Improve Your Novel or Short Story with SmartEdit
Microsoft Word Add-In
My creative process is greatly enhanced by the use of SmartEdit. The software does the routine editing and checking and lets me do what I do best, which is write.
If you haven’t tried Smartedit, you need to. This is hands down one of the best things to use to get your manuscript out of the editing phase.
SmartEdit takes the grunt out of the grunt work of copyediting by helping you track down overused and misused words and phrases.
SmartEdit is one of the first and last steps I use for self-editing before submitting to my publisher. SmartEdit is a tool in my belt to turn out a quality product.
The amount of time that SmartEdit can save is quite remarkable. SmartEdit allows me to worry less about my writing up front and focus more on getting the words down.
Identify word and phrase over-use
Do you begin your sentences with the same word or phrase? Are you using certain words too often? SmartEdit will spot these easily over-looked shortcomings so you can fix them.
Monitor adverbs, crutch words & clichés
Do you lean on certain words and phrases? Do you use a few too many adverbs? Are you overly fond of unusual dialogue tags? SmartEdit will find and help you fix these problems.
Improve sentence structure & punctuation
Too many long sentences? SmartEdit will help you fix that in minutes. Do you have a misplaced love for the semi-colon? SmartEdit will show them all to you so you can decide if they belong.
Take the Pain out of Editing
What does SmartEdit do?
SmartEdit runs over 25 checks on your document and highlights potential problems, including:
- Repeated words and phrases
- Over-use of adverbs and clichés
- Misused words such as breathe instead of breath
- Long and winding sentences
- Use of crutch words
- Unusual dialogue tags that shouldn’t be there
- Misnamed proper nouns that slipped past you
- Excessive use of semi-colons and exclamation marks
What does SmartEdit NOT do?
- It does not tell you to remove or replace a word
- It does not make any automated changes for you
- It does not make suggestions
- It does not tell you whether your work might be good, bad, or somewhere in between
You’re the creative writer; it’s your novel. SmartEdit is a tool that’s there to help you as you edit. A glorified spell-checker. Nothing more.
Are you a published author? Are you planning to become a published author? Have you finished or are you close to finishing a first draft of a novel or short story? If you answered yes to any of these questions, SmartEdit is for you.
Repeated Phrases
Are you repeating particular phrases from time to time.
Sentence Starters
Do you lean on certain phrases when beginning a sentence?
Adverbs
Is suddenly a good choice in all these cases?
Repeated Words
How often are you using individual words?
You Choose
Tell SmartEdit which words are the cause of your most embarrassing typos.