“Write in Public”: Why I’m Opening My Manuscripts to Everyone

Publishing a book has never been easier.
And never have so many books been written without real thought behind them.

Between AI-generated content, repackaged texts, and standardized how-to books, it’s becoming harder to tell whether a work is the result of a living mind — or just a well-formatted product.

I want people to know.
I want them to see where my ideas come from, how they evolve, how they are refined, reworked, questioned, or left open-ended.

Writing isn’t producing.

It’s thinking — slowly, concretely, with doubt, with influence, with structure.

That’s why I’ve decided to make my manuscripts public.
Not just to prove I’m the author.
But to show what writing still means, when you truly stand by the words you put on a page.

From “Build in Public” to “Write in Public”

I’m borrowing from the startup world’s build in public model —
but instead of a product, I’m offering a writing process.

Not a polished book. Not a marketing asset.
But a living draft.
A work in progress, with its hesitations, rewrites, gaps, and breakthroughs.
A space where a concept is just beginning to take shape — not yet a chapter, but already alive.

On my site, you’ll find:

• Essays in progress

• Draft manuscripts and early ideas

• Concepts that have been evolving for 10 to 15 years

• Raw passages, partial arguments, and future chapters

• Traces of revision, reflection, and deep rethinking

Most importantly: every version is kept online.
I don’t hide the process. I document it.

Why this approach?

Because I want my ideas to be traceable, readable, and claimed.
Because I don’t want thoughtful writing to be mistaken for auto-generated content.
Because I believe a text gains value from being rooted in practice, reflection, and intellectual honesty.

And because I’m writing for those who care about depth — not just polished results.

First manuscript available now (in French): the Write in public menu item is only available in french for now

📘 The Gifted Child vs. School (working title)
An essay in progress, in open access.
It will be enriched over time. Previous versions will remain online.

→ Read the manuscript: www.philippevivier.com/fr/

All manuscripts shared through this project are protected under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 license:

• Free to read

• No reproduction without permission

• No commercial use or adaptations

• Any quote or share must credit the author: Philippe Vivier