Tomato Novel's 300k-word signing rule hits new writers but won't stop AI mass production
tinyfool · x · 2026-10-13
Tomato Novel now requires new authors to write 300k words before signing, targeting the write-an-opening-and-abandon playbook supercharged by AI. tinyfool argues it's a lazy blanket rule: real newcomers lose early reader feedback, while AI studios can just generate full 300k-word books at similar cost — so quality won't improve.
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