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Notes on creating fiction. Notes on creating fiction with large language models. Notes on creating fiction in a postliterate age. Notes on creating fiction in "the present publishing environment." Also on other topics.

Newsletter · By Christopher Sorrentino · Official site

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Sep 29, 2026
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Latest issues

  1. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    Playing the Long Game (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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  2. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    Means of Production (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1393" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!poEo!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F34e60e38-2f91-426e-9657-46cc28eeb974_111

  3. Issue · Sep 21, 2026

    Doing Everything Right (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="466" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QRou!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0802e758-a994-4814-b486-308974721b00_620x466.jpeg"

  4. Issue · Sep 17, 2026

    Mistakenly Called Reading (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="862" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Mt-w!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F521eea71-f2ec-4c55-9e3e-d4d624cb66da_682x862.webp"

  5. Issue · Aug 28, 2026

    Unhappy Families (opens the original)

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