Take your story to the finish line with Publishing Tools
Prepare your manuscript for its next chapter, with tools that help you evaluate reader experience and market positioning, before you publish or query.
Prepare your book for success
Finishing your draft is a big moment, but sharing it with the world can feel even bigger. Publishing Tools help you see your book with fresh eyes. See clearly where your story fits in the market and understand how to position it for readers and agents—so you can decide where and how to publish.
Marketability Analysis
Marketability Analysis helps you understand your book’s potential and gives you practical tools to bring it to readers. Discover your ideal audience, refine your positioning, generate agent-ready materials, and create a tailored plan for either traditional or self-publishing—all in one report.
Availability: 1 Story Credit per run
Best for: Polished manuscripts, prepublishing, or agent submission
Analyzes up to 300,000 words
Virtual Beta Reader
Virtual Beta Reader gives you an early glimpse of how readers are likely to experience your book. Discover where they’ll be hooked, where they might lose momentum, and which moments have the biggest emotional impact—so you can understand how your story lands before you share it.
Availability: 1 Story Credit per run
Best for: Full, polished manuscript ahead of sending to human beta readers
Analyzes up to 300,000 words
Querying Workshops
Share your work with a community of fellow writers and receive thoughtful, constructive feedback. Whether you’re looking for line-by-line suggestions, big-picture advice, or a second opinion on a scene, our Critique Groups are a dedicated space to exchange critiques and help each other grow.
Availability: Premium Pro
Best for: Writers preparing to query literary agents or explore traditional publishing
Critique Groups
Learn what it takes to get your book submission-ready, with live workshops focused on the publishing process. From crafting a compelling query letter and synopsis to understanding agents, submissions, and what happens next, you’ll get practical guidance to help you move forward.
Availability: Premium Pro
Best for: Writers who want regular feedback, fresh perspectives, and a supportive community while revising
Bring your book into the world
There are different ways to bring a book into the world, whether you’re querying agents, exploring self-publishing, or weighing up both. Our Publishing Tools help you navigate the next stage of your writing journey with confidence.
Position your book clearly
See where your book fits and what makes it stand out to readers and the market, so you can understand how it’s likely to be positioned when it’s out in the world.
Understand your ideal readers
Build a clear picture of who your book is for, what they’re looking for, and how to reach them.
Plan your path to publication
Feel confident choosing the publishing route that’s right for your goals, whether that’s querying agents or self-publishing.
Get Story Credits from as little as £25
Story Credits unlock in-depth feedback on your manuscript, including plot, characters, pacing, reader response, and marketability. Premium members save up to 40%, and Premium Pro members save up to 65%.
“ I would just like to say how much I appreciate these workshops, you all feel like classmates now! ”
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Our approach to helping writers succeed
Craft grows through practice. Habit keeps that practice going. Mindset helps it last. Together, they form the ProWritingMethod—a complete approach to helping you succeed as a writer.
Hone your craft
Improve your writing with feedback on your real manuscript. As your craft grows, every writing session becomes more rewarding—making it easier to build lasting habits.
Build consistent habits
Writing improves through consistency. Regular practice helps you hone your craft, while momentum keeps you moving toward your goals.
Strengthen your mindset
Every writer faces doubt. Build the resilience to keep writing through setbacks, so your habits stay strong and your craft continues to grow.