The ProseSpun JournalNotes on how ProseSpun works, and why it works that way.https://prosespun.com/A novel is bigger than any model’s memoryhttps://prosespun.com/blog/a-novel-is-bigger-than-any-models-memory/https://prosespun.com/blog/a-novel-is-bigger-than-any-models-memory/Why ProseSpun keeps cards, rolls up summaries, and keeps each character true to the page you’re on.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to use AI without losing your voice as a writerhttps://prosespun.com/blog/use-ai-without-losing-your-voice/https://prosespun.com/blog/use-ai-without-losing-your-voice/How to use AI without losing your voice: never let a suggestion change your page unseen. Compare it, count the words, keep only what reads better.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to start writing a story (even if you're not a writer)https://prosespun.com/blog/how-to-start-writing-a-story/https://prosespun.com/blog/how-to-start-writing-a-story/How to start writing a story when you have the idea but not the sentences: write it down plainly, draft it flat, then make it better.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to add detail to your writing without losing your voicehttps://prosespun.com/blog/how-to-add-detail-to-writing/https://prosespun.com/blog/how-to-add-detail-to-writing/How to add detail to your writing: keep your sentence, find the moment, and fill in only what the story has set up. A worked before-and-after example.Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to write story beats, and turn them into a scenehttps://prosespun.com/blog/how-to-write-story-beats/https://prosespun.com/blog/how-to-write-story-beats/How to write story beats: one line per thing that happens, in order, before any prose. Examples, a before and after, and how to draft from a beat.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to write dialogue: 7 techniques with exampleshttps://prosespun.com/blog/how-to-write-dialogue/https://prosespun.com/blog/how-to-write-dialogue/How to write dialogue that sounds real: punctuation, dialogue tags, action beats and subtext, each with a before-and-after example you can try today.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to make a story bible that stays up to datehttps://prosespun.com/blog/how-to-make-a-story-bible/https://prosespun.com/blog/how-to-make-a-story-bible/How to make a story bible for your novel: one short entry per character, place and group, ranked traits, every name, and a setting paragraph.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to avoid continuity errors in writing: a checklisthttps://prosespun.com/blog/how-to-avoid-continuity-errors/https://prosespun.com/blog/how-to-avoid-continuity-errors/How to avoid continuity errors in writing: keep a ledger of what changes and in which scene, then revise each scene against what was true at that point.Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to keep track of characters in a novel, scene by scenehttps://prosespun.com/blog/how-to-keep-track-of-characters-in-a-novel/https://prosespun.com/blog/how-to-keep-track-of-characters-in-a-novel/How to keep track of characters in a novel: note who is in each scene and where, then read it as a map to find dropped characters and floating scenes.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to improve your sentences: before-and-after fixeshttps://prosespun.com/blog/how-to-improve-your-sentences/https://prosespun.com/blog/how-to-improve-your-sentences/How to improve your sentences without changing your story: stronger verbs, less filler, better order and varied length, with before-and-after examples.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to describe a scene: 5 techniques with exampleshttps://prosespun.com/blog/how-to-describe-a-scene/https://prosespun.com/blog/how-to-describe-a-scene/How to describe a scene when your sentences come out flat: five practical techniques, each with a before-and-after example you can use today.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to write a character arc, scene by scenehttps://prosespun.com/blog/how-to-write-a-character-arc/https://prosespun.com/blog/how-to-write-a-character-arc/How to write a character arc: name the belief that changes, test it in three scenes, and show the turn in action. Positive, flat and negative arcs, with examples.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTPast tense vs present tense in fiction: how to choosehttps://prosespun.com/blog/past-tense-vs-present-tense-in-fiction/https://prosespun.com/blog/past-tense-vs-present-tense-in-fiction/Past tense vs present tense in fiction: what each does to a scene, a ten-minute test to choose, and how to find and fix accidental tense shifts.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTFirst person vs third person: how to choose your POVhttps://prosespun.com/blog/first-person-vs-third-person/https://prosespun.com/blog/first-person-vs-third-person/First person vs third person: what each point of view gives a story, close third vs omniscient, head-hopping, and a ten-minute test to choose.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to outline a novel, from premise to chapter listhttps://prosespun.com/blog/how-to-outline-a-novel/https://prosespun.com/blog/how-to-outline-a-novel/How to outline a novel in four passes: a one-line premise, an ending, five turning points, then a chapter list. With a template you can copy.Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT