30 Clients Using Computer-Generated Stories Instead of Writers
Forbes has joined a group of 30 clients using Narrative Science software to write computer-generated stories.
Here’s more about the program, used in one corner of Forbes‘ website: “Narrative Science has developed a technology solution...
Make a Book Christmas Tree
As the holiday season nears, one Reddit user posted this inspiring picture of a Book Christmas Tree.
The Book Christmas Tree has already earned thousands of views. It is a simple but powerful way to show your support for print books and bookstores in ...
Literary Halloween Costume Ideas
As Halloween nears, it’s time for our annual feature on literary costume ideas. The blogosphere was bursting with ideas last year, but we’d love to hear more suggestions–especially literary costumes for this GalleyCat editor’s o...
What Is Steampunk?
The next time somebody asks you “What is steampunk?” just show them the trailer for the upcoming documentary, Vintage Tomorrows. (embedded above).
The documentary already includes authors Cherie Priest and Cory Doctorow, so we look forward...
Hipster Writing Machine
Trying to write about hipsters but don’t speak the language? No problem. There is a new website that can help you generate hipster lingo automatically.
Hipster Ipsum helps you create “Artisanal filler text for your site or project.” ...
Three Debut Novelists Score Movie Deals
Writers Veronica Roth, Marie Lu and Erin Morgenstern all landed movie deals for their debut novels.
Roth released Divergent in May; Morgenstern’s book The Night Circus is due out in September and Lu’s title Legend will hit bookstores in lat...
Goodreads Partners with First Book to Fight Illiteracy
Goodreads has partnered with First Book, a charity group whose mission is to make sure children who reside in low-income communities are able to have access to books. Together, these two organizations will be fighting illiteracy using the Goodreads Bo...
