See David Write. - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T15:05:14Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:40855?x=1&id=537324%3ATopic%3A40855&feed=yes&xn_auth=no3.7 sentences per paragraph
W…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-20:537324:Comment:424802007-05-20T15:44:54.205ZJ.D. Rhoadeshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JDRhoades
3.7 sentences per paragraph<br />
Words per sentence: 8.8<br />
Characters per word: 4.1<br />
Passive sentences: 1%<br />
Reading ease: 82.2<br />
Grade level: 3.9
3.7 sentences per paragraph<br />
Words per sentence: 8.8<br />
Characters per word: 4.1<br />
Passive sentences: 1%<br />
Reading ease: 82.2<br />
Grade level: 3.9 First book:
Sentences per Pa…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-19:537324:Comment:420742007-05-19T19:33:41.591ZCornelia Readhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/corneliaread
First book:<br />
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Sentences per Paragraph: 1.9<br />
Words per Sentence: 11.0<br />
Characters per Word 4.3<br />
Passive Sentences: 1%<br />
Flesch Reading Ease: 82.7<br />
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 4.4<br />
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Second book:<br />
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Sentences per Paragraph: 1.6<br />
Words per Sentence: 9.9<br />
Characters per Word: 4.3<br />
Passive Sentences: 1%<br />
Flesch Reading Ease: 83%<br />
Flesh-Kincaid Grade Level: 4.3<br />
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I guess I'm starting to dumb it down?
First book:<br />
<br />
Sentences per Paragraph: 1.9<br />
Words per Sentence: 11.0<br />
Characters per Word 4.3<br />
Passive Sentences: 1%<br />
Flesch Reading Ease: 82.7<br />
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 4.4<br />
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Second book:<br />
<br />
Sentences per Paragraph: 1.6<br />
Words per Sentence: 9.9<br />
Characters per Word: 4.3<br />
Passive Sentences: 1%<br />
Flesch Reading Ease: 83%<br />
Flesh-Kincaid Grade Level: 4.3<br />
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I guess I'm starting to dumb it down? I ran the last chapter of Jam…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-19:537324:Comment:416942007-05-19T13:10:04.479ZJude Hardinhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/festus
I ran the last chapter of James Joyce's <i>Ulysses</i>:<br />
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Sentences per paragraph 1<br />
Words per sentence 22,342<br />
Characters per word 5.3<br />
Passive sentences 100%<br />
Reading ease 0<br />
Grade level (My computer started smoking so I had to shut it down)
I ran the last chapter of James Joyce's <i>Ulysses</i>:<br />
<br />
Sentences per paragraph 1<br />
Words per sentence 22,342<br />
Characters per word 5.3<br />
Passive sentences 100%<br />
Reading ease 0<br />
Grade level (My computer started smoking so I had to shut it down) Well, my books all came out p…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-19:537324:Comment:414742007-05-19T04:11:40.596ZPepper Smithhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Reefrunner
Well, my books all came out pretty consistently in the same range. On first thought, the Grade level surprised me, but on second thought it made more sense. We're taught to do away with the flowery language and just go with the words that get the point across without sending the reader running for the dictionary every other sentence. Obviously, we are all doing our jobs properly, then. :-)
Well, my books all came out pretty consistently in the same range. On first thought, the Grade level surprised me, but on second thought it made more sense. We're taught to do away with the flowery language and just go with the words that get the point across without sending the reader running for the dictionary every other sentence. Obviously, we are all doing our jobs properly, then. :-) I caved. Here the stats on my…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-19:537324:Comment:414542007-05-19T03:59:27.355ZKaryn J. Powershttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/karyning
I caved. Here the stats on my WIP<br />
Average sentences per paragraph 2.4<br />
Average words per sentence 10<br />
Average characters per word 4.2<br />
Passive sentences 1% (I dance!)<br />
Reading ease 81.0<br />
Grade level 4.4 (Me an' Dashiell, baby. That's what I'm talk'n about.)<br />
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Now I translate it to Urdo, and Urdo that voodoo that Urdo so well.
I caved. Here the stats on my WIP<br />
Average sentences per paragraph 2.4<br />
Average words per sentence 10<br />
Average characters per word 4.2<br />
Passive sentences 1% (I dance!)<br />
Reading ease 81.0<br />
Grade level 4.4 (Me an' Dashiell, baby. That's what I'm talk'n about.)<br />
<br />
Now I translate it to Urdo, and Urdo that voodoo that Urdo so well. Well, I must be writing for e…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-19:537324:Comment:413342007-05-19T02:32:52.728ZAngiehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/slackerwriter
Well, I must be writing for extremely violent 8 year-olds.<br />
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I ended up with grade level 3.2<br />
1% passive sentences<br />
88.4% reading ease<br />
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So, y'know, easy to read, lots o' action. Yup, violent 8 year-olds should really dig it!
Well, I must be writing for extremely violent 8 year-olds.<br />
<br />
I ended up with grade level 3.2<br />
1% passive sentences<br />
88.4% reading ease<br />
<br />
So, y'know, easy to read, lots o' action. Yup, violent 8 year-olds should really dig it! I had somebody show me twice,…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-19:537324:Comment:412342007-05-19T01:21:17.313ZDavid Terrenoirehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Terrenoire
I had somebody show me twice, so don't feel bad. Once you click on the spelling and grammar options, a checklist of all these other items should open and near the bottom, in the grammar section, there's a check box for "readability stats." It'll run you through spell check first, but at the end of it (I just hit "ignore all" until my finger falls off) you'll get these stats.
I had somebody show me twice, so don't feel bad. Once you click on the spelling and grammar options, a checklist of all these other items should open and near the bottom, in the grammar section, there's a check box for "readability stats." It'll run you through spell check first, but at the end of it (I just hit "ignore all" until my finger falls off) you'll get these stats. Okay. I'm going to look reall…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-19:537324:Comment:412142007-05-19T01:10:52.662ZJ.D. Rhoadeshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JDRhoades
Okay. I'm going to look really stupid here, but...once you've set the options, where ARE the"readability stats"?
Okay. I'm going to look really stupid here, but...once you've set the options, where ARE the"readability stats"? Okay, I didn't have time to g…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-19:537324:Comment:411742007-05-19T00:51:42.057ZKaren E. Olsonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/keolson
Okay, I didn't have time to go through my whole WIP, either, so I checked a 208-word opening for a thriller that I wrote recently. This is very eye opening:<br />
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2.2 sentences per paragraph<br />
6.5 words per sentence<br />
4.4 characters per word<br />
7% passive sentences<br />
Reading ease 83.4<br />
grade level 3.2<br />
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But they don't count curse words or dead bodies. My grade level would go up immensely if they counted that.
Okay, I didn't have time to go through my whole WIP, either, so I checked a 208-word opening for a thriller that I wrote recently. This is very eye opening:<br />
<br />
2.2 sentences per paragraph<br />
6.5 words per sentence<br />
4.4 characters per word<br />
7% passive sentences<br />
Reading ease 83.4<br />
grade level 3.2<br />
<br />
But they don't count curse words or dead bodies. My grade level would go up immensely if they counted that. 2.9 sentences per paragraph.…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-05-18:537324:Comment:411542007-05-18T23:54:11.196ZDaniel Hatadihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/danielhatadi
2.9 sentences per paragraph.<br />
10.3 words per sentence.<br />
4.2 characters per word.<br />
3% passive sentences (whoops!).<br />
Reading ease 88.7<br />
Grade level 3.4<br />
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I'm guessing David's WIP has more dialogue than mine. Must watch my passive sentences though.<br />
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Another fun function is AutoSummarize. Try setting it to 10 sentences and make sure it creates the summary in a new document. Here's my result below. I can already tell I'm going to have Jules blinking, nodding, widening his eyes, turning around, and…
2.9 sentences per paragraph.<br />
10.3 words per sentence.<br />
4.2 characters per word.<br />
3% passive sentences (whoops!).<br />
Reading ease 88.7<br />
Grade level 3.4<br />
<br />
I'm guessing David's WIP has more dialogue than mine. Must watch my passive sentences though.<br />
<br />
Another fun function is AutoSummarize. Try setting it to 10 sentences and make sure it creates the summary in a new document. Here's my result below. I can already tell I'm going to have Jules blinking, nodding, widening his eyes, turning around, and generally twitching all through the novel.<br />
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***<br />
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Jules nods.<br />
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Jules nods. Jules nods. “Jules!” “Jules.”<br />
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“Jules.”<br />
<br />
“Jules?”<br />
<br />
Jules. “Jules? Jules?”