Go beyond grammar and style, with insights into the structural elements of your storytelling.
Conflict, characters, world-building, foreshadowing, plot threads and more – it's all at your fingertips.
Forget waiting weeks (or months!) for beta reader feedback by catching narrative issues in mere moments.
You've poured your heart into your manuscript. Every character feels real to you. Your plot twists are perfectly timed. Every conflict and resolution feels earned.
But professional editors know that authors suffer from "story blindness" – the inability to see structural flaws, character inconsistencies, and pacing problems in their own work. That's not a failure on your part. It's just human nature.
Traditional editing solutions force you to choose between expensive professional editing (hiring a professional is often $2,000+ for a full manuscript) or unreliable feedback from beta readers who lack the expertise to identify deeper structural issues.
But now, AutoCrit's Story Analyzer is here – using artificial intelligence to assist authors in seeing their manuscripts through professional eyes. For the first time, you can get professional-level story analysis in minutes instead of months, without the price tag that puts quality editing out of reach for most authors.
Just jump in, and in minutes you'll be catching the errors and inconsistencies that kill submissions before they reach the right desk – and enjoying the kind of detailed feedback that transforms good stories into bestselling novels.
The AutoCrit Story Analyzer doesn't replace the human touch when it comes to nuanced creative decisions – but it does eliminate the guesswork around structural problems that doom manuscripts from the start.
With a sharp, reliable, and unbiased eye, our AI editing tools help writers catch plot holes missed across dozens of self-edits. They discover character inconsistencies that would have made agents stop reading, and identify opportunities that stayed hidden, invisible, until our detailed reports brought them to the fore.
Editing a book remains expensive and time-consuming. The Story Analyzer provides many of the same insights at a fraction of the cost and wait time – and none of the vulnerability of handing your newborn to a human editor when it's still in a very rough form.
Feedback on timelines, character arcs, conflicts, plot progression, potential contradictions, foreshadowing and more are right at your fingertips, letting you take care of potential story problems right out of the gate and giving your human beta readers and editor an easier time when they step in to help.
Make sure everything lines up at a glance with a quick synopsis for your story and chapters, offering that crucial "thousand-foot view."
Track conflicts throughout your story and ensure every setup has a payoff. If something falls to the wayside, you'll know about it in moments.l
Characters are key in creative writing. The Story Analyzer will track all your character arcs and point out those crucial key moments... or lack thereof.
Much like characters, creative worlds are living, breathing entities. See how your world-building efforts are paying off, with insights into the most prominent factors.
Avoid the pitfalls of plot holes and contradictory events. If something seems off, the Story Analyzer will let you know about it.
Get a quick overview of your story's timeline, so events don't get jumbled or happen at unbelievable or impossible moments. (Don't worry, we've all been there!)
Readers love the narrative "game" that comes with foreshadowing. The Story Analyzer will bring up key questions and important details you've highlighted, so you can ensure your intentional foreshadowing pays off... and the opportunities of unintentional foreshadowing don't go untapped.
Enjoy observations of key plot threads from a reader's perspective, so no narrative threads are left unfinished.
Ensure your story's content matches the audience for which you're writing, with instant observations on genre fit.
AutoCrit isn't a "click and fix" kind of platform that will attempt to (clunkily) rewrite chapters for you to avoid an identified plot hole, for example. Think of the Story Analyzer as an incredibly sophisticated writing assistant that specializes in one thing: telling you what's wrong with your current draft so you can fix it yourself.
It's this ethos that sets AutoCrit apart – and it's why members consistently report that our AI book editing tools help them become better writers while they refine their manuscripts, not more dependent on automated content creation. They learn to spot story problems in future projects because they understand what the analyzer is teaching them to watch for in their storytelling – from common "big picture" mistakes to personal crutches and individual bad habits.
Instead of just fixing one book, authors at AutoCrit continue to develop their skills and improve on every story they'll ever write – without ever feeling the need to jump on the soulless generative AI bandwagon.
Most writing software focuses on either the writing process or the editing process – rarely both, and almost never effectively.
AutoCrit bridges this gap by providing support that follows along with your writing project from first draft to final submission.
During early drafts, AI editing tools help you identify fundamental structural problems before you invest months polishing prose that serves a broken story foundation. You'll discover if your protagonist lacks a clear character arc, if your conflicts aren't properly escalating, or if your plot development suffers from critical gaps.
As you refine your writing through subsequent drafts, detailed reports track your progress and highlight areas that still need attention. And when you need them, AutoCrit's in-depth (non-AI) line editing reports will help you polish your prose and ensure your book comes out as a clean, professional read.
And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
AutoCrit Pro is stacked from top to bottom with tools and analysis to help writers of any experience plan faster, write more often, streamline the editing process, format for publication, and level up their skills along the way.
Instead of writing in isolation and hoping beta readers will catch problems, you have immediate access to professional-level insights that guide your decisions in real-time, plus that all-important human touch inside private community forums and instructor-led club meetings.
