Why do we find (some) stories satisfying?
The answer may surprise you. Here’s a peek behind the curtain of tropes and genre conventions. Why do some stories resonate with readers while others fall flat? Could be a lot of things. Scintillating plot. Great characters. Stellar writing and storytelling. But often, the reason comes down to an unexpected source: tropes. A trope is a recurring […]
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Photos from the Author Nation conference
Here’s the first of a three-part series of outtakes from Author Nation, the world’s largest gathering of independent and hybrid authors, which held its inaugural event in Las Vegas last week and drew more than 1,100 authors. Let’s start with some photos to give you the flavor of the event! Mouse over a photo to […]
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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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Comparing 5 top editing tools for authors
Here's a look at five major author tools — Marlowe, Grammarly, Pro Writing Aid, AutoCrit and Sudowrite — and how they stack up against each other.
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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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Marlowe analyzes 5 more bestsellers of 2023
What makes a novel a bestseller today? Today we'll look at five bestsellers of 2023 and an AI analysis of each.
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What to do about reviews: the good, the bad and the ugly
Best-selling thriller author Andy Maslen reflects on the good, bad and ugly of reader reviews.
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The secret sauce of bestseller success
Bestselling thriller/sci-fi author James Rosone cites Authors AI's Marlowe as a critical tool that helped propel him atop the bestseller lists.
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How to create a vivid sense of place in your novel
Best-selling thriller author Andy Maslen offers advice to writers on how to create a vivid sense of place in your novel.
Read More‘A snapshot of myself as a writer’
Authors review Marlowe, the Authors AI manuscript analysis tool Why do authors like Marlowe, the AuthorsAI manuscript analysis tool? Authors at all levels say she helps them improve their book’s pacing, story beats and writing style, as well as helping them understand the success factors in their genre by providing ‘‘comps’’ — book comparisons based […]
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Five writing productivity hacks for authors who want to publish more books
Here are five writing productivity hacks for authors who want to publish more books from British thriller author Andy Maslen.
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