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Everything filed under writing writing Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under motivation motivation Everything filed under startups startups Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Established authors are getting their books rejected much more often than before. Established authors are getting theirbooks rejected much more often thanbefore. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Oct 2026 EG Emma Gannon — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Both self-publishing and traditional publishing require the author to do most of the promotion. — tap to centre the map on it Both self-publishing and traditionalpublishing require the author to domost of the promotion. Last stated 2 months ago 27 Aug 2026 EG Emma Gannon — holds since 2026-08-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most of the services that market to authors are scams. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the services that market toauthors are scams. Last stated a year ago 1 Oct 2025 KL Ken Liu — holds since 2025-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: The traditional book publishing industry is not broken; it is currently growing, driven by online sales, digital formats, and self-publishing. — tap to centre the map on it The traditional book publishingindustry is not broken; it iscurrently growing, driven by onlinesales, digital formats, andself-publishing. Last stated a year ago 16 Oct 2025 PM Paul Millerd — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most book authors optimise for the status of being published, chasing bestseller lists and reviews instead of the reader. — tap to centre the map on it Most book authors optimise for thestatus of being published, chasingbestseller lists and reviews insteadof the reader. Last stated 3 years ago 26 Mar 2024 SG Seth Godin — holds since 2024-03-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A writer's audience does not carry from one book to the next: every book is another startup you have to make happen from scratch. — tap to centre the map on it A writer's audience does not carryfrom one book to the next: everybook is another startup you have tomake happen from scratch. Last stated 11 months ago 15 Dec 2025 ML Michael Lewis — holds since 2025-12-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is real and growing reader demand for premium, independently published books. — tap to centre the map on it There is real and growing readerdemand for premium, independentlypublished books. Last stated a year ago 16 Oct 2025 PM Paul Millerd — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Because publishers are so risk-averse now, books likely to have a small readership struggle to get anywhere. — tap to centre the map on it Because publishers are sorisk-averse now, books likely tohave a small readership struggle toget anywhere. Last stated 4 months ago 25 Jun 2026 MB Melvin Burgess — holds since 2026-06-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Publishing industry claims to predict how trends will play out, but such predictions are unreliable. — tap to centre the map on it Publishing industry claims topredict how trends will play out,but such predictions are unreliable. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 LM Lincoln Michel — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint — tap to centre the map on it A Black writer is needed to portrayBlack life truly, and white peoplefrom a Black standpoint AC Anna Julia Cooper — holds since c. 1892 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser that answers with generated prose instead of links is not a web browser but an anti-web browser, and it hides that substitution from the person using it. — tap to centre the map on it A browser that answers withgenerated prose instead of links isnot a web browser but an anti-webbrowser, and it hides thatsubstitution from the person usingit. Last stated a year ago 22 Oct 2025 AD Anil Dash — holds since 2025-10-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A certain kind of financial struggle often serves as a catalyst for writers to produce great works. — tap to centre the map on it A certain kind of financial struggleoften serves as a catalyst forwriters to produce great works. Last stated 2 years ago 24 Oct 2024 WY Waqas Younas — holds since 2024-10-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is unlikely to end a working writer's career, barring a broader societal collapse. — tap to centre the map on it AI is unlikely to end a workingwriter's career, barring a broadersocietal collapse. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Sept 2026 JS John Scalzi — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI writing tools can be used for editing help without letting them take over work that has personal meaning. — tap to centre the map on it AI writing tools can be used forediting help without letting themtake over work that has personalmeaning. Last stated 3 months ago 27 Jul 2026 AH Ann Handley — holds since 2026-07-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-generated text allows authors to produce work much faster, which may lead to a shorter shelf life for most titles. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated text allows authors toproduce work much faster, which maylead to a shorter shelf life formost titles. Last stated 5 months ago 16 Jun 2026 JS Jennifer Shahade — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A long, well-written document no longer signals that its author knows the subject. — tap to centre the map on it A long, well-written document nolonger signals that its author knowsthe subject. Last stated 3 months ago 16 Aug 2026 AO Ayo Omojola — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written email does not needan AI summary, and an executive whodelegates his reading to one hasstopped doing the job. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 EZ Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A well-written skill encodes its author's judgment, not just a prompt. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written skill encodes itsauthor's judgment, not just aprompt. Last stated 8 months ago 5 Mar 2026 AK Aman Khan — holds since 2026-03-05 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Established authors are getting their books rejected much more often than before. Last stated 14 Oct 2026 · 3 weeks ago Holds Emma Gannon Read this korrent →