Essay Architecture

Essay Architecture

About the Substack

Mapping the secret architecture of great essays.

Free Subscription Benefits

• Essays & monthly updates

Paid Subcription Benefits

• Chapters of Essay Architecture
• Visual deconstruction 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 O’Shaughnessy Fellowship Grant to develop Essay Architecture. He’s developing a pattern language and scoring classic essays to help shape an AI-powered editor.