TerryMartins
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- Mar 10, 2026
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I've been a Grammarly guy for years. Not passionate about it. Just... it was there. Like a toaster. It worked.
Then my writing professor — a man who uses words like "grok" unironically — said: "If you're serious about writing, you need ProWritingAid." I rolled my eyes. Bought the year sub anyway.
Day 1: Overwhelming. So many tabs. So many reports. I felt like I was being audited.
Day 3: I ran an old paper through it. The "Sticky Sentences" report called me out. 34% sticky. That's apparently bad. I felt attacked.
Day 7: I ran my new paper through it before submitting. Fixed 12 sticky sentences. Added 3 transitions it suggested. Got an A-.
Now: I have feelings. Complicated ones.
ProWritingAid is better than Grammarly. Deeper. More surgical. It doesn't just fix commas — it fixes thinking. But it also makes me second-guess every sentence. Is this too long? Too passive? Too sticky? HELP. I'm a better writer now. But I'm also a more anxious one. Worth it? Ask me in a year.
Anyone else feel this way?
Then my writing professor — a man who uses words like "grok" unironically — said: "If you're serious about writing, you need ProWritingAid." I rolled my eyes. Bought the year sub anyway.
Day 1: Overwhelming. So many tabs. So many reports. I felt like I was being audited.
Day 3: I ran an old paper through it. The "Sticky Sentences" report called me out. 34% sticky. That's apparently bad. I felt attacked.
Day 7: I ran my new paper through it before submitting. Fixed 12 sticky sentences. Added 3 transitions it suggested. Got an A-.
Now: I have feelings. Complicated ones.
ProWritingAid is better than Grammarly. Deeper. More surgical. It doesn't just fix commas — it fixes thinking. But it also makes me second-guess every sentence. Is this too long? Too passive? Too sticky? HELP. I'm a better writer now. But I'm also a more anxious one. Worth it? Ask me in a year.
Anyone else feel this way?