I was overwhelmed when I purchased PWA. There were so many options and frankly, I wondered if I wanted to be bothered using it. But then I found your Tutorial and started relaxing and evening enjoying the prospect of using this amazing editing tool. Thank you so much for giving such an inspiring and easy to understand presentation.
This was great! You did an excellent job! Not only did you go through each feature, but you had an example of what that would look like, AND ... even better, you explained how those features work in the real world of writing one's novel. Not just telling their function, but explaining how they help you develop as a writer. After all isn't that what all writers need, to continue to learn and hone their craft? Top tier stuff! Thanks so much! You have helped me finalize my descision to purchase PWA. Ciao!
Amazing video and tremendously helpful. I just purchased this (April 2023) for $300 as a lifetime license and if you are a writer, BUY THIS PROGRAM! You cannot afford not to. I was ready to publish, or so I thought, when I bought ProWritingAid to just put that last coat of polish to my grammar and spelling issues. I spent two weeks, giving my book two passes and then I was good to go... right? Without knowing what it even was, I clicked on "Sticky Sentences" and my book lit up like a Christmas tree! Nearly half my novel was tagged. I spent the next three weeks cleaning this up and my novel is so much better for it. Now, maybe your issue is not sticky sentences, and it is overused words, inconsistent pacing, or too many long sentences for a younger reader, regardless, this program will show you where you are weak (and we all have weaknesses to work on) and help you tighten them up. This is a life saver - for you and your editor - and yes, you still should hire an editor and be sure to run your beta readers. This will not replace those human checks, but it does make things easier and helps you naturally improve your skills.
Just purchased software. This intro is a good place to start. I would like a tutorial using on line writing software Atticus and on line Pro Writing Aid. Working on iPad. Thanks.
Thanks for a very informative tutorial. I recently downloaded the Office app and muddled through setting up its parameters. Your explanations are helpful.
I spoke with a well-known author about editing with ProWriting aide concerning the sticky word category. She told me that was invented recently and I might forget about it.
Good tutorial, thanks. Thanks my history non-fiction is on general but I wasn't sure. It took me a while to realise what a hidden verb was. I like the passive voice for my stuff on occasions. I get confused cos lots of my paragraphs are unreadable but I still have a readability of 9 for part two of my book. People like cliches. One thing I loathe is it often disappears docs when you haven't deleted it cos there's no refresh I angry,
Thank you so much. I have done all my drafts so here goes! I am so glad to find this and Scrivener, so I just have to figure out what I really need out of each and this really helped.
It doesn't connect until you download the Word extention files. Once you've done that, you should see it working :) To find out more about this, here's the link: prowritingaid.com/en/App/Plugins
@@TheEditingBard Thanks, it's working perfectly now; also with emails, wordpress, and even in facebook! I love PWA, my only differing preference is my huge paper Rogert's Super Thesaus.
Thanks for the detailed video, I've one simple question i couldn't figure out from this video, what type of style i should use while I'm writing manuscript of any research article, particularly related to medicine.
Thanks. I'm not quite so scared of starting! but I am worried that there is no advice on how to save the document once you have edited it using the programme. Help please.
Thank you very much for this comprehensive tutorial - by walking us through each part of the software. Now I know how to use my prowriting aid to the max.
I just completed my draft. I sectioned off each chapter into their own documents with the full novel in a document on its own. I just found your tutorial and I'm going to watch before I buy. I'm not great at self-edits (I come from an academic research background, so it's much different than fiction writing), but I do plan to buy at least a year subscription to see how much it helps. If I find it's worth it, I'm going for a lifetime if it's available. Thank you and I'll reply to this comment after your video to see what I think. I'm hoping there is a way to use it directly with my google docs (where I write since I don't have word on this computer, and I haven't learned scrivner yet).
Nice work. I use Office 365 for Mac. Unfortunately, it is not completely compatible. No compatible Add-In for Word for Mac. Does not save to PWA Directory. Trouble opening existing docs. Same doc scores differently when rescanned? Also, how do you handle foreign phrases -- Add To Dictionary? Ignore? Delete. Excellent video.
