Guides and insights on novel editing, fiction writing software, and AI-powered manuscript analysis.
16 October 2026
We're building VSProse for indie authors who want professional-quality editing without losing their own writing voice. The idea is simple: AI should help you improve your novel, not write it for you.
6 August 2026
Seven AI editing tools for novelists, compared by job: developmental, line, copy and proofreading. What each does well, and where each falls short on fiction.
20 July 2026
Most indie authors don’t need more revision time. They need fewer bad passes.
13 July 2026
Write a long enough series and continuity errors are basically inevitable. Eye colour changes between books, timelines drift, a dead character turns up two books later with a line of dialogue.
5 July 2026
Revise a finished novel the way editors do: in layers, largest problem first, never polishing a sentence you are about to cut. Structure, character, pacing, then prose. A craft guide from VSProse.
25 June 2026
Most indie authors treat beta readers and AI editing tools as competing options. Or worse, as redundant safety nets doing the same job twice. The result: you're paying for beta reader feedback on typos an AI would catch in 30 seconds...
8 June 2026
You know your second act sags. 3 beta readers told you. Your own reread confirmed it.
31 May 2026
AI can help with developmental editing. It can't replace it. Here's where the line actually sits, and a practical workflow for indie authors.
3 May 2026
The argument has been going for about 3 years now. It's got louder, not quieter. Authors are getting angry at each other on forums...
23 April 2026
If you've spent any time testing writing software, you've probably accumulated at least 2 of these. Grammarly for grammar. ProWritingAid for deeper style analysis. Maybe Sudowrite for AI drafting. Maybe AutoCrit because someone on a Reddit thread...
23 March 2026
Most AI writing tools process your manuscript on their servers. Here's what actually happens to your words, and which tools keep them on your machine.
1 March 2026
Grammarly is excellent for business writing. For fiction manuscripts, it's working on the wrong problem. Here's what manuscript-level editing actually looks like.
15 February 2026
A practical guide to self-editing fiction manuscripts. The right order matters: structure first, then style, then mechanics.
1 February 2026
Most AI writing tools flatten your voice. Here's why that happens and how fiction-specific editing works differently.