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Using an extension is the easiest way to submit your work to Slick Write
They are available for Chrome and Firefox

Bust your writer's block, and create new metaphors by playing the word association game
To begin, type a word or phrase in the box below, and hit enter
To quickly find associations for your own text, highlight a word or phrase in it, and use the toolbox popup

The associator learns contextual word associations from real literature, so it may return offensive results

• Edit
  Your document is automatically saved to your browser's local storage

• You might want to disable this feature if you are working on a shared computer

• If you are working on a novel, submit it one or two chapters at a time to avoid the limit

• Don't forget to click "Check" after altering the document

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• Submission Limit
  There is a limit of 200,000 characters, which is approximately 30,000 words

• Anything longer should be submitted in smaller chunks, or it will be automatically trimmed

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• Submission Limit
  There is a limit of 200,000 characters, which is approximately 30,000 words

• Anything longer should be submitted in smaller chunks, or it will be automatically trimmed

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• Critique
  This is where you'll find tools to help you critique your work

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• Features
  This tab shows stylistic features and flaws within the document

• Click an underlined region, or highlight a word or phrase to get more information

• If you make any changes here, remember to resubmit to get updated feedback

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• Structure
  This tab shows sentence structure within the context of the document

• Hover over a sentence to see its word count

• Select a word or phrase, or click a sentence to get more information

• Quotes
  This tab shows your quotations highlighted as Slick Write sees them

• Vocabulary Variety
  This tool helps you eliminate or enhance repetition

• For ease of use, the areas with the least variety will always be bright red, and those with the most variety will always be bright green

• Therefore, red regions are not necessarily mistakes, though they do warrant a closer look

• Clicking on a word will display a list of the most common words that are nearby

• This will help you decide if the area needs to be reworked

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• Features
  This tab shows stylistic features and flaws within the document

• Click an underlined region, or highlight a word or phrase to get more information

• If you make any changes here, remember to resubmit to get updated feedback

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• Structure
  This tab shows sentence structure within the context of the document

• Hover over a sentence to see its word count

• Select a word or phrase, or click a sentence to get more information

• Quotes
  This tab shows your quotations highlighted as Slick Write sees them

• Vocabulary Variety
  This tool helps you eliminate or enhance repetition

• For ease of use, the areas with the least variety will always be bright red, and those with the most variety will always be bright green

• Therefore, red regions are not necessarily mistakes, though they do warrant a closer look

• Clicking on a word will display a list of the most common words that are nearby

• This will help you decide if the area needs to be reworked

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• Flow
  Variety is an important factor in the reader's level of interest

• This tab shows graphical distributions of sentence type, length, and word length

• Each is a moving average, with word length weighted to the sentences before and after

• Remember that rolling waves are good, flatness is boring, and choppiness is jarring

• Flow can be altered by adding, removing, lengthening, shortening, combining, or splitting sentences

• If you don't see the peaks and valleys in the graphs, try tilting your head to the right

• Click each type of meter for more specific explanations

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• Sentence type flow
  Pieces with good flow will make use of all four sentence types, varying them to keep the reader interested

• Sentence length flow
  Sentence length is indirectly related to sentence type, and is a good indicator of flow

• Flow can be altered by adding, removing, lengthening, shortening, combining, or splitting sentences

• Long sentences will be indicated by a red line on the graph

• Sentences that flow poorly with their surroundings will be orange, and the source of the problem can often be found in a nearby sentence

• Word length flow
  Word length is a minor contributor to overall flow, but even minor variations are signs of good rhythm

• Sentence type flow
  Pieces with good flow will make use of all four sentence types, varying them to keep the reader interested

• Sentence length flow
  Sentence length is indirectly related to sentence type, and is a good indicator of flow

• Flow can be altered by adding, removing, lengthening, shortening, combining, or splitting sentences

• Long sentences will be indicated by a red line on the graph

• Sentences that flow poorly with their surroundings will be orange, and the source of the problem can often be found in a nearby sentence

• Word length flow
  Word length is a minor contributor to overall flow, but even minor variations are signs of good rhythm

• Statistics
  This tab shows repeated words and phrases plus a wealth of other statistics

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• Passive Voice Index
  This is a measure of how frequently the passive voice is used

• Consider revising your document if it scores over 100

• Prepositional Phrase Index
  This is a measure of how frequently prepositional phrases are used

• Consider revising your document if it scores over 100

• Automated Readability Index
  This is an estimate of the minimum grade level required to understand the text

• For more comfortable reading and better comprehension, aim three to five grade levels below the target audience's expected level of education

• Popular novels aimed at American adults tend to be written in the 7th to 9th grade range, which mirrors the reading capability of the average American adult

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  Average sentence length
  Sentence length is a major contributor to the level of education required to read a body of text

• Sentence length standard deviation
  This is a measure of the amount of variation in the length of a text's sentences

• In texts that have broad appeal, this tends to fall between 50 and 90% of the average sentence length

• You can increase this number by making long sentences longer, and short ones shorter

• Sentence deviation to length ratio
  This is a measure of the sentence variety, and a major contributor to flow

• Most novels score between 0

• 5 and 0

• 9, and popular ones often score near the high end of the range

• You can increase this number by making long sentences longer, and short ones shorter

• Passive Voice Index
  This is a measure of how frequently the passive voice is used

• Consider revising your document if it scores over 100

• Prepositional Phrase Index
  This is a measure of how frequently prepositional phrases are used

• Consider revising your document if it scores over 100

• Automated Readability Index
  This is an estimate of the minimum grade level required to understand the text

• For more comfortable reading and better comprehension, aim three to five grade levels below the target audience's expected level of education

• Popular novels aimed at American adults tend to be written in the 7th to 9th grade range, which mirrors the reading capability of the average American adult

• More information »

• Average sentence length
  Sentence length is a major contributor to the level of education required to read a body of text

• Sentence length standard deviation
  This is a measure of the amount of variation in the length of a text's sentences

• In texts that have broad appeal, this tends to fall between 50 and 90% of the average sentence length

• You can increase this number by making long sentences longer, and short ones shorter

• Sentence deviation to length ratio
  This is a measure of the sentence variety, and a major contributor to flow

• Most novels score between 0

• 5 and 0

• 9, and popular ones often score near the high end of the range

• You can increase this number by making long sentences longer, and short ones shorter

• Associator
  Enter a word or phrase, and hit enter to see a list of associated words

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• Settings
  Resubmit to see configuration changes take effect

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• Just the stats preset
  Use this preset when you're only interested in the stats tab

• Critique and Flow will be hidden

• Honesty preset
  This preset checks for common indicators of deception, either by lying or omission, and is based on the findings of this study

• Areas with high concentrations of these indicators should be viewed with skepticism

• Note that the presence or absence of these indicators does not guarantee that a statement is true or false, and that the study was done on spoken communications, so it might be more applicable to interviews and speeches

• As always, use your brain

• Just the stats preset
  Use this preset when you're only interested in the stats tab

• Critique and Flow will be hidden

• Honesty preset
  This preset checks for common indicators of deception, either by lying or omission, and is based on the findings of this study

• Areas with high concentrations of these indicators should be viewed with skepticism

• Note that the presence or absence of these indicators does not guarantee that a statement is true or false, and that the study was done on spoken communications, so it might be more applicable to interviews and speeches

• As always, use your brain

• Doubled words
  A word used twice in a row may be a typo