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For florid purple prose, just ask an AI

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

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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Author posts, Writer tipsDecember 18, 2023
What to do about reviews: the good, the bad and the ugly

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

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

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.

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‘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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Author posts, Writer tipsOctober 18, 2021
Five writing productivity hacks for authors who want to publish more books

Five writing productivity hacks for authors who want to publish more books

There are a lot of blog posts out there about how to write better. You’ll find a fair number in our Writers Resource Center. But this isn’t that. This article is about how to write faster — or, more precisely, how to write more words. Publishing my first novel took me six months, from hand-writing […]

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Author posts, Writer tipsSeptember 24, 2021
How to write great dialogue in a novel

How to write great dialogue in a novel

In this post we'll talk about how to write great dialogue. The principles outlined below mostly apply to novel writing, but they also apply to screenplays, short stories and other forms of creative writing.

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More tips about writing Psychological Thrillers

More tips about writing Psychological Thrillers

British thriller author Andy Maslen discusses the elements of a Psychological Thriller in this episode of the writing show First Draft Friday.

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Writing a Psychological Thriller

Writing a Psychological Thriller

Psychological thrillers are blowing up the bestseller lists. Here's our latest First Draft Friday interview with author Andy Maslen, a recent entrant into the genre.

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Authors’ writing advice comes to life

Authors’ writing advice comes to life

Here's a look at writing advice from some of the world's best known authors, along with their animated images in MyHeritage's trippy AI program Deep Nostalgia.

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Author posts, Writer tipsDecember 11, 2020
The storytelling secrets of ‘The Queen’s Gambit’

The storytelling secrets of ‘The Queen’s Gambit’

I like to take inspiration for storytelling from all kinds of sources, not just books. Movies, paintings, dog walks: They can all spark an idea or solve a narrative problem giving me grief. But TV is often a bust. The need to sell advertising or hook viewers into an unending multi-series show often corrupts the […]

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