How we make chapters
All Branchwriter chapters might be generated with AI assistance and reviewed by a human author (Marek, the founder) before publication. Each chapter is written against a project-specific style guide and world bible, and is checked against the open web for verbatim seven-word phrases before it goes live. The check is a screen, not a guarantee — see limits below.
Limits of the screen
Our pre-publication check searches the openly indexed web. It does not have access to paywalled book corpora (Kindle Unlimited, KDP Select, Wattpad Premium, library archives, and similar). If a close paraphrase of a paywalled work ever slips through, our screen will not catch it; we rely on the process below.
If you believe a chapter paraphrases your work
Email dmca@branchwriter.com with:
- The URL of the Branchwriter chapter in question.
- The source work — title, author, ISBN where applicable, or a public URL.
- The specific passages you believe overlap, side by side, so we can verify quickly.
- Your contact information, and a statement that you are the rights-holder or authorised to act on their behalf.
Our 48-hour response
We commit to:
- Acknowledge your message within 48 hours of receipt (business days; weekend messages start the clock Monday).
- Take the chapter offline within the same window while we investigate, if the overlap is plausible on its face.
- Refund any Patron alt-chapter purchases directly affected by a chapter we take down, on a pro-rata basis.
- Publish the outcome of the investigation back to you and, when the chapter is restored or permanently removed, update the chapter page accordingly.
Counter-notice
If you have reason to believe a removal was mistaken, you can reply to the same address with a counter-notice. Include the chapter URL, the specific reason you believe the removal was in error, and your contact information. We will weigh both sides before making a final decision.
Publishing cadence and slips
Chapters publish three times a week — we treat that as an aspiration, not a commitment.
If a chapter ever misses its slot, it goes up on the next scheduled publishing day and the rest of the season shifts one publication forward. A human author reviews every chapter before it publishes; when editorial quality and the schedule conflict, we slip the schedule rather than ship an unreviewed chapter.
Scope and updates
This policy applies to all chapters published on branchwriter.com and to any chapter excerpts we distribute on third-party platforms. We may update this policy as our process changes; material updates will be dated below.
Last updated: 2026-05-28.