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  • Book Planning,  Medium,  The Book,  Writing

    6 Self-Editing Hacks to Make Your Manuscript Shine

    There’s a lot you can do to edit your book without hiring a professional editor So you’ve finally written that book you’ve been working on for what seems like your entire life. You’ve followed your outline precisely or, if you’re…

    By Addey Vaters June 22, 2023
  • Book Planning,  Medium,  Writing

    I Tested Out Paid Beta Readers So You Don’t Have To

    To beta read, or not to beta read, that is the question Oh, beta readers. If you’re a writer in the midst of writing and editing a novel, you’re probably quite familiar with the term. It’s the idea that you…

    By Addey Vaters May 25, 2023
  • Author Life,  Book Planning,  Medium

    The Ins and Outs of Book Pitch Events

    Is pitching your novel — online or in-person — a worthwhile endeavor? If you’ve written a novel, you’re probably familiar with something that all writers dread: the pitch. Summing up a novel you’ve spent countless hours revising, proofreading, and developing…

    By Addey Vaters March 30, 2023
  • Author Life,  Medium,  Writing

    Why Not Writing is the Best Way to Ultimately Write

    Sometimes taking a break from writing is the only way to actually end up writing. We all have those moments — seconds, minutes, hours, days, or weeks that slip by without a single word coming to mind. I’ve had stretches…

    By Addey Vaters December 8, 2022
  • Medium,  Writing

    The Art of the Flashback

    Flashbacks in your story can be useless, or they can be an incredible way to add characterization or further your plot. The choice is up to you. Do you know something that bothers me when I am reading a novel?…

    By Addey Vaters November 10, 2022
  • Book Planning,  Medium,  Writing

    How to Write a Logline for Your Novel

    Condensing your story into one sentence is nervewracking, but not impossible I recently attended a writing conference where there were pitch appointments available for all attendees. This is one of the biggest perks of attending a writing conference in my…

    By Addey Vaters September 29, 2022
  • Book Planning,  Medium,  Writing

    4 Steps to Write a Novel Manuscript in 4 Months With No Plan

    The key is to actually write So you’re writing a novel. Or thinking about writing a novel. Either way, you have dreams of becoming a published novelist one day and making the New York Times best-seller list (don’t we all?)…

    By Addey Vaters June 16, 2022
  • Author Life,  Medium

    5 Ways to Make Writing a Less Lonely Business

    Writing may be an individual sport, but that doesn’t mean you can’t develop your own team to weather the industry Writing is a solitary business. If you’re like me, you’ve probably heard that adage before. Writing is, simply by nature…

    By Addey Vaters June 2, 2022
  • Author Life,  Medium,  Writing

    Is Novel Writing Software Worth It?

    As a pantser who is wholly (and woefully) unorganized, I say yes If you’ve been in the writing world for long, you’ve probably heard about the various writing software out there that is tailored specifically to writers. Long gone are the…

    By Addey Vaters May 19, 2022
  • Author Life,  Medium,  Writing

    We Need to Do Better with Simultaneous Submissions

    And by we, I mean all of us as writers, because small presses, journals, and magazines deserve better To date, my most viewed story is “An Editor’s Tips on Submitting to Literary Journals.” The people of Medium seem to like…

    By Addey Vaters February 3, 2022
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