Hey guys, I recently came across the Hemingway app. I know what you're thinking, how late am I?  I heard about it a while back, but ...

Hemingway App

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Hey guys,

I recently came across the Hemingway app. I know what you're thinking, how late am I? 

I heard about it a while back, but never bothered to give it a go. Whilst editing my book, I stumbled across other writers who use and recommend it.

I was intrigued because it spots that wretched passive voice, and focuses on keeping your sentences direct. (I just used passive voice to explain an app that spots passive voice - inception).

At the start, I loved how simple it was to use. It did find a few bits of passive voice and it helped me restructure some sentences that I wasn't happy with. 

After 30 minutes, I did notice the limitations of the app. It craves short sharp sentences and will highlight yellow the second your sentence uses a conjunction (like this one). 

Some scenes need longer sentences and some scenes need shorter sentences. The app doesn't allow for that and will flag up every time you include and etc...

Once you notice this you can work with the app and ignore what you want. 

I think it's a good app and I will be using it for scenes or character descriptions I'm not happy with. Just need to be aware of it's limitations.

Enjoy,

Matt

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