With advancements in technology, there is now a range of different
software readily available to those looking to put their book through the
initial editing process. I have always been a big fan of Grammarly, the online
editor. You copy and paste your documents into it and then it spells checks
them for you. It has a range of different features including a plagiarism
checker for those who are doing essays and may have used outside sources in their work. It is also very good at spotting commonly confused words, it
will usually highlight them for you to double check you have used the right
spelling. Grammarly also identifies when a comma is needed. If I need to get
anything edited professionally I will always put it through Grammarly first.
There is no point in sending an editor a half-finished book, the closer it is
to finished, the more likely it is that the professional editor will be the one to finish
the job.
Style Writer 4: This is the second piece of writing editing software that I recommend. It can be tailored towards your writing style. The aim of this software is essentially to remove redundant text. Performing the role of a professional editor without the cost. I don't honestly believe there is a piece of software on the market that is perfect, but this software will check through your work for you, and turns your work from what it is, into what editors want to see. It will also remove words that are overused in the English language and suggest more appropriate words. This will help your writing appear fresh. It does not like Microsoft Word 2010 very much though, it works better with Word 2007. The website is here: http://www.editorsoftware.com/
