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05 — Literary Technology • 9 min read

The Future of Developmental Editing: Hybrid Human-Machine Editorial Workflows

How top developmental editors are using AI diagnostics as an initial triage pass to deliver deeper, more nuanced creative coaching to author clients.

Scriptorium Editorial Board
Scriptorium Editorial Board
July 13, 2026

Editors who view AI purely as an enemy will be replaced by editors who use AI as a high-powered diagnostic tool. When an editor spends less time hunting timeline plot holes, they can spend more time refining character voice.

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Scriptorium Editorial Board
Literary Craft & Research Fellows

Scriptorium Editorial Board

A collective of developmental editors, narrative theorists, and computational linguists dedicated to advancing the craft of long-form fiction.

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