Gnu Ventures Company

13/06/2024

Well worth the read:

A few Big Tech players control the chatbot market. Could bargaining with them for something like Public Lending Right resolve the writers’ issues?

11/06/2024

Sprayed edges are getting a lot of attention lately. How do you feel about them?

06/06/2024

Here's the second part of the review of Scrivener:

Part 2 in our series that focuses on the pros and cons of Scrivener and Word, their hidden gems, and their designed uses.

04/06/2024

Thinking about using Scrivener? Here's a nice overview to help you decide:

In this two-part series, we look at Scrivener's best features and see if we can replicate them in MS Word.

30/05/2024

Good for book trailers?

At the annual Google I/O developer conference event on Tuesday (May 14), Veo was unveiled - an advanced video generation model.

27/05/2024

Take some time to honor the day during your Memorial Day events.

23/05/2024

You have another chance at attending this book marketing event:

I’m sorry folks. Thanks to a crazy case of PINK EYE (gross), we have rescheduled Marketing for Authors. It’ll now be Sunday, June 9, from 2:30-3:30 pm.

Please join us for a jam-packed hour of marketing strategies tailored to independent authors!

Https://startsomething.studio/marketing-for-authors

21/05/2024

Authors can always use more help in marketing:

Host WC Turck takes you along for a need-to-know marketing hack on Amazon for his new novel, The Assassination of Baby Hi**er: A Love Story with Dan Davies from Renegade Press LLC, renegadepresspublisher.com. Unlock a wealth of writer resources by joining the Chicago Writers Association today. Visit...

19/05/2024

Our own Kate Gingold is among these talented presenters at the Festival!

16/05/2024

"World Baking Day was celebrated on May 17, but the day is to be celebrated on a Sunday so that people would have time to bake."
So bake tomorrow if you can. Or over the weekend if that's when you have more time!

World Baking Day is here. Brownies, cakes, cookies, or pies, the day is about baking them.

14/05/2024

There's a Writers Festival at the American Writers Museum on Sunday. Are you going? Did we mention that it's free admission?

The American Writers Festival on May 19, 2024 is a free literary event presented by the American Writers Museum and Chicago Public Library.

12/05/2024

Here's to those who mother us!

09/05/2024

Yep.

~tilts head~

“Oh English!”

07/05/2024

This slideshow's ads are a bit annoying, but the photos were fun to look at and remember!

Sure, Arthur Conan Doyle gave us Sherlock Holmes, fiction’s foremost detective. However, Agatha Christie gave us multiple notable characters. Like Doyle, Christie has been adapted for TV and film many times over. These are the most memorable.

04/05/2024

May the fourth be with you!

May the Fourth be with you. Fans of George Lucas’ iconic global phenomenon get to geek out extra hard on this pun-centric, nerd-friendly holiday.

02/05/2024

What do you think? Is Chris Chibnall a good choice for this production?

“Broadchurch” creator and former “Doctor Who” showrunner Chris Chibnall has set his first post-“Who” television project. Netflix has announced that Chibnall is set to write a new adaptation of the 1929 Agatha Christie novel “The Seven Dials Mystery” for the streamer. Chris Sweeney is...

30/04/2024

Had to pass this along:

25/04/2024

Here's your reminder: See you Saturday for the Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl!

23/04/2024

Two of the ways this article says you can celebrate World Book Day are 1) Read a book or 2) Write a book. Those are interesting options!

Celebrate World Book Day with a good read! Discover new authors, explore classic favorites, and get lost in an exciting story today!

22/04/2024

Happy Earth Day!

Earth Day, April 22, was founded in 1970 by a U.S. Senator. Today, it’s celebrated by more than 1 billion people worldwide. How will you celebrate this year?

16/04/2024

This container ship is named for Agatha Christie!

The container ship CL Agatha Christie – which was traveling from New Orleans to Antwerp – diverted to Bermuda to disembark a crew member with a suspected kidney problem. A Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre spokesperson said, “Friday 29th March, 11:45 pm – The Captain onboard the container s...

11/04/2024

Entirely true!

11/04/2024

Thinking about a writing conference? This one is happening in Missouri.

Visit the beautiful Ozarks' Queen City (Springfield, MO) for the third Between the Pages Writers Conference - June 7-9, 2024 https://videopress.com/v/RkXULcE3?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fbtpwriterscon.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F02%2FSpfld-skyline.jpg&preloadConten...

09/04/2024

Yeah, that's not really a thing that one can just make happen...

Check out how this one author resurrected his book from the dead: tinyurl.com/2vsv9hc6 ✨

04/04/2024

If you're out and about in DuPage County, pop into the Local Author Fest at the Wheaton Public Library:

Celebrate your local authors! Visit local author tables on the library's main floor from 1-4pm and stop by the café area on the main floor for open mic readings from our authors. Register to attend a Memoir Writing Workshop at 11:00 am. Complete list of participating authors coming soon!

01/04/2024

An April Fool's Day joke for you:

28/03/2024

Tomorrow is National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day. Many indie bookstores are Mom and Pop Busimesses, so here's to them! And since authors are running small businesses, too, here's to them as well!

Celebrate National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day with these tips, ideas, and discounts for supporting the moms and pops in your community!

26/03/2024

For those who need to hear this today:

21/03/2024

How about a writing workshop this summer?

Registration is live and kicking for ! Sign up now for the in-person or virtual experience to up your writing game!

https://www.midwestwriters.org/mww24-summer-conference/