Automatic Text Analysis
ProWritingAid analyses your text with a variety of statistics and its own algorithm. The analyses are based on the established guidelines for writing which can be evaluated. Use adverbs sparingly, less transitions, less pronouns, glue words etc. If you’re interested in good writing, you’ll probably adhere to these rules more or less in your head. ProWritingAid makes them systematically evident.
Realtime lets you quickly go through documents.
Once those errors are out of the way Once you have eliminated them, you can go to individual reports for editing more deeply. They allow you to dig into your word choices, sentence structures, repeated words and more. To determine the areas where you must focus for the greatest outcomes in the shortest period of time, you can run a Summary Report.
How to Utilize It
ProWritingAid provides a range of formats. You can use the Web Editor to edit your documents. Their browser extensions allow you to fix grammar issues quickly on sites like Twitter, WordPress and Gmail. The Word extensions are available for Windows or Mac which allow you to directly modify your Word documents.
Today, we’ll focus on their Desktop App. This application is perfect to work with Ulysses documents.
ProWritingAid.com Registration is necessary to access the tool. There are several ways that Ulysses documents may be utilized and ProWritingAid can be used. Ulysses writers can either utilize the free online Web Editor, or download the desktop application. You’ll need a premium license to edit over 500 words at once or download our desktop application.
The desktop application is able to read and write 8 different file types, Markdown among them. It is possible to export Ulysses text into a Markdown File. Then, you can edit it using ProWritingAid and then import it back into your Ulysses library for further processing. It’s fast and simple. But, you aren’t able to save images or other sheet attachments, such as writing goals. After testing the application, I found that I used the following as my preferred method of working:
Open ProWritingAid and then create Markdown File. Markdown File.
Start your Ulysses sheet and choose the text section. Next, use the Edit menu’s “Copy As Markdown” command.
Paste into ProWritingAid.
Review each report, one at a and then edit it in ProWritingAid.
When you’re done, select and copy the edited text.
Paste the text passage in your Ulysses document back to it.
The Reports
ProWritingAid reports show your text highlighted. You can click on the underlined area to get an explanation or recommendation. Click on a suggestion and you’ll be presented with a list of possible solutions. It is possible to make use of a synonym or simpler word to accomplish the task.
Each report includes an explanation of the report and a link that takes you to more details on the topic. For you to get an idea of what to expect, I’ll go into detail and provide several examples.
Writing Style Review This report is intended to help you improve your writing skills. For example it will help you identify the passive voice you use in your writing, which can make it difficult to comprehend. Writing that are active in voice are simpler to read. Writing Style Check also highlights adverbs, repeated sentence starts, and makes proposals for readability enhancements.
Overused Words Check This report highlights words that are so frequently used in everyday life that they have been deemed boring and useless, e.g there and have . ProWritingAid can tell the words you’ve used frequently.
Sentence Length Check
Texts with sentences of varied lengths are more interesting to read. This report will show the length of your sentences using a bargraph, so you will be able to identify areas for improvement. It will allow you to see the sentences that are especially long, and you will be able to determine them.
Pricing
The ProWritingAid online tool is available free of charge. This tool is not as user-friendly, and it doesn’t offer all available reports. However, it may be enough to make a first impression. You can utilize the desktop application as well as other add-ons when you have the premium membership. It’s $79 for a year or $399 for a lifetime licence. You can take your time to determine whether ProWritingAid is right for you since it comes with a 14 days of money-back guarantee.
Final Thoughts
ProWritingAid cannot (and isn’t intended to) replace a human editor. The tool can highlight certain specific aspects of the text and performs an extensive job. ProWritingAid is not a substitute for editing the text. However, it can aid in speeding up the process.