S5 E3 - How to Edit My Self Published Novel

THE SIDNEY ST. JAMES SHOW

How to edit my self published novel is necessary to help you have a winning manuscript.. Check out these six programs. Creating a manuscript requires a whole lot of hours of work and dedication. While nothing can replace a human editor, there are grammar checkers and manuscript editing apps that can benefit you and help you work on your manuscript, polish it and make it ready for publication. 1. PROWRITINGAID – FREE TO $70 PER YEAR ProWritingAid is the first on my list because it's popular for non-fiction and fiction writers. In addition, this online editor and plugin detect grammar errors and spelling mistakes while you are writing. 2. GRAMMARLY (MY CHOICE) – FREE TO $139 PER YEAR Grammarly works as a grammar checker and a proofreader. GRAMMARLY IS A TOP-NOTCH SPELLING, GRAMMAR, AND PLAGIARISM CHECKER. It'll help you locate and fix errors quickly and works simply everywhere. It's trusted by millions upon millions of writers for a reason! 3. AUTOCRIT – FROM FREE TO $80 PER MONTH 4. HEMINGWAY APPLICATION – PRICED FROM FREE TO $20 PER MONTH The Hemingway App, like MS Word, scores your writing based on readability and assists you in finding areas to improve. The Hemingway App is a style checker. It gives you a score of your writing based on readability and helps you find places where you can improve. With this application, writers can reduce their wordiness and create a cleaner and easier-to-read manuscript. • Self-Publish Your Own Novels at Draft2Digital - https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... • Get More Subscriptions from YouTube – with TubeBuddy - https://www.tubebuddy.com/sidneystjam... • Convert Audio Podcast to Video Podcast for YouTube - https://repurpose.io/?aff=48660 One of the largest Seller of books will have my novels: https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1007704... Love Stephen King. Go HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... On a Health Journey. Great Health Supplements HERE: https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10077046... Great Christian Audio Books Found HERE: https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1007704... Doctors Weight Loss Program. Info HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... New and Used Books. Go HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... All of my Christian Paperbacks HERE: https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1007704... Interested in the Optavia 5 & 1 Plan to Lose Weight Write: [e-mail] A Certified Health Coach! Join Sidney St. James on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Go Directly to Draft2Digital for Uploading Your Novel: https://www.draft2digital.com/sidneys... Do you want to convert your audio files into video files to post on YouTube? The program I used for the last four seasons is: https://www.repurpose.io/?aff=48660 • Mystery & Suspense Romance, “Belem Towers” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mdGL8w • Detective Murder Mystery – “Ace of Spades, Part I” featuring Vincent Gideon by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/mBOr8N • Christian Novel, True Story from Memoirs. First Ordained Woman Minister in Louisiana, “FAITH” o https://books2read.com/u/bw29eZ • Fantasy Romance – “Nevaeh – Lost City of Nemea” by Sidney St. James o https://books2read.com/u/3JVqNX • Creative Historical Nonfiction – “Mary Elizabeth Surratt” – First Woman Hung by Federal Government o https://books2read.com/u/mdG2el • Science Fiction Thriller – OMEGA – The Lost City of Altinova o https://books2read.com/u/3npBl5 • Texas History – Sam Bass and His Horse Marines o https://books2read.com/u/4Ax59J CHAPTERS FOR THIS EPISODE SEEN BELOW: 00:00 Introduction to How to Edit My Self Published Novel 00:23 Grabbing the Attention of the Reader in the First Three or Four Pages 05:23 First on List to Discuss in ProWriting Aid 08:11 Secondly, My Choice, Grammarly 12:45 The First Editing Software I used, AUTOCRIT 16:13 The Hemmingway Application for Editing 18:19 Smart Edit Software for Editing 22:09 National Writers Month Every November 24:44 Final Words on Novel Editing Software

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