The working material · 30–31 January 2024

Behind the manuscript

69 artefacts: drafts, alternatives, scene plans and editorial notes.

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A record of work in progress. “AI draft” and “AI review” label material generated during the writing process; “Draft for review” labels text written outside the AI conversation and brought in for its review. Alternatives and revisions are kept as separate documents.

Chapter drafts

7 documents

Full drafts and the earlier versions of the opening.

Book structure

2 documents

The outline and a proposal for organising the story.

Characters

3 documents

Cast sketches and successive character profiles.

Story and endings

17 documents

The premise, world, subplots, synopsis and possible resolutions.

Scene plans

13 documents

Chapter beats, including the successive revisions.

Writing brief

13 documents

Genre, prose, style guidance and a possible title.

Editorial notes

14 documents

AI feedback on the drafts and plans.