The New Gatekeepers

Verification — a Turing Test for Humans?

It’s not enough to write a book. It’s never been enough to write a book, of course — you have to edit, revise, submit it to agents and publishers, and promote it.

Everyone thinks they want to write a book, and there are plenty of snake oil salesmen out there, convincing them that they can, they should, they must, they owe it to the…