Why Microsoft Word Might Be the Secret Weapon New Writers Have Been Overlooking
Additionally, if you turn on the “Track Changes” feature, Word allows those readers to review your work without making permanent changes to the document. When they return the book to you, you won’t have to search it for changes. They will be marked and ready for you to accept or reject.
3. Every Platform Accepts Word
I’ve used Word to write and “publish wide” three novels, two short stories, and four compilations with other authors. Most recently, in fact, I published a new short story using Amazon KDP, Kobo Writing Life, and Draft to Digital. While each platform wants something a little different, all three distribution platforms will accept a document I can create with MS Word.
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