![]() To see Hemingways suggestention hover over the words.īlue Words: These words are adverbs or hesitant and weak language. Purple Words: Hemingway feels these sentences have a more simpler and suitable replacement. Best thing to do here is reword the sentences until the red highlight disappears. Red Sentences: Hemingway identifies these sentences as sentences that could confuse readers. So the tool gives a suggestion to simplify or split the yellow highlighted sentences. Yellow Sentences: Hemingway identifies these sentences as structurally complex or lengthy. So these are the suggestions that are made by Hemingway: Each colour is associated with a different Hemingway improvement. Instead, it’s a powerful and minimalist device to better the method of your writing.īut you may be wondering how? It can be done by either pasting your work into Hemingway editor or writing straight into the editor, it then highlights your writing with different colours. The tool aims to “make your writing bold and clear.” But that being said it isn’t a comprehensive writing coach or grammar checker, like ProWritingAid and Grammarly. In some cases, the display glitches on me as you can see in the screen shot below.Hemingway is named after a well known master of literacy, Ernest Hemmingway. The spell checker isn't great and when I select a correction it sometimes adds that to my botched spelling rather than replacing mine. I should mention that the download version (at least on Windows) is not without it's flaws. If you do, buy the download version to support the team who made it. Is it still awesome and something you should try? Yes, absolutely! Try the online web version and see if you like it. Is this the best thing since sliced bread? No, not even close. If you're trying to write to a broad audience then this is good information to have. It's just a guide to help you understand how complex your writing is. This doesn't mean you have to dumb down your writing to a Grade 3 level. As I type this review it has a Grade Level of 6. You'll usually want to aim for a Grade 10 or less. That grade is the lowest education level required for a reader to understand your writing. You'll see a simple score like "Grade 6" as you type. ![]() This analyzes your writing and measures your readability. The real neat part is the "Grade Level" it assigns to your writing. When you're done just export the HTML and paste into your blog as needed.īesides giving you suggestions on your writing style, you'll also get stats to show how much your typing. So, you can make ordered lists, un-ordered lists, hyperlinks, and so on with ease. The software supports some basic HTML markup. When you're done getting your thoughts written down go back into "edit" mode to see what you can improve. You can also go into a "write" mode which won't color anything you type. But maybe you want that for what you're writing? Then click on the toggle switch and turn those alerts off. If you see green, that shows that you're using passive voice. Do that and it will color them in purple, suggesting that you can simplify those areas. Or, maybe you're like me and just tend to complicate phrases. Have a bad habit of making long, run on sentences? Those will show up in yellow or red depending on how bad you've botched it up. Using too many adverbs? They'll appear in blue so you can spot them and adjust if you wish. As you type, the software can highlight problem areas. What the Hemingway Editor does well is get you be a better writer. This one will cost you $6.99 but lets you work offline and save files. The other version is a downloadable file that you can install on your Windows or MacOSX based PC. This version lacks the ability to save files. Go online to and try it out right now, no sign up required. The first is an online web version that's completely free. It's not some powerful Microsoft Word like text editor, but rather an uber simple way to write. ![]() The Hemingway Editor is a simple piece of software designed to make you a better writer. ![]()
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