Beyond Craft
Joe Ponepinto, Evil TwinBeyond Craft is a Substack dedicated to helping writers (both established and emerging) to better understand their endeavor. It is a realistic look at the challenges of writing and publishing, and the changing practices of the publishing industry.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 60 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 8 days ago |
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A Story of Literary Masochism
Quick note: Last week we talked about the nature of intelligence. For more about that, see this 8-minute video, which was published Wednesday on the Australian website. Aeon.co: “Why we should think of intelligence in terms of goals, not br...
I’m Constructing an App Using AI
“In South Africa in the 1990s, wardens of a game reserve kept finding kudu — a type of antelope — that had died with no evidence of injury or illness. It was a mystery. Then, zoologist Wouter Van Hoven found the unexpected culprit: acacia t...
How Should the Arts be Funded?
As happened when the Trump administration took over the federal government in 2025, cuts to arts funding institutions are again proposed for the coming fiscal year. Last time, government-funded organizations like the National Endowment for...
The Creative Resistance
First, happy July 4 to everyone.
A couple of weeks ago I illustrated a post with a clearly AI-generated image. It wasn’t a very good one because I was in a bit of a rush and didn’t have a great idea of what to create. Several people commen...
Can We Save Literary Writing?
If we’re ever going to make any change in the market we’ve got to organize
Thanks to everyone for allowing me to indulge in my travel blog for a couple of weeks. Kind of makes me wish I could do that full time. But for now it’s back to the...
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Beyond Craft is dedicated to helping writers better understand their endeavor—everything from working more creatively and efficiently, to identifying publishing opportunities, and knowing what to avoid along the way.
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