{"id":11135,"date":"2015-10-29T05:57:58","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T10:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=11135"},"modified":"2015-10-29T05:57:58","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T10:57:58","slug":"the-hemingway-editor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=11135","title":{"rendered":"The Hemingway Editor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tools for Writers – The Hemingway Editor<\/h1>\n

I discovered the Hemingway Editor<\/strong><\/a> app through a blog post on Triberr the other day so thought I would try it out. I copied and pasted some text from one of the pieces I’m working on and clicked ‘edit’.<\/p>\n

\"hemingway\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Using different colours, it tells you sentences that are hard to read, very hard to read, simpler alternatives and not seen on the screen shot above, adverbs and uses of passive voice (highlighted in blue and green).<\/p>\n

The online app is free to use, but you can also purchase a copy which will reside on your computer for $9.99 US for those occasions you want to edit but have no Internet access.<\/p>\n

So, what do I think of it? Well, I’ve tried it and in some ways, I think it stifles my writing voice by suggesting shortening my sentences or splitting them into two. But on the other hand, finding instances of passive voice are extremely (egads an adverb) useful.<\/p>\n

Why not give the free app a try? You’ve got nothing to lose… FREE is good.<\/p>\n

I’d be interested to hear what your impressions are. Let me know in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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