Publisher cancels $2M deal over author's suspected AI use
Real consequence: non-disclosure of AI tools kills contracts and author income.
Original source — post.substack.comhttps://post.substack.com/p/an-authors-2-million-book-deal-was
This story ran in the Coral Wire edition of Mon, Aug 24 2026, when the Coral Index stood at 30/100 (Storm warning).
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