A good story, like a good hiking path, simply unfolds without seeming forced. Here's a tool that helps keep complex stories on track.

The Authors Guild wants to hear from authors excluded from the Bartz v Anthropic settlement due to a publisher's failure to register for copyright.

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The publishing imprint will focus on debut literary fiction by emerging writers with strong ties to Texas.

The fellowship is intended to support writers whose projects engage with the collections of the NYPL flagship Stephen A. Schwarzman Building.

Ava Grayson is actively building her list in literary fiction, horror, romantasy, gothic, YA, romance, fantasy, and narrative nonfiction.

I spoke with three self-publishing novelists who have distinctive business models and different levels of involvement with Amazon and Audible about the new AYCL royalty model.

Audio consumption is the big winner. With adults, fiction is up and nonfiction is down, while the children’s/YA market is just the opposite.

Scandals like this will continue unabated if AI use is prohibited and/or taboo but detection and enforcement is left in the hands of readers.

The tech companies are accused of scraping the voices of actors from the internet and using them to train AI without the notice or consent.

An avid male reader of romantasy speaks up about his love for the genre, and what it can teach men about themselves and their relationships.

Both show and tell are essential tools for powerful storytelling. The trick is balancing their use at the line, scene, and story level.

If you’re an author thinking about wearable merch for a book launch or tour, here are some considerations to help the process go smoothly.

Sales data suggests a return to pre-pandemic normalcy, but backlist dominates and it’s tough for new books and authors to break out.

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Believing the book-to-screen pipeline is missing what’s worth finding, UK-based author Arianna Reiche has launched a page-to-screen IP scouting service.

Rosanne Parry is the author of nine novels for young readers, which have been translated into more than 14 languages.

Pine State Literary is led by Zoe-Aline Howard and focuses on literary fiction and narrative nonfiction that speaks to rural and middle America.

News Corp, parent company of HarperCollins and the Wall Street Journal, is negotiating deals with tech companies, seeking licensing income.

The children’s writing and publishing community did not take kindly to this opinion and demanded an apology from author Mac Barnett.

Given that the administration has ignored other judicial orders, it’s unclear whether the government will pay out the money owed under the grants.

Even successful writers fall prey to self-doubt. Here are a few ways to strengthen yourself if and when you hear that voice in your head.

Fear can limit our ability to apply reason and logic, leading to flawed choices and behavior—bad in real life, but story gold in fiction.

Omniscient POV might be resurging, thanks to some recent bestsellers. To use it well, remember three C’s: clarity, consistency, and control.

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