Thank you very much! That's a huge bummer it doesn't play nice with Mac though! When I've run into trouble opening existing doc (from PC) it's usually been because the file was so big (5,000+ words) so I would only do it a chapter at a time. The doc scoring differently could depend on what settings you are using. For instance, if you have it set to General, scan, get score, and then change it to Creative or Business and rescan, you will end up with a different score because it's looking for different things. Since I'm writing Fantasy, I run into this a lot actually lol Typically what I do is Add to Dictionary (make sure it's the correctly spelled one though!) so the next time it shows up marked, it will be because it's misspelled :) Hope that helps! :D
Thank you so much. I learned a great deal. Question. Do you suggest,1st, 2nd, 3rd, draft then polish, each chapter one at a time? Or 1st, 2nd 3rd draft, then polish the whole book. (Seems overwhelming). Also, layout. I don't know anything about paragraph length, indentation, double space, how your book pages are supposed to look, etc. Hard to find info on that, seems like everyone already knows this, (where was I?) Any suggestion to links would be most appreciated. Thanks again.
Hi @Streetrider! So the way I do it is by using the Word extension while I write. So I'm polishing the really rough stuff (passive voice mainly, along with minor grammatical stuff) as I write, chapter by chapter. I've found it helps me produce a cleaner first draft. After my first draft (depending on the story, mind you) I will find a developmental editor to do a run through on it. Then I start in on my 2nd draft. 2nd one will typically have the most to re-writes to do, and then the 3rd draft will be close to read for a copyeditor. Once I get that back, minor changes, then proofread after that. So I'm all in around 4 drafts altogether. (Again, depends on the story I'm working on). As for the layout, I try to mimic what it will look like in book format. Here's how I have it setup in Word: Paper layout: A5 dimentions (width = 5.83 / height = 8.27) Line spacing: 1.0 - 1.15 (I usually do the smaller one) Font: Times New Roman Font Size: 12pt This helps me get a rough idea of how many pages a chapter will be because it's closer to the print size I do, which is 5.5x8.5mm. For paragraphs, the sweet spot I've found is 75-100 words for bigger paragraphs, with 120 words being the MAX. This helps you avoid having a block of text and readers then skimming it (which they do). Don't worry about indentation when you're writing, that's more of a layout thing once you've finished the drafts and you are looking at printing. If you want to, then you would indent each new paragraph :) Double spacing is used when doing edits, either by yourself or an editor. Most editors I know will ask for double-space which helps with reading. Once you were ready to send it off to an editor, you could simply compile all the chapters into one doc, CTRL+A, and select 2.0 for line spacing (doing this in Word as this it what I use). And boom! Done. The reason I don't suggest this while you're writing is because it can throw off your estimated page count. For me, I build my books very specifically, so I have page/word count goals per chapter I try to maintain. If it doesn't matter for you, don't stress on it :) Hope that helps! If you have any other questions, please let me know!
@@TheEditingBard I can't thank you enough for your time consuming and detailed reply. I am most appreciative. Wishing you well, and may this year be your best ever. Take care.
@@CynthiaCarverAuthor Lol how strange! I'm using the online version in this video, not a plug-in for Word or Scrivner. Not sure where you use it most :)
@@anitaperezfergusonauthor1872 Spot on! Saves you money on the front end when you should be focused on getting the story out, and then saves you some money later on if you're looking for editors because it'll be a little cleaner :)
Hi ! I have written the my first book ! But being Portuguese , and wrigthing in English my errors are huge i meen huge !!! so i get this Prowrittingaid Pro ! I am pleased! I wrigth a Christian instructional book So where this belongs ? Academic??? Many congrats on your video actualy i am not a wrigter i am just a believer and whant to share my realisations of a deeper Inner christianity that it is being lost nowadays! And gosh I realy undearstand now how weak wrigther i am ... very useful video very useful program !!!
I have the Plug in for Word and the downloaded App. Frankly the Plug in is nice, but I've had it crash a few times. And just like using the web interface, you have to run the reports on individual files for each chapter. I would also recommend you turn off the Auto launch feature or you will be waiting several minutes for Word to let you type because it is still trying to launch the plug in. What I'm not sure about, is if it crashes because I also have the Grammarly plug in? Although I never run them at the same time, and neither starts on launch, I have noticed Word is running pretty slow these days. (I use both because neither program catches enough of everything.) But I watched this to find out if there is a way to re-run a report but you did not mention refreshing a report. Currently, if I make a correction and I want to see if it impacted a different issue, I have to close the report and run it again. Is there a way to initiate an update without closing the report first? They need a refresh button. : /
Hi Stephanine, I've not played around with the reports and trying to re-run them, so I would imagine you would need to do exactly what you're doing and close/re-run the report. Most of the time I'm using the Real-Time to catch things and that will catch things as I go (majority of the time anyway). I also have the Grammarly Plugin, but I haven't had any crash issues, thankfully, so I'm not sure what would be causing that. It's possible the file, when download, didn't install correctly. If it's an older computer, it make have trouble running it like it needs to. I'm 100% with you on a refresh button! haha That would be awesome to have!
