
Inspiration is nothing without the discipline to complete your first drafts. For a more in-depth analysis of its functions and uses (plus a discount code!), head to our ProWritingAid review. The app has integrations to most major word processors and browsers, so you can easily apply it to book writing software like Word or the Reedsy Book Editor. ProWritingAid aims to improve your writing by providing language-checking features that spot not only grammar mistakes but also stylistic weaknesses like purple prose or passive voice - though these should be taken with a grain of salt. You either have to write your book elsewhere and import it onto Hemingway for an edit, or you write on Hemingway and forfeit other book-related functions like formatting tools and goal-tracking. Our full Hemingway app review discusses these functions in more detail, but one drawback is that it doesn’t exist as an extension to browsers and word processors.

To help you improve your writing in real-time, the app highlights text with colors that indicate run-on sentences, passive voice, qualifiers, adverbs, and complex phrasing to reduce. The Hemingway app is for authors who want to bring out their inner Ernest by writing prose that’s “bold and clear.” Price: Free online, or $19.99 to download the desktop app
