Too many writers are still clutching their rough drafts like smuggled treasure maps, terrified that AI—or an editor, or the local librarian—is going to steal their untapped genius. Here’s the thing: no one’s coming for your manuscript. Not the bots. Not the beta readers. And certainly not the weary editor you refuse to hire. AI doesn’t work that way, and frankly, neither does the world. Your work is far more likely to die in a drawer than be plagiarised. Let it see daylight. Let it be read. Even by a machine. Especially by one.