Know what your manuscript
is really doing.
PlotAudit runs a battery of specialised analysis passes over your novel — building a structural database of your story, then delivering a prioritised revision roadmap your editor would be proud of.
A 12-Pass Analysis Engine
Each pass builds on the last. The pipeline accumulates a growing picture of your story before it begins judging it — the same way a great structural editor would.
One Report. Two Paths Forward.
The same structured findings power two distinct revision workflows.
The Traditional Writer
The Author Report is a chapter-annotated revision guide — prioritised by severity, explained in plain language. Print it, mark up your manuscript, and revise with confidence.
- Critical issues first
- Chapter-level annotations
- Suggested fixes included
- Download as PDF or DOCX
The AI-Assisted Writer
The Audit Manifest is machine-readable JSON. Feed it back into your writing AI alongside the original manuscript as a structured context layer — a precise roadmap for guided, consistent development.
- Structured JSON findings
- Severity-ranked issue list
- Character & timeline databases
- Drop-in context for any writing AI
What PlotAudit Checks
Structural problems that survive a dozen self-edits. PlotAudit finds them.
Timeline Integrity
Detects chronological contradictions and day-count errors across the full manuscript.
Character Consistency
Tracks appearance, speech patterns, knowledge state, and arc continuity for every named character.
Setup & Payoff
Every promise made to the reader is logged. Unearned payoffs and abandoned setups are flagged explicitly.
Spatial & World Logic
Travel times, geography, and physical laws are verified for internal consistency.
Object Permanence
Tracks objects, clothing, weapons, and props — things that should not vanish or spontaneously reappear.
Curiosity Hooks
Open questions are tracked. Unresolved hooks are classified as intentional series bait vs. accidental loose ends.
Literal Logic & Causality
Cause-and-effect chains are tested. Characters cannot know things they have not yet learned.
Adversarial Reading
A final pass reads the manuscript as a hostile critic, surfacing issues the other passes did not surface.
Structured for the Long Game
Your fiction is organised by pen name, series, and book order. Build a growing audit history as your universe expands — shared worlds, reading-order series, or standalone magnets all supported.
Or mark a series as unordered for shared-world anthologies, magnets, and episodic standalones.
Ready to audit your manuscript?
Upload your novel. The pipeline does the rest.