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Literary Substack Has No Future Unless It Creates One
... and I Wish I Knew How to Do That
Jul 19
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Michael O. Church
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Literary Substack Has No Future Unless It Creates One
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Publishing's Reddit Antics and the Questions Raised
The story became weirder, less silent, and more interesting.
Jul 17
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Michael O. Church
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Publishing's Reddit Antics and the Questions Raised
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Literary Agents Don't Read: How I Proved It, and Why It Matters
I didn't expect the data to be this devastating.
Jul 16
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Michael O. Church
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Literary Agents Don't Read: How I Proved It, and Why It Matters
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June 2025
A Personality Paradox—Why Good Writers Are Rare
People who can write as well as I do are extremely uncommon.
Jun 20
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Michael O. Church
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A Personality Paradox—Why Good Writers Are Rare
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The Tragedy of George R. R. Martin
... and Why Traditional Publishing Is At Fault
Jun 19
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Michael O. Church
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The Tragedy of George R. R. Martin
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The Audience
A short story (literary sci-fi)
Jun 2
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Michael O. Church
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The Audience
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May 2025
How to Make AI Write a Bestseller—and Why You Shouldn't
As a great man once said, "Drive stick, motherfucker."
May 28
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Michael O. Church
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How to Make AI Write a Bestseller—and Why You Shouldn't
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Naive Bayes Attacks and AI
How Your Enemies Will Destroy Your "Deep Reputation" in the Age of AI
May 28
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Michael O. Church
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Naive Bayes Attacks and AI
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How Red-State and Blue-State Hypocrisy Differ
You need to know this if you want to know why the left is losing in the US
May 27
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Michael O. Church
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How Red-State and Blue-State Hypocrisy Differ
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White Monday
"I love this, but I can't touch it."
May 26
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Michael O. Church
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White Monday
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9 Reasons Why You Should Not Hope for AI to Replace Literary Agents
No one loves gatekeepers, but be careful what you wish for
May 23
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Michael O. Church
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9 Reasons Why You Should Not Hope for AI to Replace Literary Agents
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Can AI Read Fiction for Quality? Still Yes, and Still No
I have learned from three independent sources that AI is quietly being used in the publishing world to triage slush.
May 22
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Michael O. Church
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Can AI Read Fiction for Quality? Still Yes, and Still No
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