This is my Insecure Writers Support Group post for July 2026. Alex's awesome co-hosts this month are: Rebecca Douglass, Ronel Janse van Vuuren, Cathrina Constantine, and Jacqui Murray! Please stop by their blogs and say thank you . 💻💻💻💻💻 July question - Is there anything you'd like to see changed, added, and/or rearranged about the book publishing industry? Increased discoverability I despise dependency on Amazon’s algorithms. Every time I figure it out, it changes. I want search engines to reward quality and backlist titles, rather than just rapid-release trends and ad spend. And if an ad glitch messes up my sales, at least restore my rank when it's fixed. Bring back the gatekeepers... sort of I don't want to go back to the Big 5 system, obviously, but I hope retailers can figure out a way to stop the flood of AI slop (books written by AI and published without being edited for quality). Anyone can publish crap, but AI has...