Turn messy drafts into masterful arcs
Stop guessing what’s holding your story back. Identify plot holes and strengthen your story’s structure—fast.
Harness the secrets of the bestsellers
Plot Analysis checks your story against the same Three Act Structure used in bestselling novels to help you raise tension, deepen arcs, and strengthen momentum.
Understand your story arc instantly
Identify whether your draft or outline hits the essential beats of the Three Act Structure.
Spot what's missing
Quickly uncover where pacing drops, stakes flatten, or character arcs lose momentum—before you share with readers.
Strengthen your plot with confidence
Get specific, actionable guidance to raise stakes and deliver a more compelling story arc.
Works in your writing app of choice
You can use Plot Analysis in Word, Google Docs, Scrivener, and more.
Every first draft needs work
Over 40,000 drafts improved with our story analysis tools
It was exactly what I needed to fix my story going forward. It gave the positive and the negative and rated from minor to major, which was extremely helpful.
This is a comprehensive analysis of a manuscript of 101,000 words in 6-9 minutes. Wow!
I was amazed at the depth of the analysis. Initially, I disagreed with some analysis, but after checking further I realized the potential for more depth to my story. Thank you.
I loved this!!! I was struggling with such a large manuscript - making sure all parts were pulled through and made sense. I really liked the rating system. This whole analysis of the story was so helpful. Thank you!
It gave a thorough rundown of what the issues were and then gave suggestions on improvements, which was amazing.
It exceeded all expectations. I specifically liked the in-depth information given when clicking on the information tab. This is highly useful in helping a writer to learn how to correct the issues suggested and therefore hone their craft.
Plot Analysis FAQs
How can I get Plot Analysis?
To use Plot Analysis, you will need to purchase credits. Each credit allows you to get one in-depth analysis of your full manuscript (up to 300,000 words). Premium and Premium Pro users get discounts on credits. Visit our pricing page to learn more.
Where can I use Plot Analysis?
Plot Analysis is available in our Web Editor and in all our integrations.
Will Plot Analysis store my data?
Your data is safe with us. We don’t use your text to train any of our algorithms.
How does Plot Analysis use AI?
When you use Plot Analysis, it creates an on-demand developmental analysis of your writing. It does this by analyzing your text using AI that has been trained to to evaluate story structure against the Three Act framework used in successful novels and screenplays. Your data is safe with us. We never use your writing to train the AI (or any of our algorithms).
Does Plot Analysis work on outlines?
Yes. Plot Analysis works on both detailed story outlines and full drafts of up to 300,000 words, making it useful whether you're planning your story or revising a completed manuscript.
Does Plot Analysis work for any type of manuscript?
Plot Analysis works on story outlines and fiction manuscripts of any genre. Please note that analysis may be unsuccessful for texts incorporating hateful, harassing, or sexually explicit content. We cannot process manuscripts that contain Child Sexual Abuse Material or Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information.
Is Plot Analysis designed to replace developmental editors?
Plot Analysis is not meant to replace a human developmental editor. Its purpose is to offer immediate structural feedback so you can identify plot gaps and strengthen your story arc before you reach out to editors or beta readers.