Meet your personal research assistant, subject librarian & academic consultant, built into Alistair.

Fully offline, secure RAG over your own manuscript. Ask anything about your novel & get brilliant answers. No cloud. No compromise. Just you & your story.

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Add page breaks to mark ebook’s chapters Readers of paper books have come to expect that a new chapter begins on a new page, even if that means blank white space at the bottom of the page where the last chapter ended. As all of us live in…

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My process varies, but if I have to make major changes to a scene, I usually find that rewriting the thing from scratch makes for a more coherent and better quality scene. #writingcommunity #amwriting #sff

I heard a short story, on average, is rejected 22 times before it finds publication, but I cannot even find 22 relevant magazines to submit to in Chill Subs, and most take four months or more to deliver rejection.

To put a story properly through its paces would cost me half a lifetime 😵‍💫

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From when Tennyson and Emmanuel first meet. Tennyson has a thing for Emmanuel's voice (and also, collarbones 😉).

From Tennyson's arc of The Atlas Brothers Break the Multiverse

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Book cover showing a geometric design work in progress with interlaced border, with representative areas of colour, and a number of seashells containing the paints used in the artwork. The title reads "Inks & Paints of the Islamic Golden Age: A handbook of art technology", and the author name in white over a paint shell: Joumana Medlej

Cover reveal! #amwriting

We're getting very close to completion now, and tomorrow I will turn off late pledges on the Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/maj...

Nine ways to show a character’s personality Virtually infinite ways exist to show a character’s personality, but all should follow one simple, guiding principle: It must reveal and be grounded in the character’s motivations, that is, wh…

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Time to start the Sunday night writing shift. #amwriting #writingcommunity #authorcommunity #bookcommunuity #writerlife #authorlife #booklife #writersky #authorsky #booksky #indieauthor #indiewriter

#goodmorning I do not know how a camel smells, a chance I missed before I lost my sense of smell, so I have no memory of camel smell to plug in when I'm near a camel.* #writersky #booksky #amwriting

It's a lifestyle... 😊📖💕

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After a very exhausting family day [I despise badly working public transport so much!], it's time to write.

I'll use the next 2,5-3ish hours, for a short #WritingWulf session and continue with my Orc novel

Let's listen to Reggae to calm me down, vibe & write!

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The difference between Accent vs. Ascent vs. Assent Similar spellings, comparable and even identical pronunciations…no wonder there’s confusion among writers about these three words.Accent usually is a noun that means a distinct style of speak…

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What are the start-up costs when self-publishing? When starting a business so you can self-publish a book, you’ll likely need to purchase materials so you can write. These start-up costs are the expenses you incur before you actually begin busines…

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Day 29 of #TimeTravelAuthors

Maya Krishnamurthy - Jet-black

Nikhil Raj - Russet-brown

Jessica Almeida & Pasha - Hazel-brown

Anuj Vishwanath - Black

Leela - Black

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What Makes a Story Character Interesting? What makes an interesting story character for the ages? It’s more than just having them grow or learn something, and it’s more than just having them being be like a real person. While each of …

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Live footage of me sending my new book off to CPs
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Submitting do’s and don’ts for magazines So you’ve got a story written and are about to send it to a magazine or a publisher. Congratulations! One of the largest barriers preventing beginning writers from becoming established is that…

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Diving back into creative writing! Advice on Writing & Life!

As a creative writer, do you really ever put it down? Join me on substack today where we discuss. open.substack.com/pub/marthare... #amwriting #crimefiction #writerscommunity #mystery

I’m in the market for some MM romance novels!!! I’m big into audiobooks now! I would love suggestions from the people! #booksky #bookrec #tbr #writingcommunity #amwriting #mlm #mmromance

Five Great Quotes: Advice to Aspiring Authors “You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” – Stephen King“If you want to be a writer-stop talking about it and sit down and write!” – Jackie Collins“I would a…

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Serious question. Why aren’t there more gay men writing gay romance novels? Nothing against the women who write them, just wondering where the disconnect is.

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3. Mostly a lack of trust, which we could say is driven by fear. She's the most powerful mafia leader in NYC ... it's not a position that let's one show weakness. Any fear could be easily exploited.

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Prefer to listen rather than read? Get writing, self-publishing and book marketing tips on audiobook! #indieauthor #amwriting #authorsky #writersky #writingcommunity #audiobook www.amazon.com/dp/B0CH5RXDK8?...

I Am a Retention Pond In front of an office building

New short story!

"Language, I have gradually learned over the years, is like light and shadow. But their peculiar Helix Ascend Partners language also reminds me of something else: the dull layer of greenish haze that floats on my surface."

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Avoid these flubs when seeking book signing Certainly one of the promotional efforts you’ll want to undertake with your self-published book is a public book reading/signing. Such a reading/signing can help your book get press coverage in loc…

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The cover art for book one of S.E.L.F.'s upcoming series, Cinnamon & Smoke. It shows a solid black background with shaky white line drawings of two stick figures, one tall, with horns, the other shorter, with a halo and dress. One of them is handing a flower to the other, though it is unclear which figure is offering the flower to which. It reads: Cinnamon & Smoke Book 1: Limbo S.E.L.F.

After a few too many late nights and shared cigarettes, Everest falls for Xero, her giant demon cohab who refuses to touch her - for her own safety.

But that doesn’t stop either of them from wanting it.

Book One coming soon! 😈🥀

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