Either method gives you a beautiful word cloud that shows you key phrases in a helpful visual package. On this page, you can either type in some text or paste the URL of a webpage. If you'd like to make your own, click "Create a Word Cloud". ![]() On the right, you'll find word clouds made by previous visitors to our site. Search through there to find your favorite subjects. On the left we've got popular word cloud tags. Here's what you'll see when you first enter: Word Cloud GalleryĪn article on ProWritingAid's extras wouldn't be complete without a nod to our Word Cloud Gallery. The words you write help readers figure out what they think and feel and define their concept of humanity. You’re certain to find just the right one to get you started.Īgain, if that doesn’t do it for you, click on the little orange refresh button for something like this: Need a little inspiration or a pick-me-up to get you back on the writing track? Just like with writing prompts, you get endless writing quotes on ProWritingAid. Hmm-drunken elephants and execution? There’s bound to be a story there. If that doesn’t do it for you, click on the little orange button with the swirling arrows to refresh your screen and get a new prompt like this: Each time you come to the website or refresh the page, you get a new prompt. If you journal every day (which I hope you do-it’s great therapy), start with a writing prompt from ProWritingAid. You can also find it under "Tools" on your desktop app’s top menu bar, or in the drop-down menu bar at the top left of the online editor:ĭo you love writing prompts as much as I do? Prompts make it easy to get the brain and fingers nimble without needing to come up with a topic on which to write. To get to Word Explorer, simply double-click on any word in the online editor, Chrome extension, or desktop app. You could go deep into Word Explorer for days without coming up for air or even to eat. Next thing you know, you’re down some rabbit hole looking at child stars from the 80s and where they are now. You’re researching your next book but keep getting sidetracked by links. It’s like the rabbit hole that is Google. To give you an idea, this screenshot is only about halfway through the list. The following screenshot is of common 5-word phrases in which you’d find the word "pretty": Don’t you want to go deeper and find how "pretty" figures into the definitions of these words? ![]() Some of them are fantastic like hobblebush, whiting-mop, and touch. ![]() The screenshot above shows the results of the reverse dictionary: these are all words that include "pretty" in their definition. The menu on the left shows you all the ways you can explore deeper into the word "pretty" like the dictionary, rhymes, thesaurus, cliches, alliteration, and so much more. Here is an example of using Word Explorer to delve deeper into the word "pretty." You can search for rhymes to any word, collocations (two or more words that are combined to form a singular meaning, like "heavy drinker,") and more. You can still get the definitions and synonyms, but you get so many more options to help generate the spark and excitement over words. That’s when you turn to ProWritingAid’s Word Explorer.
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