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  • 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

    Should You Use a Pen Name?

    The answer is yes, and also no Up until I met my writing friend, Nicole, the thought of using a pen name literally never crossed my mind. I like my actual name and don’t plan on writing anything scandalous during…

    By Addey Vaters January 20, 2022
  • Book Planning,  Medium,  Writing

    How to Leave Breadcrumbs in Your Story

    Foreshadowing is an artform you should learn to master if you want to be a successful writer When you read the title of this article, what do you envision? For many, it probably brings images of a “Hansel and Gretel” movie…

    By Addey Vaters December 16, 2021
  • Medium,  Writing

    How to Utilize Paragraph Structure in Your Writing

    The smallest details can have the biggest impact on your readers If you’re a writer, you’re probably used to thinking long and hard about everything you put into a story. If you’re like me, you probably spend hours upon hours…

    By Addey Vaters November 18, 2021
  • Medium,  Writing

    Writing Emotional Scenes

    Emotions are hard to experience, much less convey in your writing. One of the hardest things we face as writers is conveying emotion. Using words to make someone feel — better yet, to make a reader understand your characters — is tricky. I’ve mentioned…

    By Addey Vaters September 23, 2021
  • Medium,  Writing

    How to Find Your Voice

    We all fall in love with the voice of our favorite authors, but how do you find your own? What is it that separates good writers from mediocre ones? How does one make themself stand out in the midst of…

    By Addey Vaters September 16, 2021
  • Book Planning,  Medium,  Writing

    The Art of the Synopsis

    Planning that even a pantser can use. So you’re writing a book. Or planning to write a book. Or you have an idea for a book to write one day, that for now sits in the back of your mind,…

    By Addey Vaters September 2, 2021
  • Medium,  Writing

    Writing Good Villians

    It might seem like an oxymoron, but even villains need to be good characters. So you’re writing a story. It might be a novel or it might be a short story. It could be fantasy or thriller. Maybe a mystery…

    By Addey Vaters August 26, 2021
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