Thank you for this tutorial. I am a new writer writing my first ever book. I have just downloaded the trial version and looking to see the way forward. Where do I find the downloaded file?
Glad you found it helpful! That's tricky because it depends on the system you are using. If it's PC, I would go to "File Explorer" and then on the lefthand side look for "Downloads". It will likely be there. If you don't want to do that, you can redownload the file and choose where you want to save it (I usually do "Desktop" so I can easily find it) and then go there.
Fine job. You made it also entertaining. Did not know of all these features. Purchased ProWritingAid as part of a stash and for a long time had no chance to properly use it. Was a little apprehensive because I had a similar app that was visually more appealing. However, any text in italics -- I use it for characters' thoughts -- was a disaster, ending up in huge amounts of garbled text. Very discouraging and a loss of time. Luckily none of that with ProWritingAid. Am going to test with a children's fantasy trilogy soon.
Only use a comma when separating independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, or-and so on). Otherwise, there is no need for a comma. Let the subject drive the verb-not the other way round-so I was taught with fear of failure. Most of my sentences, if not all of them, now always start with the subject. Except when they start with an adverb or pronoun. Lol. I use both Grammarly and Pro Writer Aid - free versions of course!
Could you explain how you upload a twenty chapter novel on a chapter by chapter basis that does not involve a cut and paste approach. You say not to upload the whole novel but I am not sure how I do what you suggest on a chapter by chapter basis. Please be specific. Thanks
Hi James! The easiest way to do that is to build each chapter one at a time and not as a full doc. Even Grammarly has a hard time loading full books. You can also download their Word extension if you use that for writing and do it as your write each chapter (which is what I do).
Thanks so much for this video. Very helpful! I have some questions for you and some comments about my limited experience with ProWritingAid. I added it to WORD, and it does take WORD forever to load now. As I was trying to use it, I decided I needed more instruction and that is how I ended up watching your video. As far as I could tell using it on WORD the Menu never showed up. Do I need to do all of the settings choices on the website and hope that will transfer to the version I have in WORD? Also, I have written my entire novel (my 3rd book) and after making revisions chapter by chapter, I really want it to analyze the manuscript as a whole. It's about 75,000 words. If I am willing to wait , will it be able to do analyze the whole thing? Also, where can I find out about you as an editor - your approach, your price, etc. I wouldn't be looking for the things the software can do. I need someone to read the whole thing and make suggestions about structure, plot, etc. Thanks for the great video.
Hi Jan! The integration should show up along the top in Word's menu bar. It will likely be listed after "Help". Once it opens, you should see the PWA menu bar, and in order to change settings within Word, you will go all the way to the right. It is right after "Plagiarism". Click that and you should see "Settings". Once that opens up, you should see the different options available :) As for the whole book, no, you would likely cause it to crash. It's not meant to handle a doc that size, so I would recommend checking everything chapter by chapter. Hope that helps!
Thank you for the tutorial. You are very clear and easy to follow. However, I need some serious help. What you see on the screen, I don't see. I can't even login to the app as it keeps asking for a password which I never created. I can't change my password (which it does ask me to do) because I never had one. So now I'm at a standstill and truly frustrated with this software. If you can help me, I would appreciate it. In the meantime, I have sent a communication to Pro Writing Aid. Let's see how fast they get back to me. So now I have a software that I paid for that I can't use. Ugh!
It will give suggestions for word improvement and flow in dialogue, and there are reports you can run doe dialogue specifically. I have not run that one on my writing, so I don't know what it points out.
I thought this was very good as I just bought pwa. The one answer I was looking for was how to make corrections? I try to change something in the writing and it doesn't insert or I don't know how to do that. Instead it erases letters in front of what I'm writing.
I've run into this a couple of times, and it seems to vary (for me anyway) on the platform I'm using. When using the app or the MS Word extension, I've not run into that. Not sure there is a way around that. If you haven't already, I would check with PWA's tech team and let them know. It might be a bug they can fix :)
Great video thanks. Would have liked to see how it works with Scrivener. Price for lifetime subscription is now £399 which is $599 and that is a bit steep - especially as I am 63 years old! It looks a good tool but it is a crazy price so I probably won't be getting it. They seem to be ripping off non-US customers.
Wow, that is way higher than what it is in the US! It's still $399, but obviously it works out differently with the currency conversion. You could try the app Honey (it finds coupons) and see it you can get a deal on it. I've been using Honey for a little while now and it's helped save money here and there :) I don't have or use Scrivner as from my research it was overly complicated for what I was looking for and tend to use.
