Five Online Tools To Improve Your Writing ASAP
(The last one is shockingly simple)
Writing seems easy.
It seems natural.
Still, you need a unique blend of knowledge, skills, experience, and talent to create an excellent story.
I’m Angelina, a marketing executive by day and content Marketing Fairy by night. I am not a big believer in talent - it’s nice to have, but you can become a great writer even if you’re just average - here is proof: I am an average girl, yet I’ve been living from writing for 23 years. I sometimes face a blank screen and think I am not a great writer (duh!)
You can use all the help available to become a successful writer. Here are some online tools I use every day to improve my writing.
If you like my recommendations, I have more for you (I’m a tool junkie and love exploring new tools, especially free or low-cost ones)
1. Hemingway app
Unlike our image of the most successful writers, they do not overcomplicate writing. They use simple language everyone can understand to explain even the most complex issues.
Hemingway editor is a great help in achieving simplicity. If you’re like me and tend to write in longer, more complex sentences, this free desktop app will push you to be clear and punchy.
According to Hemingway’s creators, the average American has a 10th-grade reading level. Ernest Hemingway’s words are assessed as being at the 5th-grade level!
Hemingway editor also offers paid AI rewriting help, but I haven’t tried it yet.
2. Grammarly
Grammarly is a helpful app for all writers. But for bilingual writers whose English is the second language, Grammarly is a mandatory assistant.
Without Grammarly, I’d never have the courage to start writing publicly in English, so it’s my best writing friend.
What do I like about Grammarly?
It’s user-friendly
It’s compatible with any device
I use their handy browser extension every day.
Great proofreading
It has helpful clarity & engagement tips
3. Koala Writer
I stumbled upon Koala Writer by reading one of the Medium articles. I was in the middle of my AI fatigue, but Koala looked simple and valuable.
It has 5000 free words available to try all of Koala’s features, and then you have paid for the affordable options.
I like the option to outline blog posts, including SEO, based on keywords. You can also rewrite existing blog posts based on URLs, which is great for repurposing your content.
This tool perfectly supports my belief that we should write less and repurpose more to save time and sanity, so I highly recommend you try it.
4. QuillBot
I also occasionally use QuillBot, an AI-powered text rewriter and paraphraser with multiple additional functionalities in the paid version.
QuillBot started as a paraphrasing tool, and its primary function was to rearrange word order and substitute words.
But it has evolved into a powerful writing tool powered by AI to:
Check your grammar
Summarise your writing
Generate citations
Check for plagiarism
You can read my detailed review of QuillBot HERE.
5. +BONUS: Reading out loud
Have you tried to read your writing aloud?
It’s shockingly easy to spot mistakes and strange sentence constructions and to notice what can be styled better.
I can guarantee you’ll spot more errors by reading aloud than staring at the screen. I’m screen-blind and never see my errors that way.
Try it, and let me know if it works.
p.s. Do you have any outstanding writing tools to recommend? Please let me know in the comments or join my chat to discuss all things related to content marketing for beginners.
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