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Choosing the best writing software for your needs doesn’t mean that software is always going to work for you or the particular novel you’re writing. For that reason, don’t be afraid to change software mid-novel or even mid-draft. The minute you realize your novel writing software is the reason you’re not making progress, switch to a different one. I have four pieces of software that I switch between, including Novelize, LibreOffice, Google Docs and Bibisco.
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Once you’ve completed your book and performed the last content edit to check for plot holes, flow, punctuation and sentence structure, there’s still one more edit that you should perform prior to publishing your book on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Kobo. This absolute last edit before formatting and publishing your book ensures that your sentences are tight and word redundancy is minimal.
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As an author, you may be looking for software that can help you edit and proofread your novel. For most of us, that means trying to find low-cost or free solutions to help us self-edit. The good news is that you can use Grammarly to help you proofread your novel for common mistakes, including wrong word choice, spelling and grammar issues, like subject/verb agreement.
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Just like software companies use beta tests for users to try out their new program, authors are now using 'beta readers' to try out their books. Beta readers 'test out' an author's recently finished manuscript to provide feedback to the author in the same vein as beta test users. They answer questions that authors may have, like, did the story make sense? Are the characters likable? Does the story have a good flow to it? In this way, beta readers make sure an author's book has good readability. Like with any other service for authors, there are pros and cons to using a beta reader, as specified below: