How to Write Cleaner, Stronger Sentences Instantly

About this video

In this sponsored video, Dale demonstrates using ProWritingAid to tighten sentences, calling it his first line of defense before sending a manuscript to a human editor — a cleaner draft means less time and money spent on editing. He stresses it is not just a grammar checker but a toolkit that works in Word, Google Docs, browsers, and elsewhere. He works through three live examples. First, a bloated horror paragraph: using the real-time report in Microsoft Word with the style set to fiction/horror, he fixes filtering (‘slowly began to inch’ becomes ‘inched’), accepts rephrase suggestions for passive constructions, runs the all-repeats report to cut repeated words like ‘carefully,’ ‘darkness,’ and ‘shadows,’ checks the sticky sentence report, then uses the readability report and manual sentence-splitting to cut the passage roughly in half while keeping the tension. Second, a dense romance paragraph gets the same treatment — repeats, sticky sentences, and rephrases — and is split into two more readable paragraphs. Third, a messy nonfiction paragraph is cleaned using the general nonfiction style. Dale emphasizes authors can accept or reject any suggestion and should trust their gut so the tool does not strip their voice. He outlines the free plan: grammar, spelling, and punctuation checks, 500 words per run, two runs per day of its 25-plus reports, 10 rephrases per day, and three ‘sparks’ per day, with premium upgrades available at 10% off via his link. For his own nonfiction workflow, he starts with a quick scan in Microsoft Word’s editor, then moves into ProWritingAid’s real-time, repeats/echoes, and sticky sentence reports.

Key takeaways

• Dale uses ProWritingAid as a first pass before a human editor, arguing a cleaner draft reduces editing time and cost; it works in Word, Google Docs, and browsers.
• His core reports are real-time (grammar/style and passive-voice rephrases), all repeats/echoes (to cut repeated words), sticky sentences, and readability.
• In the horror demo, combining the reports with manually breaking up long sentences cut the paragraph by about half while preserving tension; the romance example was likewise split into two paragraphs.
• Set the style to match the work (e.g., fiction/horror, fiction/romance, general nonfiction) before running reports, and accept or reject suggestions by gut so your voice is not homogenized.
• Free plan details he gives: 500 words per run, two runs per day across 25-plus reports, 10 rephrases per day, and three sparks per day; premium/premium pro unlock unlimited word counts and deeper analysis, with 10% off via his link.

Episode details: published June 12, 2025 · 23:03 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Dale L. Roberts’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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