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"Have you ever been so consumed by the creative writing process that you were left with no energy for the editing part? That happens to most writers. We don't have a problem to spend days on a short story or blog post, but even a single hour of editing makes us exhausted. The following editing tools will help you get through the challenge more easily!"

Are you a blogger? Do you know how to edit your blog posts? Read "10 Best Editing Tools for Bloggers" at GetResponse!

"The creative writing process is not usually associated to great organizational skills, diligence and perfection. Sometimes your mind patterns are so chaotic that you're the only one who understands the words you write. When you're done with all that work, the last thing you want to think about is editing."

"Ask any author which part of his job he would like to avoid, and you'll hear the same answer: editing. The writing itself is a torturous process, since writers are struggling with a torpedo of confusing emotions and thoughts."

"With so many guides on editing online content, it's almost impressive how many bloggers and social media writers manage to ignore that aspect. They keep posting draft versions that make real readers lose their interest after few sentences."

Picture this. You've spent hours or days conceptualizing and writing a killer short story, article, or blog post. Your time has had to be organized, you've forgotten about everything else and now you're ready to face yourself with all the ideas inside your mind. Now that all that work is behind you, the process of editing may seem boring, time-consuming, and pointless.

"After hours and days spent in research, thinking, organizing, and writing, you are proud with the creative content you came up with. The last thing you would like to think about is the editing stage, which requires diligent work and more time spent in front of the computer. Nevertheless, you can never publish a draft version."

Several small scale and major online publishers offer legitimate work from home opportunities that involve writing, editing and/or proofreading. Some opportunities require experience and/or a writing related degree. Many require that the writer complete a writing sample to demonstrate their writing ability. Most online writing related jobs that require little to no experience only offer freelance positions.

"Believe it or not, even professional editors rely on technology in order to come up with a polished piece of content. Since not all freelance writers can hire their own editors to clean after the mistakes they make, they can start using the same tools for ultimate effectiveness."

"You write great social media posts and blogs, but still don't get the best feedback from your readers? No matter how creative and inspired you are, there are always a huge number of posts that cover similar points. How can you become the best one?"

Aamir Khan, the founder of Paani Foundation, today publicized the second version of Satyamev Jayate ...

Delivered in electronic e-book form, The Freelance Writers Business Kit contains templates and examples for the freelance writer. Now out as the 4th edition, this kit costs $11.95 currently.

Article Helper is a lovely little database / text editor program which runs without installing. Your articles created withint Article Helper are saved as text files, stored in the same directory as the exe. The front page shows a list of these articles, with wordcount statistics. These can be edited inside the article helper application, with a panel on each article for status, niche, keyword phrases, an author resource box, and the body of the article. The application also has a scheduler, which pops up a reminder at certain periods during your writing work; and a summary report for your full list of articles.

People who don't write for living think it's easy to be an author. All you need to do is have an idea and find the time to write the piece you've envisioned. However, real writers know better: ideas can be torturing and they have to spend loads of time to research, think, write, and edit to perfection. Even a short article can consume days of a perfectionist's life.

The benefits of plain language are huge; the costs of complex writing are equally huge. This case study looks at how we can improve readability just by replacing a few common complex words with simpler alternatives. The results are impressive.

"Although countless articles-including those in Indeed, Emeritus and Forbes-have debated the merits of generalists versus specialists, generalists can make particularly effective editors."

Whether you want to have articles created for article marketing or you want to write a book this lens will teach you how to work with your ghostwriter.