May 10, 2016 at 9:54 am

I know I was used to counting character minimums in the past. Now I can actually write full length articles as the 300 word count is comparable to articles in newspapers and popular magazines.

May 10, 2016 at 9:53 am

wordcounter.net sounds interesting. I will check this out. By the way I managed to update both posts to the level where the word count was acceptable. Thank you for your followup.

May 9, 2016 at 7:08 pm

I think commas are followed by a single space in a compound sentence,  such as this one,  where I often add more to the sentence,  but then,  it can be tiresome for the reader. So the other way to do things is to break a long sentence down into a few short sentences. This is good practice but,  it is a hard thing to learn when having a habit of using more commas,  thus writing long and extended sentences instead of,  of course, simple sentence structure.

May 9, 2016 at 7:05 pm

I need to learn more about using Grammarly. I know I have a tendency to write in passive voice and I understand active voice is more popular. I also do not do as well as I should in my grammar but still I do better when I practice sentence structure and not create so many compound sentences.

May 9, 2016 at 7:03 pm

Yes, I have a tendency to write in passive voice and Grammarly is a good site if you can afford to get the paid version and get the most out of it. I wish you good luck in your writing and getting to know the basic fundamentals of this site.

May 9, 2016 at 6:28 pm

Thank you for this information. I will try to adjust to the new format here. I have MS Word and I think that it either counts words or characters. I think it counts words to the best of my knowledge and I am familiar with Gramarly. or is this Grammarly with two m’s ?

May 9, 2016 at 6:25 pm

Thanks for your answer. I will be looking for your update on this matter and again, thank you.