John Twelve Hawks

@NYT bestselling author of Fourth Realm Trilogy and #Spark #AgainstAuthority available now.

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Part 1 & 2 (free):
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By the end, only two writers were left.
Then one of them didn’t make it.

The story is about writing, AI, and who gets to control the ending.

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The system learned quickly.
One by one, the contracts weren’t renewed.
No one was fired.
They were just… no longer necessary.

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There were twelve writers at the start.
They called themselves the Twelve Apostles.
Each one specialized in something the machine couldn’t quite do yet—dialogue, irony, structure.
Cliffhangers.

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This is how it begins:
“Alone, I stood between the two lions. For the last seven years, the New York City Research Library on Fifth Avenue had been both my workspace and primary source of income…”

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A company hires writers to train an AI to write fiction.
Over time, the system improves.
Then the writers are no longer needed.
I wrote a short story about what happens next. 🧵

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We're living in a digital world, but billions of people still love physical books. It's inspiring to wander past agent and publisher stalls @LondonBookFair

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John Twelve Hawks announces a new novel for the new year!
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John Twelve Hawks finishes writing new novel. https://t.co/w8yoM961hX

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John Twelve Hawks gives a commencement speech.
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The Italian translation of AGAINST AUTHORITY has just been published. With over 100K downloads, this might be the most popular international (not focused on one country) political essay of the last 10 years.

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George R.R. Martin has given great pleasure to readers. So, why are some of them annoyed? A few thoughts... https://t.co/sLWd4xdF7H

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John Twelve Hawks encounters a giant hotdog.
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John Twelve Hawks encounters a giant hotdog. https://t.co/sLWd4xdF7H

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Both my e-book, AGAINST AUTHORITY, and the essay, WRITING AS THE SKY RAINS DEATH, have been translated into multiple languages. Available everywhere....

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The state of fiction in America today: https://t.co/h4azWzntob

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@Medium Such an important question needs more than six words. So I wrote -- and published -- a free essay. https://t.co/5elYnsbT6A

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John Twelve Hawks just posted a new free essay on his author website and Amazon: WRITING AS THE SKY RAINS DEATH.
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