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Sorry I'm late to the party. Yes please, Jonny x

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/03/hachette-pulls-shy-girl-horror-novel-after-concerns-about-ai-use/ Justified or not, we will see the claim of 'it's AI generated!" be misused to destroy something someone doesn't like. It is tempting to just...

Please Jonny. Hoping to make it as things are possibly panning out better than expected.

For fans of historical fiction, I've been working my way through the Robert Harris catalogue. On Munich right now. It's quite good. He's almost always good

I'll be there.

I've read two debut novels in the last two weeks. The first was The Artist by Lucy Steeds which has had a lot of attention and won the Waterstones debut of the year 2025. I might not have chosen to read it, but one of my colleagues lent it to...

As a teacher of young writers, I find that what students read is just as important to their writing as whether they read at all. Students who are into comics write stories that are nothing but "Oof! Get out! Mraowr! Crash!" with absolutely no...

To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you're wrong, admit it; Whenever you're right, shut up. Ogden Nash

Regarding Substack, it's worth noting that the platform notes what's happening to you. If you post regularly and your subscriber numbers increase, even if still in single digit numbers, it will pay attention and show your posts on more users' For...

Little smoochie woochiums sitting. You lucky woman. Bring him to the Huddle.