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@christiancountryboyilovejesus
@christiancountryboyilovejesus 4 ай бұрын
Is this channel dead? You haven't posted in two years man.
@BlaizeStewart
@BlaizeStewart 4 ай бұрын
@@christiancountryboyilovejesus I'm not dead. I just have going the time to do this much
@bryanpweaver
@bryanpweaver 8 ай бұрын
I appreciate you taking the time to make this video. Thank you!
@johnvanslykejr.8033
@johnvanslykejr.8033 9 ай бұрын
One thing to consider is running your “finished” text through a text to speech processor. This lets you hear how what you have written sounds, including its flow.
@BlaizeStewart
@BlaizeStewart 9 ай бұрын
That's how I do my edits. It's so effective!
@boomslang_
@boomslang_ 10 ай бұрын
This is the most helpful video I have ever come across. All my plot points are written on notecards and taped to my wall so I've been searching for an easier way to organize them for months. Thank you so much! (Also the names of the characters you mentioned are very cool)
@BlaizeStewart
@BlaizeStewart 10 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!!
@spikeybiscuit9251
@spikeybiscuit9251 10 ай бұрын
This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you
@BlaizeStewart
@BlaizeStewart 10 ай бұрын
Glad it helps!
@wendyprieto4287
@wendyprieto4287 10 ай бұрын
Anyone from PHCCC? 👀
@BlaizeStewart
@BlaizeStewart 10 ай бұрын
What's PHCCC?
@chessbricks2134
@chessbricks2134 10 ай бұрын
Me! its a homeschool group of highschoolers and we were assigned to watch this video as homework. @@BlaizeStewart
@DarthShadie
@DarthShadie 10 ай бұрын
Very informative. There are things about Grammarly that drive me nuts. I will have to try Pro Writing Aid. Do you have anything about the Hemmingway app? I am thinking of using it more but am unsure how effective it can be, only have used it a few times a while back.
@BlaizeStewart
@BlaizeStewart 10 ай бұрын
I've never used it. In fact, recently, I started to use chat ChatGPT to do many of the functions both of those apps do. It's pretty amazing l.
@DarthShadie
@DarthShadie 10 ай бұрын
@@BlaizeStewart Thanks for the reply. Asking GPT for synonyms can be helpful, but when rephrasing it is not. I find it throws at me word salads, trying too hard. Thanks to this vid I started using PWA though. It takes more time, nut seems more effective. It highlights things and I'm like, wait, I can totally rephrase/change that to be better. So far I am liking it (trying out the free version).
@BlaizeStewart
@BlaizeStewart 10 ай бұрын
@@DarthShadie with some tuning, ChatGPT can give back better results. You kind of have to guide it at first, but once it understands what your looking for, it works great
@DarthShadie
@DarthShadie 10 ай бұрын
@@BlaizeStewart Thanks for the tip.
@nmoney6655
@nmoney6655 Жыл бұрын
Edmund and Lucy acting like Kings and Queens makes me smile everytime
@BlaizeStewart
@BlaizeStewart Жыл бұрын
It's fun! :)
@nmoney6655
@nmoney6655 Жыл бұрын
I can sort of relate to Lucy when she wanted to be beautiful like her sister: all my life I wanted to look like my older sister but since I look more like our dad and she looks like our mom it makes it difficult to look like her but the strange thing is: my sister never resented me for this matter of fact she was nicer to me than our brothers
@BlaizeStewart
@BlaizeStewart Жыл бұрын
Everyone relates to folks in different ways. I like Eustace and his arc.
@AmberStreetFilms
@AmberStreetFilms 7 ай бұрын
Funny thing..when I was growing up my sister was always praised and given special treatment. I didn't think that I was pretty at all...until I was over 40 and looked back at some old photos. What a shame I didn't know then what I know now. I would have been so much happier and confident. May you see your beauty soon and always.
@nmoney6655
@nmoney6655 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love this book and I’m personally excited to see how Netflix adapts this also I wanna play Aravis because as a black girl I can see how she feels about certain things and her views change over the course of the journey
@BlaizeStewart
@BlaizeStewart Жыл бұрын
It's definitely my favorite in the series. Such a great story.
@2murie
@2murie Жыл бұрын
Can you explain why you used online Grammarly instead of MS Word?
