When my beta readers returned my manuscript, their truthful
notes were humbling. I felt I gave them a presentable copy. Yes, the spelling
and grammar was in order. They liked the story line, but they yearned for
more colorful characters, deeper emotions, and a better story pacing. Lucky for
me, their truths about my story sent me on a quest for an editor.
Editorial assistance is costly. It is difficult to acquire a
person with quality skills fitting within your budget. My quest for a
technician ended when www.AutoCrit.com Editing Wizard appeared on
my computer. Documents receive quick and
clear editorial feedback using this software.
Take the Test Drive
I took advantage of AutoCrit's Editing Wizard generous
trial of three, free 500-word submissions. I extracted the
maximum amount of words allowed for a test from my novel. In less than thirty
seconds, the following categories summarized areas needing editorial attention:
- Overused Words - saps energy from sentences and your story
- Sentence Variations - impacts the vibrancy and readability of your writing
- Clichés and Redundancies - assists with clean and lean prose
- Repeated Words and Phrases - spots not so easy to see errors readers hate
- Phrase Summary - helps stop repetition and aids in varying prose
- Pacing - keeps readers engaged
- Dialogue - uses characters' actions to move the story, counts dialogue tags
- Initial Pronouns and Names - identifies pronouns or names at the beginning of a sentence
- Readability- calculates difficulty of your writing for several reading level scales
- Homonyms- assists writer in clarifying word usage
- Combination Report- reveals a writer's trouble trend by combining three reports
The program's "side by side” feature allows the writer to
edit text while using the report. The Editing Wizard offers
several paid subscription levels. I chose the Platinum Level because it
best suited my writing needs. The link below gives access to the “Free
Wizard” sample. Take your document for a drive by clicking this link bit.ly/edittool.
Detail Reports Deliver
Editing Wizard's scrutiny is valuable for both
novice and veteran writers. My writing experience expands beyond
twenty years. The world of fiction is new writing territory for me. This
software reminded me of what I already knew and what I needed to
remember. Stronger and varied nouns and verbs are appearing upon my
screen. Adverbs are waning. The dialogue report improved my ability
to show more than tell. Each report offers writers those “aha” moments. Click
this link http://bit.ly/editreports; it demonstrates what "Editing Wizard's" reports
add to a writing career.
Wizards Share Information
A current and accessible ‘Writers Library' filled with information
on the writing business is another user feature. Contemporary writers
share experiences and knowledge in this section. Also available is support for
editing issues from the analysis report. Click this link http://bit.ly/writerslibrary to access the Editing Wizard Writers
Library.
Go, Don’t Stop!
Check out this writing tool today. In my
opinion, all writers need Editing Wizard. Not only does it
help you with your writing, think about what it can do for the documents you
read for your critique group.
