Writing is not a simple task and not all of us are at a point where we can hire human resources and also where we can perfect our books ourselves. During my time writing and also my researching on YouTube I discovered the beauty that is google extensions. Having these extensions has improved my writing and made it easier to edit and publish. Here are a few of the extensions I use. I might update this list at a future date if I discover more goodies or make a separate post.
1) ProWritingAid Grammar Checker & Writing Coach
It's description says 'The best writing style and grammar checker for everything you send, share, tweet or publish.' and I agree.
You can choose which sites you wish to enable the extension on. I have used it on the various online novel writing platforms. Also with Quora, Pinterest and Instagram posts, even now as I am writing these blog posts. It catches the spelling and grammar mistakes I make. Which is quite a number.
When I started writing my book, before I published a chapter, I re-read it many times to make sure there were no mistakes. I thought all was good, so imagine my surprise when I downloaded the extension and was going over my work and most of my theirs were spelt thier. There were many,many other spelling errors that still eluded me, and I only noticed them after I got the extension. Other than spelling, there were also many grammar errors I made with punctuation in the wrong places or lack of punctuations. Run-on sentences,sticky sentences, overused words and more, using the extension has helped me correct these mistakes and better my writing. The thesaurus is also a pleasant feature that helped me to spice up my writing.
So if you are writing your book, I recommend getting this extension as it can help to catch those errors you might miss. I especially recommend this if you are not too good with spelling and all the grammar rules like myself.
Additional Information for ProWritingAid Grammar Checker & Writing Coach
Permissions
- Read your browsing history
- Read and modify data you copy and paste
You can pay to get the full app and I believe there are great benefits to doing so. For now, the extension has been doing great for me.
Here is an introduction video for ProWritingAid. https://youtu.be/eHFxbk9ycBo
2) Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader
It's description says 'Read aloud the current web-page article with one click, using text to speech (TTS). Supports 40+ languages.'
This is a true blue friend of mine, one I didn't know I was missing. I honestly never realized I needed something to read my work aloud to me. I have triple read my work plus used grammar checkers and I still would find errors after I read the already published chapter.
The thing is grammar checkers will correct grammar and spelling, but it sometimes misses when I use the word 'card' where I should have 'call'.
Having my text read aloud to me allows me to catch on and think, "wait, what did I just hear?"
So I recommend this extension to writers to help them make sure the right words or in their work.
It also sort of brings your work to life. It's as if you are watching your work, though it is just audio. I really like that. Through listening to the descriptions and dialogue, it is almost as if I can see my characters and the setting they live in.
I have had the best experience with this extension, so it is the one I would recommend.
Here is a YouTube video about it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQT1XY99X6g
Additional Information for Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader.
Permissions
- Read all text spoken using synthesized speech
So these are my recommendations so far. I'll update when I find more. Let me know some extensions that have worked for you and that you would add to this list.
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