@BlaizeStewart
@BlaizeStewart Жыл бұрын
At the time, the online app has more features
@2murie
@2murie Жыл бұрын
thank you@@BlaizeStewart
@jerseyforhawks
@jerseyforhawks Жыл бұрын
Banger review. I am re-reading after several decades from first read. As a young man, I was so dissapointed with the total arch. Now, I can not wait give it another chance.❤
@ash-adventurediaries
@ash-adventurediaries Жыл бұрын
thank you thank you thank you!:)
@BlaizeStewart
@BlaizeStewart Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@ThomasOtt70
@ThomasOtt70 Жыл бұрын
Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you for a great vid
@jenperry5696
@jenperry5696 Жыл бұрын
Hello! Where do you recommend placing a map in a book? Before or after the title pages?
@BlaizeStewart
@BlaizeStewart Жыл бұрын
I put mine after the tile page and after the copyright and info but before chapter 1
@cindytv2203
@cindytv2203 Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@phitc4242
@phitc4242 Жыл бұрын
fantastic video. thanks
@thesisypheanjournal1271
@thesisypheanjournal1271 Жыл бұрын
This one’s my favorite of the Narnia books as well. Thank you for clarifying exactly what it is that makes it all come together.
@rlyt7738
@rlyt7738 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. Great book review😀
@wearebodybeautiful
@wearebodybeautiful 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this review, it's very helpful to see both tools in action with real writing examples. I'm leaning towards ProWritingAid, but will probably end up with the two premium subscriptions...
@comsy
@comsy 2 жыл бұрын
wow, this video is helpful because i'm in the middle of writing a book and i need some help(with grammar and stuff)
@philipb7400
@philipb7400 2 жыл бұрын
Your an underrated channel. These are really fun.
@philipb7400
@philipb7400 2 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@chiboubamine5970
@chiboubamine5970 2 жыл бұрын
thanks a lot
@bonniebeingbonnie001
@bonniebeingbonnie001 2 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this video. Thanks for sharing. Very useful Info.
@BlaizeStewart
@BlaizeStewart 2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@jackblack8252
@jackblack8252 2 жыл бұрын
Blaize, I came across your most useful vlog. Thank you for taking the time to make this tutorial. I have recently finished a memoir & have been encouraged to get it printed. So, down the google wormhole I went & there you were with all this amazing information for a newbie. Thank you for being the one to make me realise I can attempt to do this myself.
@BlaizeStewart
@BlaizeStewart 2 жыл бұрын
So glad it was helpful!
@lakeshagadson357
@lakeshagadson357 2 жыл бұрын
grammer is about writing
@sun-eye
@sun-eye Ай бұрын
grammAr... not grammEr.
@annpippin6388
@annpippin6388 2 жыл бұрын
What is KDP? AmaZon Print on Demand?
@BlaizeStewart
@BlaizeStewart 2 жыл бұрын
KDP is Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing for print and ebooks.
@TaniasWritingRealm
@TaniasWritingRealm 2 жыл бұрын
Hey, nice to meet you. New sub. Love your detail and the speed of presentation. I may come back to watch again in terms of front matter requirements.
@venbruen
@venbruen 2 жыл бұрын
this is superb, thank you for your content
@GrubbJunker
@GrubbJunker 2 жыл бұрын
What about my specific case? I'm not an author or even a native English speaker. My job is Translation (English -> Portuguese), but I try proofreadeading the scripts I'm given. These scripts are comprised almost in their entirety by dialogue. Either that or short narrator interjections. To make matters worse, the scripts are for dialogue-heavy games with multiple options (and story paths), so many lines either repat themselves (which would trip stuff like ProWritingAid's 'Overused' functionality), or have versions with minor differences based on the choice taken. So my problem then is I'm not sure if either ProWritingAid or Grammarly are the right tools. Not only that, tools like grammarly don't want you to EVER use passive voice. Ever. There's also the fact that ProWritingAid will simply never tell you to place a comma between two independent clauses, while Grammarly will always tell you to use the Oxford Comma. On top of that, I can't afford to buy either, which means I have to rely on the free versions. I'm given the scripts as text files, so I use notepad++ with DSpellCheck for spelling. But of course, it only helps with basic spelling. No major help with grammar, tone, readability, etc. I'm really unsure what to do. All I want is to improve and help more proofreading these lines and I don't know what tool would help me with these individual lines of dialogue.
@BlaizeStewart
@BlaizeStewart 2 жыл бұрын
Grammarly has a free tier. These tools are not fool proof. You don't have to accept the suggestion. Passive voice is not evil, but it is over used. Grammarly and Prowritingaid. If you like free, Google Docs has an integrated grammar checker. It's not great, but it helps. No tool will replace a person... Not yet at least. So for now, the best thing to do is just get better at proofreading. I suck at it as an author, but I'm learning.
