Calling Writers N-Z — Are You AI Free?

If you're listed here, please let me know if you're AI free or at least human written so I can keep you on the list

On May 1st, 2025, I will post the AI free list and the “dhw” list. These alphabetical lists will be deleted.

If you’re already marked as 100% human created or as “dhw,” no need to respond. Otherwise, please let me know by May 1st which list you should be on. I will be removing all names that aren’t on one or the other.

I will be doing my best during the month to share your work. In the face of the AI invasion into the arts, we need to promote those who keep things human! Thanks.

Nancy Waddell – Nancy's Substack – Short stories

Naomi Kuttner – O is for Author (seen on The Library)

Narina Exelby – Travel: NE Where

Natalie Phillips – Plotted Out – Cornish fantasy & dark humor

Nathan Drescher – Battlegrounds+ – Author, journalist

Newton Webb – Newton's Tales of the Macabre (dhw)

Nicholas Kircher – A Chemical Mind (dhw AND “Definitely Maybe a Cat”)

Nick Buchheit – This Nick Writes (100% human created, no AI)

Nick Richards – Living a Principled Life, Tranith Argan Fantasy Series (dhw)

Nicola de Vera – So, Long Story Short

Nicole Paton – Dystopian Scrapbook

Nicolina Torres – Books and Boos, with Nicolina Torres

Nik Hoffmann – Across the Spheres – Poetry

Nikki Root – Stories Like That

Niko Haapala – The World of Niko Pulp (dhw)

Nina Potter | Romance Author

Nissa Harlow – Stories with a touch of the fantastic (100% human created, no AI)

Noah Rymer – Noah’s Substack

Norman Crane – The Norman Crane

Not Dark Yet – Peter Trachtenberg: Not Dark Yet – Writer, teacher, provoker

O.A.Ruotsalainen – The Finnish Meat Guy (dhw)

Oleg – Babel Babble, Fictitious (dhw)

Oliver Vanice – First Principles Screenwriting

Olivia St. Lewis – Wednesday Afternoon

On The Shelf – Musings of author Anne McClard

Ophelia 🌈 – Ophelia’s Bazaar – Magical time traveler (definitely doxie written)

oray ergüven – oray’s Substack

Orin Might – Stories by Orin (100% human created, no AI)

P.K Daze – BAD PILLS PUBLISHING – Horror

Paige Garland – Macabre Curiosities – Horror

Parrish Baker – Parrish Baker writing under Urna Semper – Sci-fi (dhw)

Patricia J.L. 👻🧶🖊️ – Twisting the Myths (dhw)

Patricia Meier – My Weird and Wonderful Life – Suspense reader, factual writer

Patrick Abbott – Patrick Abbott, Author Substack – Sci-fi

Paul Aaron Roman

Paul Spencer – The Zeitville Chronicle (dhw)

PaullyD – PaullyD’s Substack

PC3 – PC3 Horror

pd workman – P.D. Workman Author Substack – Mystery, suspense, thriller, YA

Perry Chalmers – My Own Little World (100% human created, no AI)

Pete Nicholls – Pete.ink – Writer, cartoonist

Peter Hyson – Cotswold Capers

Peter Murphy/Cursed Murphy – Cursed Murphy’s Substack

Peter Thurley – Dinner Table Don'ts

Phil Hampton – Life of Agency (dhw)

Phyllis Carlin, Miami – Attorney, writer, photographer, painter, worried about AI scraping/theft (100% human created, no AI)

Pinnacle Insights – Pinnacle's Substack – Non-fiction

PISAREV ALEXSEJ – PISAREV’s Substack

Precious Jane – Short Stories by Precious Jane – Fantasy, romance, contemporary short stories, diary entries (dhw)

R.I.P. McKenna – Barking at Nothing (dhw)

R.J. Huneke – R.J. Huneke’s Insight Into Writing | Insight Into Writing

R.R. Stephenson – Selections from the Grand Bazaar – Sci-fi, fantasy

Rachel LaDue – Science Fiction IRL – Sci-fi

radicaledward – Wolf

Raegan Teller, Mystery Author – Mystery & Musings by Raegan Teller – Mystery

Raph Martin – Galia's Notes and Reports – Fiction

Rand I. – Rand's Substack

Randall Allen Dunn – Fantasy, action thrillers; writes as D.A. Randall

Redd Oscar – ReddOscarWrites (100% human created, no AI)

Reena Kapoor – Arrivals and Departures

Reina Cruz – Indie Fiction Digest – Newsletter about indie writers

Relvin Gonzalez – Story Portal from the mind of Relvin Gonzalez

Remus Noronha – All My Dreams Are Red – Sci-fi, fantasy, mysteries

Remy Bazerque – Enfant Terrible

René Volpi – Offbeat Chronicles

Renee George – Renee George's UF/ PNR Suspense Fiction

Resonant Media Arts – Resonant Media Arts

Rhiannon D'Averc – Crowhill Cove – Author & ghostwriter of 100+ published books, photographer, chief editor

Rian Stone – Rian’s Substack (new subbie)

Richard Cartwright, Author – Richard's Substack

Richard Glover – The Wold of Ar’rin

Richard Ritenbaugh – Serial Production

ringleader – dog and pony show – Poetry

Rob Mortell – Stories Have Power – Fantasy

Robert C. Gilbert – Listening Sessions (dhw)

Robert C. Worstell – Writing While Farming

Robert Collins – Robert Collins' Author Substack – Sci-fi, fantasy

Robert Garron – Robert's Substack – Sci-fi, non-traditional fantasy, speculative fiction, weird fiction (100% human created, no AI, draws own covers)

Robert Walrod – Necessary Monsters

Robin Reardon – Robin Reardon Writes – LGBTQ+ fiction (100% human created, no AI)

Rod Bluhm – A Journey of Words – Poet, novelist (working on literary fiction trilogy) (dhw)

Romana P. – The Artistic Self

Ronald Dionne – Ronald’s Substack – Genre short stories

Rory Hanrahan – Rory's Newsletter – Thoughts, ramblings, musing of Irish publican in UK

Ros Barber – Writing a Better World (dhw)

Ross Bingham – Authorise

Ross Conner – Piercing the Veil – Stories told by a traveler in this antique land

Rune Moen Holmen – Childlike Soul Newsletters – Writes about artistic journey of singer Aurora; Fra Speil Til Vindu (micro-fiction, short stories in Norwegian) (100% human created, no AI)

Russell Nohelty – The Author Stack

Russell Smith – Solvitur Ambulando – Non-fiction

RW Span – willspan

Red Lamb – 𐌉𐌃𐌉Ꝋ𐌕𐌄𐌒𐌵𐌄 (dhw)

Ryan W. Craver – Cravarian Realms (dhw)

Ryder Hamilton Jones – Westville

S Tallett – Daydreams & Doomsdays

S M Garratt – The Oort Cloud - Science Fiction Stories – Sci-fi, world builder

S. Dumont – S. Dumont’s Corner

S.J. Carson – Reaching for the Moon – Dystopian, fantasy

S.L. Linton – The Forgotten Library (100% human created, no AI)

S.L. Stallings – Feed Your Head - Paranormal fiction, tech horror, dystopia (dhw)

S.M. Osborne – Legendarium – Fantasy, horror, musings

Sabrina Rosen – Sabrina Rosen's Storytime

Sal Randolph – Free Words

Salima Noorani – Clueless Spectator

Sam Bartol – Ghost Notes (dhw)

Sam Crain – to be in upcoming anthology from Winston Malone

Sam Rake – Treats of Writing

Samantha Childress – Caravanserai with Samantha Childress (dhw)

Sandolore Sykes – In the Inversion Field – Dark literary fiction, visual artist

Sarah Crowne – A Busy Lady (new subbie - stop by and tell her “hi!”)

sarah cucchiara – people's princess

Saumya Sharma – Expressions

Scarlet Ibis James – Scarlet Writes

SCIENTIA – SCIENTIA – Non-fiction

Scoot – Gibberish

Scott MacLeod – Son of Ugly

Scott Roche - he/him

Scrawls of Dread – Scrawls of Dread’s Substack (dhw)

SDG Lemaître – Coracle Voyager

Sean A. Patterson – Emporium of Wonders – Fiction, non-fiction

Sean Valdrow – Sean’s Substack

Sergej Klementinovski – Writer's Odyssey

Seth Harkness – Sporadic Press

Shadia Alfan – Her serial

Shadow of Resolve – Shadow's Substack – Fantasy

ShadowGame – ShadowGame

Shane Bzdok – Matte Black – Sci-fi, dystopian, horror (dhw)

Shane Elliott – Feats N' Faults (dhw)

Shannon W Haynes – Chapter by Chapter with Shannon Haynes – Fiction and poetry, working on first novel

Sharron Bassano – LEAVES

Shelley Wilburn – The Writer's Walk – Author, writer's coach, editor (100% human created, no AI)

Shinjini – Studio Diaries

Shoni – The Warriors Hub Newsletter (dhw)

Siva Narayanan – Fyle Stories

Skives – A Flash of Light Captured

SLART – Cream of The Crop (dhw)

sleightsofheart – The Horror! The Horror!

Slow Burn Horror – Slow Burn Horror’s Substack

Snowyteller – Snowy Hearts, host of Menagerie Morning!

Sol Luckman – Sol Luckman Uncensored Updates & Uploads

SolitaryiNterludes

Sondra6 – Sondra6’s Substack – Fantasy, fast fiction

Spaceman Spiff – Postcards from the Abyss

Stan Halen – free words

Stay Slick – Hey, Slick!

@Stefan – Stefan’s Substack – Analysis of books & music

Stella Maris Designs – Stella Maris Designs (dhw)

Stephanie Losi – Risk Musings (dhw)

Stephen Alan Adams – Fourth Draft

Steve Kelsey – Tales from the Burning Bear (dhw)

Steven A Key – The New Muse series

Steven Womack – Author of Music City Murders series

Stirling S Newberry – The Absurd Version

Stone Age Herbalist – Grey Goose Chronicles

Strawbridge – The Mind-Soul Sanctum – Re: mental health (self-help, emphasis on personal experiences, common sense)

Stuart Bedlam – Stuart’s Substack – Odd, humorous scifi

Sue Mann – On the Road to Jericho: A Novel

Sue Mell – So Much Stuff – Literary fiction, creative non-fiction

Susan Earlam – The Wild and the Quiet – Obsessed with the uncanny

Susan Harley – Courageous Conversations

Susan Moss Thomas – Writing Is a Super Power – Career writer (news, books, screenplays, ads, marketing pubs)

svndavn – svndavn stories – Romance, fantasy, sci-fi

Swing Thoughts and Roundabouts – Swing's Substack

Syanna Rose – Steamy contemporary/fantasy romance

T. D. Wolf – The Near Future – Fiction, poetry, etc.

Tad Wojnicki, PhD – Write Like a Lover! – Author of "Lie Under the Fig Trees"

Tales From the Underworld – Tales From the Underworld – Historical true crime (dhw)

Tania Weatherley – Living an Authentic Life

Tayler Marie Brooks – Tayler's Substack, Moondust Productions (100% human created, no AI)

TC Ross – Writer TCRoss's Substack

Techne Fit (𝖩𝗈𝖾𝗅'𝗌 𝖥𝗂𝗍𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗌) – London Fitness. World's greatest Fitness Substack – Non-fiction

Tell Me a Mystery – Tell Me a Mystery

Tenkage – Tenkage HQ

Terry Freedman – Eclecticism: Reflections on literature, writing and life (dhw)

Terry Fries – Mud Valley (dhw)

Terry Weaver (seen on The Library)

The Black Knight – Shadows and Space (dhw)

The Bone Writer – On the Road of Bones

The Brothers Krynn – Bros Krynn’s Newsletter – Fantasy fiction, essays (dhw)

The Casual Writer – The Casual Writer

The Common Centrist – The Common Centrist’s Substack – Writes about art, culture, world events; composes music; now creating serialized novel (dhw)

The Crazy Cat Lady Writes – The Crazy Cat Lady Writes

The Delinquent Academic – The Delinquent Academic (dhw)

The Lord Otter – Downstream Pulp

The Man Behind the Screen – Tales of Calamity and Triumph (dhw - well, actually 3 goblins in trenchcoats)

The Monster Memoirs – Creative horror fiction

The Pro Wrestling Exuberant – The Pro Wrestling Exuberant

The Ramen Bowl – The Ramen Bowl

The Resilient Writer – Ola’s Substack

The Rewind – The Rewind

The River Of Constant Change – The River Of Constant Change

The Starfire Codes – The Starfire Codes by Demi Pietchell

The Way Teller – The Way Teller’s Aetheric Emporium

Thérèse Judeana – Windflower very religious (dhw)

Thomas Bubb – Necessary Fiction – Action-packed, heartfelt stories

Thomas Greenbank – Musings, Meanderings, and Mind Bombs – Australian fiction

Thomas Hyland – Hylandian

Thomas J Bevan – Soaring Twenties, The Soaring Twenties Social Club, The Commonplace (AI strictly forbidden)

Thomas Norford – The Warp – Science fiction

Tiberius – The State of Play – Literary sci-fi

Tiffanie Gray – TnTCreationz by Tiffanie – Great cover art and more (dhw)

Timothy Schmid – Timothy’s Substack (dhw)

Tina Lee Forsee – Philosophy and Fiction

TJ Patton – Loves & Lies Lit

TK Eldridge – Letters from Elder Ridge, Graffridge Publishing (serialized novels) – Romantic Suspense, Murder mysteries, Paranormal Romance, Romantic Suspense (100% human created, no AI)