I am elderly and didn't grow up in the computer generation. I bought a lifetime PWA membership 14 months ago and can't figure out how to use it. PWA's tech staff takes a week to get back to me and still doesn't answer my questions. 1. How can I send my MS WORD document to PWA? 2. How can I send the PWA document back to WORD after making corrections on PWA? 3. When I make corrections on PWA, I open the document the next day and all the errors are still there. How can I make the corrections stick? Please, please, help me without jargon; tell me what to click on each step of the way. I appreciate your video and thanks in advance for your assistance.
Hi Estela! You have two options with PWA and Word. Option #1: PWA has an extension found here:prowritingaid.com/en/App/Plugins It is for Word and it connects PWA to your Word document and gives you all the same features as the online app does. This is what I use for all my writing as it is the easiest way of doing it. It will cause a slower load time for Word when opening, but (to me) it's worth it. Option #2: When you go to the PWA website and open the app, it will take you to all your documents. You'll see the orange plus (+) button. If you move your mouse over it (don't click) you will see it say "Add Document" and just below that, a small green button with an arrow pointing up. That is the "Upload Document" button. Selecting that allows you to then choose your Word document and upload it. As you can see, this has many more steps than the first option, which is why I set mine up to simply connect with Word and do everything in there :) It keeps life simple. I hope that helps you!
Takes forever to load--load less than 4,000 words per chapter for each chapter. Preferably less than 3,000 words. Load individual chapters separately. The more features you choose for a combo report, the longer it takes.
It's that time of year again! #ProWritingAid is has started their #BlackFridaySale on their subscriptions and their Lifetime deal. You guys probably know, but I love PWA because it is robust in the reports it offers (20) and, in their words: "ProWritingAid easily integrates with #MSWord/#Outlook, #GoogleDocs, #Scrivener, #OpenOffice, and #FinalDraft so you can edit wherever you write. Our browser extensions for #Chrome, #Firefox, #Edge, and #Safari let you check your writing on almost every website, including #Facebook, #Twitter, #Gmail, #Medium, #Wattpad, and more." I can confirm as I use most of these. Seriously, if you want to take your writing to the next level, grab this deal before it leaves 11/30! cutt.ly/prowritingaid
I've noticed it's been climbing as well over the past year as well. A lot of programs do this, especially if they are good and can back up the price. When you consider that it's $400 for a 50yr subscription, the price isn't all that bad. Compare that to Grammarly, which is $140 per year, you' would pay $420 over just 3yrs.
@@TheEditingBard Thank you for the reply! :-) I am from the days where you bought a program and then you owned it and there were no Subscriptions. So I do not give credit for the "50 years subscription"... It is just that you "Buy the program for 400$" and that is it. :-) And yes! Grammarly is just stupid expensive!
@@chrisbenn I prefer that as well and despise subscriptions lol I'm all about saving money and not forking out $$$$ in subscriptions, which is why I recommend this one. The way I see it, I'll be almost 80 and senile, so I won't have to worry about the renewal XD
@@nothingnessforever-w1g I was just lucky when they offered it some two years ago...I checked it now, the lifetime subscription is $399 (kindly verify it). ProWritingAid is really a good editing tool
I was overwhelmed when I purchased PWA. There were so many options and frankly, I wondered if I wanted to be bothered using it. But then I found your Tutorial and started relaxing and evening enjoying the prospect of using this amazing editing tool. Thank you so much for giving such an inspiring and easy to understand presentation.
I'm so glad it could help you! :D
This was great! You did an excellent job! Not only did you go through each feature, but you had an example of what that would look like, AND ... even better, you explained how those features work in the real world of writing one's novel. Not just telling their function, but explaining how they help you develop as a writer. After all isn't that what all writers need, to continue to learn and hone their craft?
Top tier stuff! Thanks so much! You have helped me finalize my descision to purchase PWA. Ciao!
Amazing video and tremendously helpful.
I just purchased this (April 2023) for $300 as a lifetime license and if you are a writer, BUY THIS PROGRAM! You cannot afford not to. I was ready to publish, or so I thought, when I bought ProWritingAid to just put that last coat of polish to my grammar and spelling issues. I spent two weeks, giving my book two passes and then I was good to go... right? Without knowing what it even was, I clicked on "Sticky Sentences" and my book lit up like a Christmas tree! Nearly half my novel was tagged. I spent the next three weeks cleaning this up and my novel is so much better for it.