@GrubbJunker
@GrubbJunker 2 жыл бұрын
@@BlaizeStewart Yeah, I do understand Grammarly has a Free tier, which is what I tried using. The problem with the free tier is that most (what it considers) errors will be behind the paywall. So might as well not even use it. For instance: if the line I'm given has an "and" separating two independent clauses, Grammarly will tell me something's wrong but will not say what, as that is behind the paywall. So I have to use my own knowledge to figure out "Ah, so these are independent clauses and thus require a comma". Normally, that would be fine. But as a non-native English speaker, I lack the confidence to just go with what I feel is best. Thank you for your swift reply on an old video. =)
@largeroomnolight
@largeroomnolight 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. 🥰 This is very helpful. I hope you will create a video showing the best way to use the KDP manuscript templates. I tried to copy and paste my content and it was just a mess. 🥺 Blessings and again thank you. 🙏💓
@QuizmasterLaw
@QuizmasterLaw 2 жыл бұрын
I'm literally just here for his thoughts about right ragged versus right justified and line spacing.
@akweteamanq7243
@akweteamanq7243 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir, great analysis and teaching
@BlaizeStewart
@BlaizeStewart 2 жыл бұрын
Glad to help
@BarryBranton
@BarryBranton 2 жыл бұрын
What program are you using?
@BlaizeStewart
@BlaizeStewart 2 жыл бұрын
MS Word
@JamieMachs
@JamieMachs 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video!
@s.c7639
@s.c7639 2 жыл бұрын
Dont get the mindset of a nonindent first paragraph. It always looks like an error
@thepurpleufo
@thepurpleufo 2 жыл бұрын
To a professional writer or to a copyeditor or to an agent or to an editor, an *indented* first paragraph always looks like (and is) an error.
@QuizmasterLaw
@QuizmasterLaw 2 жыл бұрын
Either clear paragraph breaks or indent, not both. In non-fiction don't indent, in fiction indent. Non indent because save space. Indent can look better but can also result in streams of white space. Namely indent, right justified, no manual kerning and automatic hyphenation (or no hyphenation) results in rivers of white space.
@s.c7639
@s.c7639 2 жыл бұрын
Look. Many of us write and complete novels to be presented to agents etc. thay styke is doubke spaced. So can we discuss reformatting for the fallback of amazon self publishing. A real scew timewisr going a few pages at a time to attempt to reformat at word. Any ideas?
@BlaizeStewart
@BlaizeStewart 2 жыл бұрын
I self publish. Using styles makes formatting a book quick. I learned that the hard way after my first book.
@Suid-Afrika67
@Suid-Afrika67 2 жыл бұрын
@@BlaizeStewart I have to agree. I use styles all the time for publishing and once you get the hang of it, it's quick.
@Blox--
@Blox-- 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video it gives complete insight of both the apps
@BlaizeStewart
@BlaizeStewart 2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome :)
@tralbe
@tralbe 2 жыл бұрын
I have to say this was very helpful. Thank you for putting this video together! I write Chapter Books and Middle Grade novels. I'm curious how well this will work for fiction that is focused on Kids.
@BlaizeStewart
@BlaizeStewart 2 жыл бұрын
Certainly can help. I think both can simplify your writing if you set the goals accordingly. The reports will also show you reading levels.
@MacAutomationTips
@MacAutomationTips 2 жыл бұрын
I heard about Grammarly a few years ago but never really checked it until I started testing WritingProAid yesterday. I plan to purchase a lifetime subscription to WPA, but I paid for a premium version of Grammarly because I like its universal checker and iOS app. I regularly write comments, emails, blog posts, and content for websites, graphic design material, and low-content KDP books. It helps that the Grammarly checker shows up in my mail client and even Canva. It catches missing words and basic grammar mistakes that usually take several readings to find and correct. However, I want to get WPA because it provides more editing features, and maybe one day it'll have its own universal checker and iOS app. The annual fee for Grammarly is pretty steep, so perhaps I'll let go of the subscription next year. Like you said, they both have their unique advantages, and because I write daily, it's hard to ignore what each has to offer.
@NamiHeartnet
@NamiHeartnet 2 жыл бұрын
This was a very good review. I have been trying to think of which one I should use for writing stories, I like grammarly but also prowritingaid seems more in depth. I'm still an amateur in my opinion so I don't want many mistakes. But, your review helped me out a little more.
@BlaizeStewart
@BlaizeStewart 2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful. I like both for different reasons.