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Perform a Comprehensive Novel Critique Using ProWritingAid

Identify plot, pacing, character, setting, dialogue, and style issues in your manuscript and generate clear, constructive feedback for yourself or another writer.

Takes
Document
Produces
Text Pdf
What you'll produce
Input
Upload an 80,000‑word manuscript in .docx format to ProWritingAid.
Output
A PDF report highlighting plot holes, pacing problems, character inconsistencies, setting clarity issues, dialogue weaknesses, and style suggestions, plus concise feedback notes for the author.

The Workflow

7 steps · click a step number to mark it done

Open ProWritingAid and have it ready before you start

Upload your manuscript file (docx, txt, or pdf) to ProWritingAid

Select the "Manuscript" analysis mode and click Run Scan

Open the Structure report to review flagged plot and pacing concerns

Open the Characters report to see consistency, motivation, and development notes

Open the Style report to find readability, overused words, and viewpoint shifts

Record each key issue and draft feedback using possibility‑based phrasing (e.g., "the climax might land harder if...")

Copy your feedback into a document and export it as a PDF for easy sharing

Ready to run this workflow?

Open ProWritingAid and follow the steps above.

Open ProWritingAid
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