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Essay Architecture

About the Substack

Mapping the secret architecture of great essays.

Free Subscription Benefits

  • Essays & monthly updates

Paid Subcription Benefits

  • Monthly deep dive for paid subscribers
  • Visual deconstructions of classic essays
  • Behind the scenes (typewriter essays)

Paid Subscription Plans

  • $100 a year
  • $10 a month

About Michael Dean

Michael Dean, an architect-turned-writer, was recently awarded an Oโ€™Shaughnessy Fellowship Grant to develop Essay Architecture. Heโ€™s developing a pattern language and scoring classic essays to help shape an AI-powered editor.

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