Online Beta Reader
Get personalized feedback on your story, characters, and areas for improvement with ProWritingAid’s Critique Report.
Get a comprehensive chapter evaluation in seconds
Finding a critique partner isn’t easy. Our Critique Report offers instant developmental feedback on your chapter.
Tailored feedback on your narrative
Uncover the highlights of your story, and get chapter-level feedback to improve your plot, characters, setting, and more.
Actionable tips to improve your story
Get tips on how to make your plot, characters, and world more compelling. Understand how you can build tension, improve pacing, and more.
Your always-on writing partner
Get comprehensive developmental feedback in seconds with our Critique Report, no matter the time or day.
How to analyze your story
Add your text
Add between 500 and 4,000 words of text to critique.
Run the report
Click the Critique button in the Reports header, and run the Critique Report.
Review your custom Critique
Review chapter-level feedback on your plot, characters, setting, and more.
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The report feedback is impressive; it provided lots of praise and made me more confident in my writing. The "potential improvements" was a surprise and has provided something to think about.
Beta Reader FAQs
What is ProWritingAid?
ProWritingAid is a grammar checker and writing coach all in one helpful tool.
When you sign up for a ProWritingAid account, you get access to advanced grammar and spelling checks, style suggestions, and 25+ other reports designed to perfect your writing.
You also get access to AI features that help you develop and express your ideas more clearly.
How do I access the beta reader?
ProWritingAid’s Critique Report acts as a beta reader. Paste a chapter into the editor, and click the Critique button in the Reports header to run it.
How can I get the Critique Report?
The Critique Report is available in ProWritingAid’s Premium plans. Visit our pricing page to learn more.
Where can I use the Critique Report?
The Critique Report is a new feature that is currently available in our Web Editor.
Will the Critique Report store my data?
Your data is safe with us. We don’t feed your text into the AI that generates the Critique Report, and we don’t use your text to train any of our algorithms.
How does the Critique Report use AI?
Critique Report is an AI-powered tool that offers on-demand developmental critique to writers. It does this by analyzing your text using AI that has been trained to give critiques as though it is a developmental editor.
Does the Critique Report work for any type of document?
Yes, the Critique Report supports other document types, and the sections of the report may vary based on the document type you select. However, you may find the most value when using it for creative writing.
Is the Critique Report designed to replace human editors?
The Critique Report is not meant to replace a human developmental editor or beta reader. Its purpose is to offer immediate feedback so you can see how well your writing is coming along before you reach out to real beta readers and editors.