Free during beta.
Honest about what's next.
The base panel is open to everyone right now. The Pro Critics are unlocked with a beta code. Paid plans arrive when saved projects and manuscript upload ship — we'll tell you when.
Free during beta.
Honest about what's next.
The base panel is open to everyone right now. The Pro Critics are unlocked with a beta code. Paid plans arrive when saved projects and manuscript upload ship — until then, drafts live in your browser and nothing is stored on our servers.
Open Reading
Anyone can use it. No card, no signup required.
- —Six base readers — Alpha, Beta, Developmental, Line, Copy, Sensitivity
- —Up to eight notes per read
- —Honesty dial — Gentle, Level, Brutal
- —Inline revision loop
- —One-line consensus across the panel
- —Drafts auto-saved in your browser
Pro Critics
Add the original NYT-track Craft Critic plus eight other expert critics.
- —Everything in Open Reading
- —The Craft Critic — NYT senior editor + print critic
- —The Acquiring Editor — Big Five P&L
- —The Fiction Craft Critic — MFA-trained
- —The Memoir Editor, Business Skeptic, Self-Help Pragmatist
- —The Structural and Senior Line Editors
Working Writer
When the saved-projects, manuscript-upload, and longer reads ship.
- —Everything in Pro Critics
- —Saved manuscripts with revision history
- —DOCX / PDF upload with chapter splitting
- —Whole-book developmental memo
- —Comp-title matching
- —Priority queue — under 60s for full panel
Agencies and publishers, talk to us.
Volume pricing, dedicated reader scaffolding, and concierge support for literary agencies, MFA programs, and editorial houses — when the paid tier lands.
For agents and editors