Stitching Up the Creature; Or, the Horrors of Revision

Hi all, You may have noticed my Counter Craft posts have slowed a little the last couple of months. That is because I’ve been furiously revising my forthcoming horror novel Haunted Hills. I’m going to write a little about revision today since, well, it is occupying much of my mind. First though, I was recently asked by to join and to chat about LLMs, the $2 million book deal cancelled over alleged AI use, and the general state of publishing. The conversation was hosted by and I think it turned out well! If you aren’t totally burned out on AI discourse,1 then give it a read here: The Substack PostAn author’s $2 million book deal was pulled over suspected AI use. Where does publishing go from here? Last week, news broke that Jerry Falade’s debut crime novel, which had reportedly sold for $2 million after a 14-way bidding auction, had been pulled from publication by the author’s own agents over suspected AI use…Read more4 days ago · 1672 likes · 572 comments · John Paul Brammer, Kathleen…