ProWritingAid: A Writer's Best Friend
What do you like best?
For a little context, I'm an author, so I'm very picky about the things I use to help make my writing as good as it can be. I was sold out for Grammarly (still am, but now only using the free version) until I finally caved and did a two week trial for PWA.
This program is robust. It has an extremely comprehensive report that details out the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of your writing, and there are many different reports you can run if you choose to really drill down into it, which is what I love about it. Grammarly pales in comparison.
But here is a fun fact: Grammarly actually works INSIDE ProWritingAid, so you get the best of both! I now use the free version of Grammarly to catch things in the document that PWA doesn't pick up on, so I'm getting two for the price of one.
If you're going to do PWA, I would highly suggest getting the Lifetime License (which goes on sale fairly often) because it lasts 50 years. And yes, you're reading that correctly.
My suggestion: No matter whether you're an author, blogger, business owner, or CEO, ProWritingAid is what you need.
What do you dislike?
There is a steep learning curve to using PWA and really maximizing the reports and everything is has to offer, which has frustrated people in the past. I was overwhelmed by it at first until I took some time to look at every report, how it works, etc. and was finally able to get it set up how I like.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you're going to get it, wait for a sale to come along and buy the Lifetime License and say yourself money in the long run. Then I would highly recommend watching some tutorials on how to set it up to better meet your needs.
What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?
I'm not the best when it comes to grammar or knowing where all those pesky commas are needed (cure you!) so that is one of the big things it helps me catch. It also gives me suggestions for where I can strengthen my wording, rephrase passive writing, or when I'm repeating myself on accident.
All this in addition to the reports which have helped me drill down into my writing and improve upon it.