Whether you're battling writer's block because your story feels stuck, struggling to identify why your latest draft isn't working, or preparing for the publishing process with a completed manuscript, AutoCrit offers the clarity you need to move forward with confidence.
Simply upload your completed manuscript or work-in-progress draft to the secure AutoCrit platform (you can also copy and paste text or start writing from scratch!). The system can analyze written content ranging from short stories to full-length novels, either as one cohesive whole or chapter by chapter. The entire upload process takes less than two minutes.
If you jump straight into the Story Analyzer, within minutes you'll be examining your manuscript across dozens of structural elements. Unlike basic grammar checkers or simple writing software, AutoCrit analyzes plot development, character consistency, conflict resolution, pacing, point-of-view management, and world-building elements.
The system processes vast amounts of text while identifying patterns that indicate structural problems – the same issues a professional developmental editor would catch, but delivered through intelligent automation rather than human editing that takes weeks to complete.
Once analysis is complete, you'll receive detailed reports covering every aspect of your story's structure. You'll see exactly where plot threads remain unresolved, which characters lack clear motivation, which conflicts need strengthening, and more.
Each report includes specific suggestions based on proven storytelling principles used in bestselling novels. You'll know not just what's wrong, but exactly how to fix it.
Reports also include a timeline analysis, a detailed outline of the book, character archetype breakdowns, genre classification, and foreshadowing opportunities – so you have a complete picture of your story's strengths and weaknesses.
Instead of making random changes and hoping for improvement, you can now make confident, targeted fixes based on accurate suggestions that understand story structure at a professional level.
Whether you're struggling with writer's block because your story feels fundamentally broken, or you've completed a manuscript but know something still isn't quite right, the Story Analyzer is a versatile tool that provides the clarity and direction you need.
Your creative vision deserves professional-level support. Your story deserves to be the best version of itself. And you deserve to submit with confidence, knowing your manuscript meets the structural standards that agents and publishers expect.
The question isn't whether your story has problems. Every first draft does.
The question is: will you find and fix those problems before or after you send it out to the market?
AutoCrit is specifically designed for authors who want to cut down the time and stress involved in producing a professionally edited manuscript, without compromising on the quality of their work or their creative vision. Writers of all levels of experience are welcome here, as both the software tools and our live clubs and events help build and guide stronger technique and storytelling prowess across the board.
For the best possible user experience, AutoCrit includes a full suite of guides and explanations to help you interpret each analysis, plus advice on best practices for self-editing. If you need a hand, our team will be more than happy to hop on a call and help you through. Your success is, after all, our success.
AutoCrit is an online web-based platform. Although the site and tools are optimized for mobile viewing, we recommend using a desktop or laptop PC/Mac for the best experience.
Offline mode? Yes! We know you want to keep working, even when you’re not connected to the internet. AutoCrit has you covered! You can continue to write offline, just toggle offline mode on from the save button. To run the reports and access the advanced tools, you’ll need to reconnect to the internet.
Absolutely not. AutoCrit produces recommendations based on style guidelines and trends in published fiction and non-fiction, but you’re always in control as the author. There are no hard rights or wrongs, here, so simply ignore any recommendation that doesn’t work for you. Your creative voice should always lead the way.
Yes! When you revise your draft with AutoCrit first, you’ll give your editor a much cleaner manuscript. That means they can spend less time (and less of your money) fixing large structural problems and messy prose, and help you get your book to the finish line with the perfect final touches.
There’s no substitute for professional human expertise. Human editing is a key step in the publishing process (in fact, quite a few professional editors use our software!), so it’s our goal to make sure you have the best, most rewarding experience working together as the publishing process continues.
Yes. All our users’ projects are stored on 100% secure servers. Your work will never be shared with or accessed by anyone except you, unless permission is expressly granted by you for the purposes of support only.
AutoCrit uses generative AI inside the Inspiration Studio, and for analytical tools such as the Story Analyzer, Backwards Blueprint, and Market Fuel – all to provide contextual feedback and spark ideas.
These tools are completely optional and different to how the line editing side of the platform operates. All line editing reports are based on algorithmic, simple data sets, with no generative AI involved.
AutoCrit’s use of AI is purely assistive. As it stands, the software will not write for you. Think of it as “book editing AI” – not an “AI book writer.”
Content creation is limited to detailed reports and developmental feedback that assist authors with structural editing, plus explorative information such as audience demographics and potential marketing avenues for individual books.
Simply put: if you’re looking for an AI book writer (a program that will take a basic idea and then produce chapters of written content on your behalf) we’re afraid AutoCrit won’t be the right fit for you.
Absolutely not. The generative AI models used by AutoCrit are output only. Nothing is ever fed back into the AI’s knowledge base or used to train it for future responses. We’re as protective of our members’ work as we are of our own.