Author Solutions Optimistic about Self-Publishing

by Thomas McKinley

Things are looking up for Xlibris parent company Author Solutions (AS), the self-publishing arm of Penguin Random House. In an interview with weekly news magazine Publishers Weekly, AS president and CEO Andrew Phillips revealed the company’s growing commitment to provide quality and upfront services to its existing and prospective authors, as well as improved measures […]

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Artificial Intelligence Being Developed To Write ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ Novels

by Thomas McKinley

Your adventure may rest in the hands of robot writers. In fictional books fashioned like the famous children gamebook series “Choose Your Own Adventure,” that is. The Georgia Institute of Technology is currently developing an artificial intelligence program capable of writing interactive fiction. The program called “Scheherazade-IF” would be similar to Choose Your Own Adventure […]

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Author Solutions, Paulist Productions Sign First-Look Deal

by Thomas McKinley

Xlibris self-published authors may stand a chance of having their books adapted into a film. Xlibris’ parent company Author Solutions, LLC has clinched a first-look deal with American TV and film producer Paulist Productions. The partnership is welcome news to Author Solutions’ self-published authors who wish to see their books on TV or the big […]

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Keith Ogorek Reveals the ‘4 Paths to Publishing’

by Thomas McKinley

Keith Ogorek

Nothing says you’re a writer more than seeing your name on the copy of your published book. Getting published may not be your ultimate goal but it could be one of the turning points in your writing career. With so many publishing options available for today’s writers, which one do you take? To guide aspiring […]

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