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Editing programs – Are they any good?
I tested a few of them before starting my business to find out if they can streamline and improve the process and writing. As expected, they can help to tweak and improve the writing structure, grammar, and punctuation, but cannot take off the main burden of organizing and writing a solid narrative.
Some programs and tools I tested are (the links are below):
Hemingway
I tested a few of them before starting my business to find out if they can streamline and improve the process and writing. As expected, they can help to tweak and improve the writing structure, grammar, and punctuation, but cannot take off the main burden of organizing and writing a solid narrative.
Pro Writing Aid
The is the program I use to check grammar and basic style elements. It has a lot of functions to get your head around. It integrates with Word. Premium yearly subscription is around 50 US$.
Grammarly
Probably best-known program due to massive online advertising. I tested it and was not convinced that it is better than Pro Writing Aid. Premium version starts at around 10 US$/month.
The writers diet test
A nice little online tool to check if your writing needs a “work out”. After a few iterations you are more aware of your style and weakness in your writing. I use it to check critical passages. It is based on a book written by Helen Sword. She is a poet, scholar, master teacher, and international expert on academic and professional writing across the disciplines at the University of Auckland. Helen assured me that the text you put in is not analysed or stored.
AI writer
Intriguing idea to let an Artificial Intelligence to improve your writing. I believe this will be the future for non-creative documents soon. Who knows what it can do in a few years? I tested this specific program. The texts and rewrites are a bit off, but I will watch the space. The website does not claim that it can replace a human yet but will save you 1/3 in writing time.