How It Works

Upload your manuscript, pick your editing stages, and get a professionally edited draft back in minutes — powered by the same AI models used by leading publishers.

Step 1

Upload

Drop in your manuscript as .docx, .txt, or .md. Chapters are detected automatically — no special formatting required.

Step 2

Configure

Choose which editing stages to run. See cost and time estimates upfront. Toggle stages on or off — run the full pipeline or just what you need.

Step 3

Download

Watch progress in real time. When it's done, download your edited manuscript and per-stage outputs. Re-run anytime.

The Four Editing Stages

Each stage targets a different layer of your writing. Run all four for a complete edit, or pick the ones you need.

1. Pre-Edit Assessment

A diagnostic pass that reads every chapter and produces a detailed quality report — no rewrites. Flags structural issues, pacing problems, and areas that need attention. Think of it as your editor's first read-through notes.

Model: Sonnet 4.5 Output: Assessment report

2. Developmental Edit

The big-picture edit. Rewrites for structure, pacing, character arcs, plot consistency, and narrative tension. Chapters are processed in batches for context continuity. This is where the heavy lifting happens.

Model: Opus 4.6 Output: Rewritten manuscript

3. Line Edit

Sentence-level refinement. Sharpens voice, fixes dialogue rhythm, eliminates AI-tells and cliches, and tightens prose. Uses custom rules to catch the patterns that make AI-assisted writing feel generic.

Model: Opus 4.6 Output: Polished manuscript

4. Copy Edit

The final polish. Catches grammar, spelling, punctuation, and consistency errors. Ensures character names, places, and details stay consistent across chapters.

Model: Sonnet 4.5 Output: Clean manuscript

Time & Cost

Estimates are shown before you run. You only pay for the AI API calls — we don't mark them up.

Manuscript Size	Time (all 4 stages)	Estimated Cost
Short novel (30K words)	~8 min	~$5
Standard novel (50K words)	~14 min	~$8
Full novel (80K words)	~22 min	~$13
Epic (120K+ words)	~35 min	~$19

Costs shown are for Anthropic direct pricing (BYOK). Studio credit pricing varies. Running fewer stages reduces both time and cost proportionally.

Your Manuscript Is Safe

Your API key, your account

BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) means your manuscript goes directly to your Anthropic or OpenRouter account. We never see your API traffic.

No training on your work

Anthropic's API does not use your data for model training. Your unpublished manuscript stays unpublished.

Encrypted key storage

API keys are encrypted at rest. Session tokens are signed. No plaintext secrets stored.

Delete anytime

Your projects and manuscripts can be deleted from the dashboard. When you delete a project, all files are removed from the server.

Frequently Asked Questions

What file formats are supported?

.docx (Microsoft Word), .txt (plain text), and .md (Markdown). Word documents work best — chapter headings styled as Heading 1 or Heading 2 are detected automatically. Plain text files work fine too; the parser detects "Chapter 1" style headings, numbered headers, and common separators.

Can I run just one or two stages instead of all four?

Yes. On the configure page, uncheck any stages you don't need. Each stage is independent — you can run just a pre-edit assessment to get feedback, or skip straight to copy editing if your structure is solid.

What does "Bring Your Own Key" (BYOK) mean?

You provide your own Anthropic or OpenRouter API key in Settings. Your manuscript is sent directly to your AI provider account — we don't proxy, cache, or mark up the API costs. You pay the AI provider directly at their published rates. This gives you full control over your data and costs.

How are chapters detected?

The parser tries multiple strategies in order: Word heading styles (H1/H2/H3), Markdown headings, "Chapter N" text patterns, numbered headers, part markers, and separator lines (*** or ---). It uses the first method that finds enough chapters. You'll see the detected chapters on the configure page before running anything.

What happens if the pipeline fails mid-run?

Progress is saved per chapter. If the pipeline hits a rate limit, timeout, or API error, you can re-run from the configure page — it picks up where it left off and skips chapters that already completed. You're never charged twice for the same work.

Can I edit a series of books?

Yes. Create a series project and upload multiple books. The platform runs a continuity analysis first — extracting characters, timelines, world rules, and plot threads across all books — then generates a series bible. If naming inconsistencies or other cross-book issues are found, you can optionally resolve them before editing — the platform suggests fixes and applies them to your manuscripts. Each book is then edited with full awareness of the series context, so character details, names, and timeline stay consistent.

What's the "anti-AI" line editing about?

The line edit stage uses custom rules to detect and eliminate patterns that make AI-assisted writing obvious — overused transitions, generic metaphors, "telling" instead of "showing," purple prose, and the telltale rhythms that mark AI output. The goal is prose that reads like a human wrote it, because you did.

Start Editing

No credit card required for BYOK plans.