Have you used either of these writing softwares? Which one was your favorite or what other ones do you use for editing? P.S. -- check out the reviews for these softwares here: self-publishingschool.com/grammarly-review-pros-cons/ self-publishingschool.com/hemingway-app-editor/
I really appreciate this video. The fact that I was becoming obsessed with every single little detail Hemingway highlighted was frustrating me. Thank you for making it clear that in correcting every detail, we lose the voice in our writing, and for this reason; we shouldn't take Hemingway's suggestions too seriously.
In my opinion as a beginner writer, you should use both. Start out with Grammarly to fix your grammatical errors and only afterwards use Hemingway for the finishing touches.
I would agree with this too since they both do different things to help with your writing. I have the Grammarly extension and when I use the Online Hemingway Editor Grammarly actually still shows up on there.
Thanks, Bella, that was a very helpful comparison. I already use Grammarly basic and was wondering if I should use Hemmingway instead. Now I can see that using both would work really well as they can be complementary to each other, rather than being an either/or option. I also can see from your examples with Hemmingway that it needs to be used judiciously to work with your own style of writing. In my own writing, I sometimes like to break the rules for dramatic effect, such as very short staccato sentences. The human brain can make the leap in grasping the meaning from one word to another, despite not being connected in the usual way. Most editing software, including Grammarly, pick this up as an error or bad writing even though many established authors also use such techniques. However, I still like to know what rules I'm breaking so that I can decide if it is being done for the right reason in each case. I think I will download Hemmingway on the basis of your video, Bella. I think it will be very useful to me. Thanks for helping me come to that decision.
Started using Hemingway very recently. I don't really need that much help with my grammar so the choice was clear. What I find though is it kind of makes you dumb down your writing style if you act upon every change it suggests. So use it judiciously is what I would say.
Grammarly is not good stylistically. I had the paid edition that recently ended. I'd like to try something else for the purpose of style. Sometimes the passive voice sounds better.
You could have just said that Grammarly (non-premium) does basic spell check and makes you aware of spelling errors. I want to know if premium actually assists in rephrasing sentences to active rather than passive, etc.
The premium version of Grammarly provides many grammar edit suggestions that the free version doesn’t. It also points out run-on sentences, over-use of words, passive voice (which shouldn’t be overused when not a part of dialogue), and many more issues. I found this review overly simplistic. I use both the paid version of Grammarly and Pro Writing Aid to help with my editing. PWA is definitely more robust and offers way more style checks. But it is also a bit more complex to use. If you want to get published, I’d at minimum look into either the premium version of Grammarly or PWA. PWA offers a free version that features all style and grammar checks for up to 500 words at a time. Many people are happy with the free version. I find the paid version more helpful, because it gives much better feedback on longer passages. But the 500 word section checks are better than nothing.
Grammarly now has a beta feature in the premium version which will rephrase certain sentences. Sometimes the rephrasing is quite a reach and quite wrong, other times they are better than what you wrote. They are still working out the kinks, but I like it in that it helps me with style. I have PWA, but I am not sure if its complexity is worth the price of admission. I have yet to try Hemingway.
Thanks for sharing this video, Bella! It's super helpful! I prefer Hemingway personally because I'm more concerned with style, but I think more people are familiar with Grammarly.
for the hemingway section. it would have been better if you had shown me how you would get around those paragraphs highlighted in red. i have no clue now how it would fixes it.
The problem with Grammarly is the price. WAY to high. If they would offer a one time payment maybe but to spend $60/year is crazy when most of the writing tools offer the basic. Couple that with the Hemingway app and you have all your bases covered. That being said Grammarly interface make it attractive. Another negative is that Grammarly is cloud based so everything you write goes to the cloud. If your IT department finds out you will be in big trouble.
Hemmingway Editor sucks!!! It highlights only the lengthy sentences. You don't need an editor that only can do is separating long sentences from short.
Upon reading your post, I believe you would benefit from all software help in the pursuit of crafting sentences of any length. By way of example, your third in this post is clear as mud. So, perhaps less anger (!!!) and more calm is in order. Just, maybe.
Have you used either of these writing softwares? Which one was your favorite or what other ones do you use for editing?
P.S. -- check out the reviews for these softwares here:
self-publishingschool.com/grammarly-review-pros-cons/
self-publishingschool.com/hemingway-app-editor/
I really appreciate this video. The fact that I was becoming obsessed with every single little detail Hemingway highlighted was frustrating me. Thank you for making it clear that in correcting every detail, we lose the voice in our writing, and for this reason; we shouldn't take Hemingway's suggestions too seriously.
In my opinion as a beginner writer, you should use both. Start out with Grammarly to fix your grammatical errors and only afterwards use Hemingway for the finishing touches.
Fully agree!
I would agree with this too since they both do different things to help with your writing. I have the Grammarly extension and when I use the Online Hemingway Editor Grammarly actually still shows up on there.
