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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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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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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Author conferences & events in 2022
Here is Authors A.I.'s annual guide to author conferences and events in 2022, including both virtual events and in-person gatherings.
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Author conferences & events: 2021
By J.D. Lasica and Eric Kettunen, Authors A.I. Feb. 26, 2021 If 2020 was the toughest of years for all of us, 2021 looks to be the year in which conference-going begins to rebound. Conference organizers are making the hard choice of deciding whether to go all-virtual events this year, to make a strategic bet […]
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Digital Book World hosts coming-out party for our A.I.
At Digital Book World 2020, Authors A.I. president Alessandra Torre discusses how artificial intelligence can help authors with their fiction writing.
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Photo outtakes from 20Books Vegas
Photo outtakes from 20Books Vegas I’m just back from the 20Books Vegas conference, the largest gathering of independent authors in the world, held Nov. 12-14, 2019, in Las Vegas. How popular is 20Books? When tickets go on sale each spring, they sell out in about an hour. About 1,000 attendees pack smokey Sam’s Town Hotel […]
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