✍️ The editing toolkit I wish I’d had for my first book: ProWritingAid
Why I partnered with ProWritingAid — and how its new Plan / Write / Edit redesign fixes editing overwhelm.
This email is sponsored by ProWritingAid. I only partner with tools I actually use.
Here’s something nobody tells you when you finish a draft: the gap between “I wrote a book” and “I wrote a book someone will read” is almost entirely closed in the edit.
That’s why I’m excited to be partnering with ProWritingAid — the digital toolkit for storytellers, and the tool I recommend to writers who want feedback on their early drafts before hiring a professional editor.
What sold me isn’t the basics (though it catches everything — overused words, sticky sentences, clarity issues, all of it).
It’s the story-level feedback:
Manuscript Analysis reads up to 300,000 words and gives you developmental feedback on plot, characters, and settings — ranked by how much each note matters to your story’s success.
Virtual Beta Reader tells you which characters readers will love, which moments they’ll remember, and where they might put your book down.
Marketability Analysis shows you where your book fits in the marketplace — genuinely useful whether you’re querying agents or self-publishing.
And they just rolled out a redesign I love: instead of landing in a wall of 60+ features, you now choose a mode — Plan, Write, or Edit — and only see the tools for the stage you’re actually in. It’s the rare software update that makes a tool calmer.
It works wherever you write (Google Docs, Scrivener, Word, Atticus), and your manuscript is never stored, shared, or used to train AI. Over 4 million writers use it.
🎁 A Special Perk for Paid Subscribers of ✍️ Make Writing Your Job
Get 20% off your yearly license to ProWritingAid, or 20% off bundles of 10 credits toward deep-dive story reports — unlock this perk on our perks page!
P.S. — I’m co-hosting a live editing workshop with the ProWritingAid team soon. Details coming to your inbox shortly.
Happy writing!
-Amy