Now, maybe your issue is not sticky sentences, and it is overused words, inconsistent pacing, or too many long sentences for a younger reader, regardless, this program will show you where you are weak (and we all have weaknesses to work on) and help you tighten them up. This is a life saver - for you and your editor - and yes, you still should hire an editor and be sure to run your beta readers. This will not replace those human checks, but it does make things easier and helps you naturally improve your skills.
This is the best ProWritingAid tutorial video.
Thank you so much! :D I'm so glad you found it helpful!
3 years later and this video is still helpful and effective. Thank you!
Just purchased software. This intro is a good place to start. I would like a tutorial using on line writing software Atticus and on line Pro Writing Aid. Working on iPad. Thanks.
A truly helpful and sober video by a really cool guy.
I appreciate that!
Great video, really helped me. Thank you. Did you ever do the video you mention about adding Prowriting to Word?
This video was very useful in helping me to understand what PWA could do for me and whether I should consider purchasing it.
This was nicely done and helpful. This helps me and I thank you.
BTW, I’m 81 and still writing and speaking at conferences. So watch what you say about senile old people…I’m still,quite adorable too.
Thanks for informative tutorial!
Thanks for a very informative tutorial. I recently downloaded the Office app and muddled through setting up its parameters. Your explanations are helpful.
Excellent video! Thank you for making it.
My pleasure! Glad it could help! :D
I've just bought ProWritingAid, and this tutorial has started me off on the right foot! Thank you so much!
So glad it was helpful!
Thank you for your clear and detailed explanation.
My pleasure! I hope it helps!
Great video. Very helpful
Thanks, I'm 80 now and doing lots of writing. I was thinking about buying PWAT
I think it's one of the best tools for helping writers :) Tell your story!
I am 80 also and hope I can do as much as you do.!
Great lecture. Concise but thorough.
I spoke with a well-known author about editing with ProWriting aide concerning the sticky word category. She told me that was invented recently and I might forget about it.
Good tutorial, thanks. Thanks my history non-fiction is on general but I wasn't sure. It took me a while to realise what a hidden verb was. I like the passive voice for my stuff on occasions. I get confused cos lots of my paragraphs are unreadable but I still have a readability of 9 for part two of my book. People like cliches.
One thing I loathe is it often disappears docs when you haven't deleted it cos there's no refresh I angry,
Thank you so much. I have done all my drafts so here goes! I am so glad to find this and Scrivener, so I just have to figure out what I really need out of each and this really helped.
I'm so glad Susan! :D This is such a powerful tool for authors once they set it up.
This is very helpful - my only prob seems to be getting a Word extension, PWA isn't working automataically in word docs.
It doesn't connect until you download the Word extention files. Once you've done that, you should see it working :) To find out more about this, here's the link: prowritingaid.com/en/App/Plugins
@@TheEditingBard Thanks, it's working perfectly now; also with emails, wordpress, and even in facebook! I love PWA, my only differing preference is my huge paper Rogert's Super Thesaus.
Really helpful! Thank you!
Thanks for the detailed video, I've one simple question i couldn't figure out from this video, what type of style i should use while I'm writing manuscript of any research article, particularly related to medicine.
You would probably want to go with Academic as the style choice there. I think that would be the best fit :)
Really helpful video, easy to follow and took me through how to use the software step by step.
So glad it helped!
Thanks. I'm not quite so scared of starting! but I am worried that there is no advice on how to save the document once you have edited it using the programme. Help please.
Thank you very much Sir!!! 🤝, Need a good setup for academic writing 🙏
So glad it was helpful for you! :D
Thank you very much for this comprehensive tutorial - by walking us through each part of the software. Now I know how to use my prowriting aid to the max.
Awesome! :D So glad it was helpful!!
I just completed my draft. I sectioned off each chapter into their own documents with the full novel in a document on its own. I just found your tutorial and I'm going to watch before I buy. I'm not great at self-edits (I come from an academic research background, so it's much different than fiction writing), but I do plan to buy at least a year subscription to see how much it helps. If I find it's worth it, I'm going for a lifetime if it's available. Thank you and I'll reply to this comment after your video to see what I think. I'm hoping there is a way to use it directly with my google docs (where I write since I don't have word on this computer, and I haven't learned scrivner yet).
Thank you . This editorial was comprehensive and it helped me a lot. Thank you, From South Africa
Yay! So good to hear!!! :D
And hello from Oregon, USA! :D
Nice work. I use Office 365 for Mac. Unfortunately, it is not completely compatible. No compatible Add-In for Word for Mac. Does not save to PWA Directory. Trouble opening existing docs. Same doc scores differently when rescanned? Also, how do you handle foreign phrases -- Add To Dictionary? Ignore? Delete. Excellent video.
Thank you very much!
That's a huge bummer it doesn't play nice with Mac though! When I've run into trouble opening existing doc (from PC) it's usually been because the file was so big (5,000+ words) so I would only do it a chapter at a time.
The doc scoring differently could depend on what settings you are using. For instance, if you have it set to General, scan, get score, and then change it to Creative or Business and rescan, you will end up with a different score because it's looking for different things.
Since I'm writing Fantasy, I run into this a lot actually lol Typically what I do is Add to Dictionary (make sure it's the correctly spelled one though!) so the next time it shows up marked, it will be because it's misspelled :)
Hope that helps! :D
What I took away. You showed me how to edit pro writing aid to fit me. Thanks!
Awesome! I'm so glad! :D
Thank you so much. I learned a great deal. Question. Do you suggest,1st, 2nd, 3rd, draft then polish, each chapter one at a time? Or 1st, 2nd 3rd draft, then polish the whole book. (Seems overwhelming).
Also, layout. I don't know anything about paragraph length, indentation, double space, how your book pages are supposed to look, etc. Hard to find info on that, seems like everyone already knows this, (where was I?) Any suggestion to links would be most appreciated. Thanks again.
Hi @Streetrider!
So the way I do it is by using the Word extension while I write. So I'm polishing the really rough stuff (passive voice mainly, along with minor grammatical stuff) as I write, chapter by chapter. I've found it helps me produce a cleaner first draft.
After my first draft (depending on the story, mind you) I will find a developmental editor to do a run through on it. Then I start in on my 2nd draft. 2nd one will typically have the most to re-writes to do, and then the 3rd draft will be close to read for a copyeditor. Once I get that back, minor changes, then proofread after that. So I'm all in around 4 drafts altogether. (Again, depends on the story I'm working on).
As for the layout, I try to mimic what it will look like in book format. Here's how I have it setup in Word:
Paper layout:
A5 dimentions (width = 5.83 / height = 8.27)
Line spacing:
1.0 - 1.15 (I usually do the smaller one)
Font:
Times New Roman
Font Size:
12pt
This helps me get a rough idea of how many pages a chapter will be because it's closer to the print size I do, which is 5.5x8.5mm.
For paragraphs, the sweet spot I've found is 75-100 words for bigger paragraphs, with 120 words being the MAX. This helps you avoid having a block of text and readers then skimming it (which they do).
Don't worry about indentation when you're writing, that's more of a layout thing once you've finished the drafts and you are looking at printing. If you want to, then you would indent each new paragraph :)
Double spacing is used when doing edits, either by yourself or an editor. Most editors I know will ask for double-space which helps with reading. Once you were ready to send it off to an editor, you could simply compile all the chapters into one doc, CTRL+A, and select 2.0 for line spacing (doing this in Word as this it what I use). And boom! Done.
The reason I don't suggest this while you're writing is because it can throw off your estimated page count. For me, I build my books very specifically, so I have page/word count goals per chapter I try to maintain. If it doesn't matter for you, don't stress on it :)
Hope that helps! If you have any other questions, please let me know!
@@TheEditingBard I can't thank you enough for your time consuming and detailed reply. I am most appreciative. Wishing you well, and may this year be your best ever. Take care.
Thank you for your video
⚡ QUESTION FOR YOU ALL: What was something you took away from this video? ⚡
so, I'm taking away that your's looks different than mine LOL
@@CynthiaCarverAuthor Lol how strange! I'm using the online version in this video, not a plug-in for Word or Scrivner. Not sure where you use it most :)
I understood that the best use of Pro Writer is AFTER I complete the 1st draft.
@@anitaperezfergusonauthor1872 Spot on! Saves you money on the front end when you should be focused on getting the story out, and then saves you some money later on if you're looking for editors because it'll be a little cleaner :)
Hi ! I have written the my first book ! But being Portuguese , and wrigthing in English my errors are huge i meen huge !!! so i get this Prowrittingaid Pro ! I am pleased! I wrigth a Christian instructional book So where this belongs ? Academic???
Many congrats on your video actualy i am not a wrigter i am just a believer and whant to share my realisations of a deeper Inner christianity that it is being lost nowadays! And gosh I realy undearstand now how weak wrigther i am ... very useful video very useful program !!!
I have the Plug in for Word and the downloaded App. Frankly the Plug in is nice, but I've had it crash a few times. And just like using the web interface, you have to run the reports on individual files for each chapter. I would also recommend you turn off the Auto launch feature or you will be waiting several minutes for Word to let you type because it is still trying to launch the plug in.
What I'm not sure about, is if it crashes because I also have the Grammarly plug in? Although I never run them at the same time, and neither starts on launch, I have noticed Word is running pretty slow these days. (I use both because neither program catches enough of everything.)
But I watched this to find out if there is a way to re-run a report but you did not mention refreshing a report. Currently, if I make a correction and I want to see if it impacted a different issue, I have to close the report and run it again. Is there a way to initiate an update without closing the report first?
They need a refresh button. : /
Hi Stephanine,
I've not played around with the reports and trying to re-run them, so I would imagine you would need to do exactly what you're doing and close/re-run the report. Most of the time I'm using the Real-Time to catch things and that will catch things as I go (majority of the time anyway).
I also have the Grammarly Plugin, but I haven't had any crash issues, thankfully, so I'm not sure what would be causing that. It's possible the file, when download, didn't install correctly. If it's an older computer, it make have trouble running it like it needs to.
I'm 100% with you on a refresh button! haha That would be awesome to have!
cool stuff, but my version wont export, any ideas
Thank you for this tutorial. I am a new writer writing my first ever book. I have just downloaded the trial version and looking to see the way forward. Where do I find the downloaded file?
Glad you found it helpful!
That's tricky because it depends on the system you are using. If it's PC, I would go to "File Explorer" and then on the lefthand side look for "Downloads". It will likely be there.
If you don't want to do that, you can redownload the file and choose where you want to save it (I usually do "Desktop" so I can easily find it) and then go there.
Fine job. You made it also entertaining. Did not know of all these features. Purchased ProWritingAid as part of a stash and for a long time had no chance to properly use it. Was a little apprehensive because I had a similar app that was visually more appealing. However, any text in italics -- I use it for characters' thoughts -- was a disaster, ending up in huge amounts of garbled text. Very discouraging and a loss of time. Luckily none of that with ProWritingAid. Am going to test with a children's fantasy trilogy soon.
Thank you! It's a great program and I wish you all the best on your next novel! :D Exciting stuff!!!
Thanks for the video tutorial. How helpful this could be for academic writing?
I think this would be EXTREMELY helpful. It actually has a setting in there specifically for that style of writing :)
Only use a comma when separating independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, or-and so on). Otherwise, there is no need for a comma.
Let the subject drive the verb-not the other way round-so I was taught with fear of failure. Most of my sentences, if not all of them, now always start with the subject. Except when they start with an adverb or pronoun. Lol. I use both Grammarly and Pro Writer Aid - free versions of course!
Could you explain how you upload a twenty chapter novel on a chapter by chapter basis that does not involve a cut and paste approach. You say not to upload the whole novel but I am not sure how I do what you suggest on a chapter by chapter basis. Please be specific. Thanks
Hi James!
The easiest way to do that is to build each chapter one at a time and not as a full doc. Even Grammarly has a hard time loading full books.
You can also download their Word extension if you use that for writing and do it as your write each chapter (which is what I do).
Thanks so much for this video. Very helpful! I have some questions for you and some comments about my limited experience with ProWritingAid. I added it to WORD, and it does take WORD forever to load now. As I was trying to use it, I decided I needed more instruction and that is how I ended up watching your video. As far as I could tell using it on WORD the Menu never showed up. Do I need to do all of the settings choices on the website and hope that will transfer to the version I have in WORD? Also, I have written my entire novel (my 3rd book) and after making revisions chapter by chapter, I really want it to analyze the manuscript as a whole. It's about 75,000 words. If I am willing to wait , will it be able to do analyze the whole thing? Also, where can I find out about you as an editor - your approach, your price, etc. I wouldn't be looking for the things the software can do. I need someone to read the whole thing and make suggestions about structure, plot, etc. Thanks for the great video.
Hi Jan!
The integration should show up along the top in Word's menu bar. It will likely be listed after "Help".
Once it opens, you should see the PWA menu bar, and in order to change settings within Word, you will go all the way to the right. It is right after "Plagiarism". Click that and you should see "Settings". Once that opens up, you should see the different options available :)
As for the whole book, no, you would likely cause it to crash. It's not meant to handle a doc that size, so I would recommend checking everything chapter by chapter.
Hope that helps!
