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Steve E

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  1. As long as we're talking about analysis, how about an adverb finder?

    I'm guilty of overuse of the dreaded "stealthily" - one of the most unstealthy of adverbs.

     

    And I second a "phrase counter" although I'm curious as to how it could be implemented. Are we talking whole sentences only (e.g., "Gee willikers, Batman.") or any possible strings of words ("...in his hat...") or something in between?

     

    - Thoth.

  2. That is an interesting idea. You can use the search feature to identify the number of times you use a particular word—once you've identified a culprit (hint: all and little are two frequent crutches). But a feature to identify the words authors don't know they're overusing would indeed be useful. It would have to overlook certain categories of words, though (conjunctions, articles, pronouns—any others?).

    Best,

    Marguerite

    Yeah. It's always the words you don't suspect that make the editor rip out his/her hair. ("If this guy uses pusillanimous one more time I'm setting fire to the manuscript!)

     

    The program should overlook certain categories of words (conjunctions, articles, pronouns, the protagonist's name, etc) but I see this more as a "don't bother with these" list. Or, would you prefer that Storyist be able to know a conjunction when it sees one?

     

    -Thoth.

  3. I'd really like to see the option to analyze word frequency in my manuscript. This would help me figure out which words are my "crutch words" so that I can improve my writing.

    Interesting. I can definitely see this as part of a larger statistical analysis feature for Storyist.

    Seconded.

    Good to hear from you LisaPS.

    - Thoth

  4. Needs some help troubleshooting an issue? There are a couple of ways to get help:

    Steve (our hero) normally answers questions as quickly as possible. But he sometimes answers questions faster than possible. This isn't magic or time travel but the simple fact that there's a fair chance he, or some else, has already addressed the question somewhere in the Forum. So...

     

    3. Use the Search command. The Search command for the forums is at the top of the page on the right side (next to Help). Click it and you'll get a little search field into which you can add a few keywords. Words must be four characters long or longer. If necessary, click on "More Search Options" for (what else?) more search options. There is also a check box you can use to restrict your search to the current forum.

     

    Be warned: Some Forum members can be a bit chatty (guilty!) and often go off on tangents (again, guilty!!). But you might find it entertaining. Feel free to add your own two cents; I always do.

     

    My 2¢ on this topic.

    -Thoth.

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