Have u used both at a same time?
That's what I'm doing.
Hemingway editor shows long sentences as hard to read. why?
Thanks, Bella, that was a very helpful comparison. I already use Grammarly basic and was wondering if I should use Hemmingway instead. Now I can see that using both would work really well as they can be complementary to each other, rather than being an either/or option.
I also can see from your examples with Hemmingway that it needs to be used judiciously to work with your own style of writing. In my own writing, I sometimes like to break the rules for dramatic effect, such as very short staccato sentences. The human brain can make the leap in grasping the meaning from one word to another, despite not being connected in the usual way. Most editing software, including Grammarly, pick this up as an error or bad writing even though many established authors also use such techniques.
However, I still like to know what rules I'm breaking so that I can decide if it is being done for the right reason in each case. I think I will download Hemmingway on the basis of your video, Bella. I think it will be very useful to me. Thanks for helping me come to that decision.
Thank you! I love Grammarly!
Started using Hemingway very recently. I don't really need that much help with my grammar so the choice was clear. What I find though is it kind of makes you dumb down your writing style if you act upon every change it suggests. So use it judiciously is what I would say.
Dumb down is true... it highlights the word 'however' i found that confusing
Thank you for explaining the difference. Grammarly has been amazingly helpful to me!
Grammarly for quick edits, hemmingway for detailed edits.
Grammarly is not good stylistically. I had the paid edition that recently ended. I'd like to try something else for the purpose of style. Sometimes the passive voice sounds better.
Bad thing I found about Grammarly is that it will underline sentences that do make sense.
You could have just said that Grammarly (non-premium) does basic spell check and makes you aware of spelling errors. I want to know if premium actually assists in rephrasing sentences to active rather than passive, etc.
I have premium. It does not actually rephrase.
The premium version of Grammarly provides many grammar edit suggestions that the free version doesn’t. It also points out run-on sentences, over-use of words, passive voice (which shouldn’t be overused when not a part of dialogue), and many more issues. I found this review overly simplistic. I use both the paid version of Grammarly and Pro Writing Aid to help with my editing. PWA is definitely more robust and offers way more style checks. But it is also a bit more complex to use. If you want to get published, I’d at minimum look into either the premium version of Grammarly or PWA. PWA offers a free version that features all style and grammar checks for up to 500 words at a time. Many people are happy with the free version. I find the paid version more helpful, because it gives much better feedback on longer passages. But the 500 word section checks are better than nothing.
Grammarly now has a beta feature in the premium version which will rephrase certain sentences. Sometimes the rephrasing is quite a reach and quite wrong, other times they are better than what you wrote. They are still working out the kinks, but I like it in that it helps me with style. I have PWA, but I am not sure if its complexity is worth the price of admission. I have yet to try Hemingway.
Thanks for sharing this video, Bella! It's super helpful! I prefer Hemingway personally because I'm more concerned with style, but I think more people are familiar with Grammarly.
Great video (and blog posts), Bella!
many writing mentors suggest that you can use both
Does The Hemingway app indicated straight out mistakes, such as missing words?
Grammarly does help with passive voice, thank you for punctuating the need to use of the author's voice.
I can feel you bro
for the hemingway section. it would have been better if you had shown me how you would get around those paragraphs highlighted in red. i have no clue now how it would fixes it.
Which software is best for proofreader,,n should we buy these or use free version
you're so pretty. thanks for the information.
Grammarly integrates very well with Atticus.
useful! thank you
which one good?
The Hemingway editor, is not giving you any options to edit, it just highlights your text into different colors
Why isn't this on AppStore?
The problem with Grammarly is the price. WAY to high. If they would offer a one time payment maybe but to spend $60/year is crazy when most of the writing tools offer the basic. Couple that with the Hemingway app and you have all your bases covered. That being said Grammarly interface make it attractive. Another negative is that Grammarly is cloud based so everything you write goes to the cloud. If your IT department finds out you will be in big trouble.
Helpful
Grammarly free works just as well? Why would anyone buy the premium version then?
Methinks you didn't look very closely at this.
Methinks you didn't either
Why do you say that Grammarly doesn't help with the sentence structure when you have only used its free version? Aren't you misleading?...
The problem is hemminway is a one time purchase. and Grammarly is a monthly subscription. I would much rather pay 20$ once.
i dont understand what you said, but yeah you are speaking in english....
Hemmingway vs Grammarly Start 1:47
thanks man...
What an odd comparison...they're 2 different programs with different purposes.
So many people kept asking, so we had to do the side-by-side
Hemingway is so strick.
Hemmingway Editor sucks!!! It highlights only the lengthy sentences. You don't need an editor that only can do is separating long sentences from short.
What do you prefer instead?
Upon reading your post, I believe you would benefit from all software help in the pursuit of crafting sentences of any length. By way of example, your third in this post is clear as mud. So, perhaps less anger (!!!) and more calm is in order. Just, maybe.