Proofreading and Editing Software

Getting one's thoughts down on paper may seem to some people as a demanding challenge, as writing is a skill that requires time, concentration, and persistence. Whether it is creative, business or academic writing, writers need to be patient until they are able to be sure that they have actually succeeded in transferring ideas into a written product which is well organized and clear to the reader.

Good experienced writers know that following a defined and widely accepted set of stages creates an efficient and stress-reducing framework, which is the key to successful writing. For your English grammar checking, proofreading and editing needs, WhiteSmoke's online grammar software is the leading solution for the correction and enrichment of your English writing.

Revising, Editing and Proofreading

After the initial stages of brainstorming, planning, outlining and drafting which mostly concern content, writers must always revise drafts for editing purposes, which deal with both content and language issues. These stages of the writing are essential for making sure that the intended ideas and plan have actually been fully realized on paper; and as any good writer knows, this is often far from being the case. Some people regard revising and editing as one unified stage, but we at WhiteSmoke differentiate between the two.

Revising consists of rereading the text globally and controlling the logical flow of arguments and supporting details. This is the time to either add in or cut out information and to consider rearranging material to make the text more cohesive. Conjunctions and transitions must be used for logical and thematic connections within the text. On the sentence level, it is advisable to vary sentence length and type, and to avoid run-ons, fragments and comma splices.

Editing refers to controlling more technical language aspects which are no less important than content issues for polishing up your writing. Even advanced writers sometimes miss out on such grammatical pitfalls such as subject-verb agreement and appropriate verb tense choices. Spelling and punctuation are sometimes infamously known as annoying Nitty-Gritty that require time consuming confirmation of proper comma or hyphen usage, capitalization and abbreviation. The very last stage of proofreading is the writer's final chance to closely re-examine those hard to find language or typography mistakes that blemish the desired perfection of the writing.

Writing English with WhiteSmoke English Writing Software

WhiteSmoke's is the leading solution for all the above mentioned challenges as it is a highly advanced editing and proofreading software that saves you time and editing costs. Its advanced artificial intelligence and grammar engine enable detection and correction of language errors that may damage the image you want to project. The impressive proofreading abilities of the advanced spell checker and smart punctuation check will prevent you from getting embarrassed in case you are not sure about the particularities of the English language.

WhiteSmoke's English text correction features are coupled with its text enrichment database. The software algorithms constantly scan an endless number of texts, adding to the large variety of enrichment suggestions for synonyms, extra adjectives and adverbs that bring English text enhancement to a whole new level. This also builds on WhiteSmoke's remarkable online English dictionary and thesaurus which can be supplemented by an optional Multi-Language Translator, giving you immediate foreign language translations within any WhiteSmoke dictionary entry. This genuinely makes the software really adaptable for international English users.

Further Tips for Revising, Editing and Proofreading

1. Take some time off between drafting and revising/ editing.
2. Read your draft aloud slowly and carefully.
3. Make sure you stay on topic and delete irrelevant information.
4. Make sure your paragraphs contain topic sentences and sufficient supporting sentences.
5. Be aware of your audience's needs and language level.
6. Vary language structures and use parallelism, emphasis and pronoun reference.
7. Use appropriate register and avoid sexist language.
8. Organize your writing to allow a logic development of your argument.
9. Work on an inviting introduction, an elaborate discussion and a conclusive closing.
10. Vary word choices and rephrase repetitive key ideas in different ways.