Todd Brasel – My Favorite Suspects - Mystery & Thriller Newsletter – Serialized mystery/thriller fiction, occasional book/movie review, essay on craft (dhw)

Tom Schecter – THE SHIELDBREAKER SAGA – Dark literary fantasy without the magic (dhw)

Tony Andarian – The Sanctum – Philosophically themed epic fantasy novels & games

Tracy – Trial & Error

Tracy Mansolillo – The Power of Change – Essays

Travis Blake – Dracula’s Ghost (dhw)

Travis Knight – The Travisphere – The Bingo Killer series author

Trilety Wade – I won't keep you (dhw)

trina das – trina keeps trying

Trisha Thacker – Trisha’s Substack – Contemporary, fantasy, YA (seen on The Library)

Trivarna Hariharan – When will you rest, dear heart?

Tyler Ham – Tyler’s Substack – Creative consultant, children's book author

V Kelly-Sibley – Pandora’s Box of Infinite Stories

Val Stuart – Who Will Save Her?

Vanessa Glau – Occam’s Lab – Fantasy (seen on The Library) (dhw)

Vanya Bagaev – Nova Nevédoma (dhw)

Veronika Bond – Veronika’s Substack (seen on The Library)

Victor Casler – Vic's Verdict (dhw)

Victor Jimenez – A Serial Assemblage of Words (100% human created, no AI)

Victoria Jensen – Victoria’s Books & Short Stories – Fantasy, some sci-fi, more (dhw)

Vince Wetzel – Salted Wetzel with a side of mustard

Vincent St. Claire – Vincent’s Substack

Vitaliy Katsenelson – My Favorite Classical Music, El Inversor Intelectual

Vivian Ireton – Vivian’s Substack

Vivian Keller – Vivian’s poetry and musings – Artist, writer, poet (dhw)

Vivienne – Vivienne’s Substack – YA/NA fantasy (as Vivienne Lee Fraser), Romance/Cosy Mysteries (as Lee Williamson)

Von – Von’s Substack – Light dystopia about marriage

Vy Starlit – Vy Starlit's Stories – Progression fantasy, LitRPG

Walther Cantu – Peregino

Warren Benedetto – Dark fiction - to be in upcoming anthology from Winston Malone)

Weapons of Legend – Weapon’s Substack – Sci-fi, fantasy

Wendy Henry – Wendy's Kitchen & More

Wendy Parciak – Happy Tales – Lessons about writing she’s learned from her dog (100% human created, no AI)

Wendy Tan – Wendy’s Newsletter

Will Boucher – Heavy is the Headset

William Collen – Chiefly Lyrical, RUINS (dhw)

William Linares – Horror & Comics Unlimited

William Pauley III – DOOM FICTION (dhw)

Winnifred Fritz – Winnifred's Ramblings

Winston Malone – Storyletter Xpress Publishing (indie publisher)

Wirrowac – Wirrowac; Wirrowac After Dark; Wirrowac, Development Hell

Words in Bloom – Words in Bloom Stories and Poems – Poetry, fiction, non-fiction, dances to the music)

Written Tales – Written Tales Magazine – Kevin, editor

Wyatt Werne – Wyatt Werne (dhw)

Xander Royle – Xander’s Substack – YA horror, thrillers, urban fantasies

Xavier Macfarlane – The Not-Yet Novelist

Yakubian Ape – The Lake of Lerna (dhw)

Yardena Schwersky – Letters on Being (dhw)

YUCK! Travel Magazine – YUCK! Travel Magazine – Sci-fi humor

Yuelian Hong – yuelian's rough drafts (dhw)

Zachary Clark – Foolish Words – Literary fiction

Zachary Roush – Realms – Sci-fi, fantasy, reviews

Zack Grafman – The Reformer, Infinite Dominion (dhw)

Zoran Zoltanous – The Fascio Newsletter

🌙 Haly, the Moonlight Bard ✒️ e Moonlight Bard ✒️ – Moonlight Bard’s Rhapsody in Realms

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Keep writing! The readers are out there, anxiously waiting.

Please check out my author website. And thanks for reading.

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Please check out my four books (so far) from Wordwooze Publishing:

• The Greeting Card Girl’s Christmas – a sweet romance novel for the holiday season.

• Wind Down the Chimney and Other Eerie Tales – my first book of eerie short stories (ebook, paperback, audio).

• The Stardust Alliance and More – my second book of eerie stories with a touch of Sci-Fi (ebook, paperback, audio).

• The Wiccan Tales – a novel and a real Halloween treat.

(All human written. I even designed the covers.)

See them all here:

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