Discovering an Online Editor

I said in my last post I was going to take a break before the self-editing/revision stage of the manuscript for my 11th novel, ‘Political Secret’.

Instead I’ve given in to temptation and bought a writing ap’ from www.autocrit.com which can be used to:
• Self-edit your manuscript
• Strengthen your skills as a writer
• Write creatively and publish confidently.

It takes away the blind spots you have about your own work; that’s the beauty of it.

You can do a once-through (or more if you need it) on various aspects of good writing – something that might otherwise take you many attempts by yourself. It tells you where in the manuscript the work needs to be done and, broadly, what you then have to do yourself in detail.

I’m finding it hard work but intellectually challenging, though I will still need a break at the end before I go back to freehand editing.

There’s good web support.

I think my manuscript will show immense improvement from using the ap’.

The ap’s cheap enough (US $45 special offer for ninety days) to still justify using a live editor at the end of the process.

I recommend it. I still need it after 10 published novels, so there are a hell of a lot of novices who need it even more.