.
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An authors-led startup’s crowdfunding campaign
Authors A.I. has just launched a crowdfunding campaign on StartEngine, the world's largest crowdfunding platform. Here is what crowdfunding is all about.
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For florid purple prose, just ask an AI
Here are examples of flowery purple prose for romance novels created by generative AI whose models were not properly trained.
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