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No, You Can't Learn History From Historical Fiction
I stumbled into an interesting debate on the Historical Novel Society Facebook group the other day. It began with the question “what is the purpose of…
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Jan 31
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The Great Substack Story Challenge
This should be interesting. Not necessarily in the usual way.
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May 9
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The Wistful and the Good, Chapter 1
The Ship
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Nov 27, 2021
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Audience, Money, Reputation, and the Integrity of the Work
What writers are really looking for?
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Oct 1, 2021
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Delayed Gratification and the Novelist
Wait for it... Wait for it...
Mark Baker
Apr 19
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AI and the Novelist
Will the machines put us out of business? No. Here's why.
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May 16
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In Which I Part Company With My Publisher
There is an old saying in the software world. “It’s not a bug, it’s a feature.” The customer uses the program, finds it does not work as they expect…
Mark Baker
Aug 16, 2021
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In Which I Part Company With My Publisher
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The Novel as Performance Art
Writing used to be the loneliest of the arts. Not anymore.
Mark Baker
Nov 1, 2021
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In Praise of Simple Storytelling
Storytelling today has become a complex business, full of laws and prohibitions. Transgress, we are told, and readers will be confused, dismayed, and…
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Jan 24
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Whither Now?
What do I do with this newsletter going forward?
Mark Baker
Mar 21
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Seeking the True Heart of Genre
Our genre classification scheme is inconsistent. Can we fix it?
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Mar 8
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In Which I Think the Unthinkable
September, 2021
Mark Baker
Sep 6, 2021
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