We all want to make our writing the best it can be, and in this video, I demonstrate how you can use ProWritingAid to improve your manuscript before working with a human editor. 00:27 — Why use an editing tool anyway? 01:22 — How I use Scrivener with ProWritingAid and go through chapter by chapter 01:42 — Demo starts. Fixing typos, spacing issues and rephrases 03:01 — Fixing passive writing 03:47 — Fixing overwriting and tightening the manuscript 04:09 — Rephrasing 05:22 — Using sparks to find new ideas and different directions 08:38 — Using the Reports to find issues and improve 09:06 — Changing the genre to get better reports 09:36 — Finding help with understanding different elements 10:26 — Sentence length and variability 10:44 — Pacing 11:09 — Critique report including strengths and improvements 12:18 — Clichés 13:06 — Save everything 13:30 — I export from Scrivener to MS Word. You can find my Scrivener tutorial for fiction and non-fiction here: https://youtu.be/WzzLamTCtR4 Then I send the manuscript to my human editor, Kristen Tate. You can find a discussion with her here - https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2022/07/04/different-kinds-of-editing-and-how-to-find-an-editor-with-kristen-tate/ 13:54 — You can find more information at ProWritingAid.com or you can use my affiliate link for 10% off at https://www.thecreativepenn.com/prowritingaid You can find a list of human editors here: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/editors/ Here's how to find and work with an editor: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2022/11/25/how-to-find-and-work-with-a-professional-editor-2/ You can find a list of other tools I use and more tutorials here: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/tools/ Happy writing, and happy editing!