WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME ABOUT PRO WRITING AID BEFORE?! THIS THING IS FUCKING GLORIOUS. HOLY SHIT. LOOK AT THIS.
IT GIVES YOU A WHOLE DAMN REPORT ON YOUR WRITING AND WALKS YOU THROUGH HOW TO MAKE IT BETTER AND WHY IT IS SUGGESTING CHANGES. THIS IS JUST A TINY CHUNK OF THE HUGE REPORT IT GAVE ME ON THE FIRST CHAPTER OF ONE OF MY PROJECTS. I AM IN LOVE.
AND IT WORKS WITH SCRIVENER. AND IT IS AFFORDABLE.
WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME?!
Seriously, a couple hours with this and my first chapter is so much better. It helped me see problems I KNEW I had (passive voice, showing vs. telling, adverbs) but was having a hard time sussing out. It has made editing so much more fun and easy because now I know what the hell I’m doing and what to look for instead of stumbling around blind shouting “adverbs? adverbs?” like a town crier. I can already tell I’m getting better at seeing things without the program having to show me too.
• Adverse means detrimental and does not mean averse or disinclined.
Correct: “There were adverse effects.” / “I’m not averse to doing that.”
• Begs the question means assumes what it should be proving and does not mean raises the question.
Correct: “When I asked the dealer why I should pay more for the German car, he said I would be getting ‘German quality,’ but that just begs the question.”
•Bemused means bewildered and does not mean amused.
Correct: “The unnecessarily complex plot left me bemused.” / “The silly comedy amused me.”
• Disinterested means unbiased and does not mean uninterested.
Correct: “The dispute should be resolved by a disinterested judge.” / “Why are you so uninterested in my story?”
• Enormity means extreme evil and does not mean enormousness. [Note: It is acceptable to use it to mean a deplorable enormousness.]
Correct: The enormity of the terrorist bombing brought bystanders to tears. / The enormousness of the homework assignment required several hours of work.
• Fortuitous means coincidental or unplanned and does not mean fortunate.
Correct: Running into my old friend was fortuitous. / It was fortunate that I had a good amount of savings after losing my job.
• Homogeneous is pronounced as homo-genius and “homogenous” is not a word but a corruption of homogenized.
Correct: The population was not homogeneous; it was a melting pot.
• Ironic means uncannily incongruent and does not mean inconvenient or unfortunate.
Correct: “It was ironic that I forgot my textbook on human memory.” / It was unfortunate that I forgot my textbook the night before the quiz.
• Luxuriant means abundant or florid and does not mean luxurious.
Correct: The poet has a luxuriant imagination. / The car’s fine leather seats were luxurious.
• New Age means spiritualistic, holistic and does not mean modern, futuristic.
Correct: He is a fan of New Age mindfulness techniques. / That TV screen is made from a high-end modern glass.
• Noisome means smelly and does not mean noisy.
Correct: I covered my nose when I walked past the noisome dump. / I covered my ears when I heard the noisy motorcycle speed by.
• Parameter means a variable and does not mean a boundary condition, a limit.
Correct: The forecast is based on parameters like inflation and interest rates. / We need to work within budgetary limits.
• Simplistic means naively or overly simple and does not mean simple or pleasingly simple.
Correct: His simplistic answer suggested he wasn’t familiar with the material. / She liked the chair’s simple look.
• Tortuous means twisting and does not mean torturous.
Correct: The road through the forest was tortuous. / Watching their terrible acting for two hours was a torturous experience.
One day, you walk out into your back yard, to find a dragon sitting there. About the size of a small horse, and dressed in what looks like some kind of harness, with pouches and pockets hanging off of it. You’re pretty sure you can see a knife poking out of one. Upon noticing you, the dragon talks.