Thank you for the tutorial. You are very clear and easy to follow. However, I need some serious help. What you see on the screen, I don't see. I can't even login to the app as it keeps asking for a password which I never created. I can't change my password (which it does ask me to do) because I never had one. So now I'm at a standstill and truly frustrated with this software. If you can help me, I would appreciate it. In the meantime, I have sent a communication to Pro Writing Aid. Let's see how fast they get back to me. So now I have a software that I paid for that I can't use. Ugh!
Does prowritingaid help improve dialogue in fiction writing?
It will give suggestions for word improvement and flow in dialogue, and there are reports you can run doe dialogue specifically. I have not run that one on my writing, so I don't know what it points out.
I thought this was very good as I just bought pwa. The one answer I was looking for was how to make corrections? I try to change something in the writing and it doesn't insert or I don't know how to do that. Instead it erases letters in front of what I'm writing.
I've run into this a couple of times, and it seems to vary (for me anyway) on the platform I'm using. When using the app or the MS Word extension, I've not run into that. Not sure there is a way around that. If you haven't already, I would check with PWA's tech team and let them know. It might be a bug they can fix :)
Great video thanks. Would have liked to see how it works with Scrivener.
Price for lifetime subscription is now £399 which is $599 and that is a bit steep - especially as I am 63 years old! It looks a good tool but it is a crazy price so I probably won't be getting it. They seem to be ripping off non-US customers.
Wow, that is way higher than what it is in the US! It's still $399, but obviously it works out differently with the currency conversion. You could try the app Honey (it finds coupons) and see it you can get a deal on it. I've been using Honey for a little while now and it's helped save money here and there :)
I don't have or use Scrivner as from my research it was overly complicated for what I was looking for and tend to use.
Do you mind if I put the link of this vid to my video?
You may!
I am elderly and didn't grow up in the computer generation. I bought a lifetime PWA membership 14 months ago and can't figure out how to use it. PWA's tech staff takes a week to get back to me and still doesn't answer my questions. 1. How can I send my MS WORD document to PWA? 2. How can I send the PWA document back to WORD after making corrections on PWA? 3. When I make corrections on PWA, I open the document the next day and all the errors are still there. How can I make the corrections stick? Please, please, help me without jargon; tell me what to click on each step of the way. I appreciate your video and thanks in advance for your assistance.
Hi Estela!
You have two options with PWA and Word.
Option #1: PWA has an extension found here:prowritingaid.com/en/App/Plugins
It is for Word and it connects PWA to your Word document and gives you all the same features as the online app does.
This is what I use for all my writing as it is the easiest way of doing it. It will cause a slower load time for Word when opening, but (to me) it's worth it.
Option #2: When you go to the PWA website and open the app, it will take you to all your documents. You'll see the orange plus (+) button. If you move your mouse over it (don't click) you will see it say "Add Document" and just below that, a small green button with an arrow pointing up. That is the "Upload Document" button.
Selecting that allows you to then choose your Word document and upload it.
As you can see, this has many more steps than the first option, which is why I set mine up to simply connect with Word and do everything in there :) It keeps life simple.
I hope that helps you!
Thanks
Takes forever to load--load less than 4,000 words per chapter for each chapter. Preferably less than 3,000 words. Load individual chapters separately.
The more features you choose for a combo report, the longer it takes.
thank you.
You're welcome! I hope it was helpful!
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seems a little overwhelming in the beginning but I'll hand in there
you didn't instruct me how to installed
Waow!
It was 240$ for lifetime membership a year ago?! Why is it 400$ now?!
I've noticed it's been climbing as well over the past year as well. A lot of programs do this, especially if they are good and can back up the price.
When you consider that it's $400 for a 50yr subscription, the price isn't all that bad. Compare that to Grammarly, which is $140 per year, you' would pay $420 over just 3yrs.
@@TheEditingBard Thank you for the reply! :-)
I am from the days where you bought a program and then you owned it and there were no Subscriptions. So I do not give credit for the "50 years subscription"... It is just that you "Buy the program for 400$" and that is it. :-) And yes! Grammarly is just stupid expensive!
@@chrisbenn I prefer that as well and despise subscriptions lol I'm all about saving money and not forking out $$$$ in subscriptions, which is why I recommend this one. The way I see it, I'll be almost 80 and senile, so I won't have to worry about the renewal XD
I got a lifetime subscription for $79; just got lucky
That's awesome! :D
How can I get that deal?
@@nothingnessforever-w1g I was just lucky when they offered it some two years ago...I checked it now, the lifetime subscription is $399 (kindly verify it). ProWritingAid is really a good editing tool
Love your video. Very helpful but you might want to quit using "at" incorrectly. 😉