Once it's all done I then run it past editors, beta readers, proofreaders, or whoever else provides the vital human input.įree! Paste text into the box, choose which things you want it to report on (I tend to leave it on the defaults), and click “Edit”.Read the work aloud (at least the dialogue), or get software/Kindle to do it for me.

And in that process I learn to avoid making those errors in the future. Use software tools (next section) to help with the rewriting – they help me spot common errors I make, and fix them myself – issues such as word repetition, redundancy, consistency.

First draft banged out while in the flow of the story: just make up details, leave errors in – it's best to keep going and stay within the fictional world for as long as possible.

But first of all, an overview of my writing process:

We want our books to be as good as they can be, so the canny writer makes use of whatever tools work for them to create a bibliographic arsenal.ĭuring a discussion with some other writers recently I found out that they didn't know writing analysis tools existed, so here’s a summary of the ones I’m aware of. However, just as chess software can analyse thousands of options per second, software can also analyse thousands of words quicker and more consistently than a human. Intuition and human experience combine in successful writing and editing. Welsh indie author Karl Drinkwater shares his thoughts and recommendations on the many writing and editing apps and tools available to help self-published writers make their work the best they can be. Indie author Karl Drinkwater, who writes in Aberystwyth, Wales

Apps like wordrake