Upload your manuscript and get a developmental critique: plot, pacing, character, voice, and a prioritized revision plan — backed by hard manuscript metrics.
A developmental editor is the right call before you publish. But they cost hundreds to thousands of dollars and weeks of turnaround — and most drafts need a structural pass before they’re even ready for one.
Manuscript Critique gives you that structural pass now. It reads your entire manuscript and returns an editor-style critique — what’s working, what’s sagging, and what to fix first — sitting on top of measurable signals like your pacing curve, dialogue percentage, and chapter balance. It diagnoses; it never rewrites your book.
A .docx or .epub, 20,000 words or more. Pick your genre and submit — it’s free.
Minutes later: an overall score, your manuscript metrics, the pacing curve, and a six-point scorecard.
Spend 6 credits for the deep developmental read and a tiered revision plan that tells you what to fix first.
The lite read is always free. The full developmental critique is 6 credits.
| What you get | Free lite read | Full critique |
|---|---|---|
| Overall readiness score & verdict | ✓ | ✓ |
| Manuscript metrics — word count, chapter balance, dialogue % | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pacing curve — where the story builds and sags | ✓ | ✓ |
| Craft flags — repeated phrases, adverbs, filter words | ✓ | ✓ |
| Six-dimension scorecard | ✓ | ✓ |
| Plot & structure critique | — | ✓ |
| Pacing deep-dive & the sag map | — | ✓ |
| Character analysis | — | ✓ |
| Dialogue, voice & prose critique | — | ✓ |
| Theme & genre-fit analysis | — | ✓ |
| Chapter-by-chapter notes | — | ✓ |
| Tiered revision plan | — | ✓ |
| PDF export | — | ✓ |
Click through a full report to see exactly what Manuscript Critique returns — before you upload a thing.
See the score, the metrics, and the scorecard before you spend anything.
You get an editor’s read — your words and your story stay yours.
Stored privately, never seen by a human reviewer, never used to train any AI.
Pacing, dialogue %, chapter balance — measured, not guessed.
Romance, mystery, thriller, fantasy, sci-fi and more — the read calibrates to yours.
Watch the score move as you work — credits never expire.
A few minutes. Submit your manuscript and you can leave the page — you’ll be notified when the report is ready.
.docx or .epub, with a 20,000-word minimum.
No. Manuscript Critique reads and critiques — it never generates or rewrites your prose. The words stay yours.
Yes. It’s stored privately, served only to you, never seen by a human reviewer, and never used to train any AI.
6 credits — about $30. The lite read is always free. Credits come in packs starting at $4.99 and never expire.
Absolutely — that’s the point. Run it after each revision pass and watch the score move.
Upload your manuscript and get your free lite read in minutes.
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