Writer Discusses Claude Code and Publishing's Double Standards
AnastasiaU · x · 2026-07-16
In a lengthy post about the boundaries of writing and AI usage, the author shares that while she still writes manually, she delegates tedious tasks like organizing timelines, magic systems, and character notes to Claude Code. This allows her to save her limited energy for "actual writing."
She points out a glaring double standard in the publishing industry: publishers have long relied heavily on AI and automation tools like search engines, recommendation feeds, and Grammarly, yet they are imposing increasingly strict "purely human" requirements on authors. She describes this as an absurd "reverse Turing test" situation, criticizing these AI policies as overly broad and unenforceable, ultimately punishing creators rather than protecting the creative process.