Online Beta Reader
Get personalized feedback on your story, characters, and areas for improvement with ProWritingAid’s Chapter Critique.
Get a comprehensive chapter evaluation in seconds
Finding a critique partner isn’t easy. Our Chapter Critique 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 Chapter Critique, 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 menu button, and run Chapter Critique.
Review your custom Critique
Review chapter-level feedback on your plot, characters, setting, and more.
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The critique worked fast and surprised me with the many angles it looks at for the report. The feedback given is brilliant. I love it!!!
Excellent. Fast and comprehensive in its analysis of the text. The feedback was spot on. I like how the review is broken down into sections.
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 Chapter Critique 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 Chapter Critique?
Chapter Critique is available in ProWritingAid’s Premium plans. Visit our pricing page to learn more.
Where can I use Chapter Critique?
Chapter Critique is a new feature that is currently available in our Web Editor.
Will Chapter Critique store my data?
Your data is safe with us. We don’t feed your text into the AI that generates Chapter Critique, and we don’t use your text to train any of our algorithms.
How does Chapter Critique use AI?
Chapter Critique 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 Chapter Critique work for any type of document?
Yes, Chapter Critique 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 Chapter Critique designed to replace human editors?
Chapter Critique 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.