Save time and money — and write a better book. Marlowe, our artificial intelligence, will provide an instant high-level critique of your novel.
Marlowe Basic
Free
Best for aspiring authors
- Unlimited Basic A.I. reports
- Run multiple drafts of your manuscript
- Great for first-time authors looking to strengthen their craft
Marlowe Pro
Best for established authors
- Two full A.I. reports per month
- For serious authors who want to make a living with their writing
- Save $160/year with the annual plan!
Single Report
$45
One-time payment
- One full A.I. Pro analysis of your manuscript
- Available within minutes
- Includes practical tips for applying the findings to your novel
Not quite sure yet?
Write a book readers want to read!
Marlowe is a beta reader, developmental editor, and copy editor rolled into one smart, fiction-savvy bot. Created by Matthew Jockers, Ph.D., co-author of The Bestseller Code, Marlowe has just been updated with the latest developments in A.I. technology. Her 32-page full-color reports are available in less than 15 minutes and give an unvarnished critique of your novel to strengthen your book’s pacing, story beats, writing and more. And now you’ll receive comps, comparing your manuscript to four or more bestselling novels. Get started!
Instant access
Receive your in-depth report and start to implement the A.I.’s recommendations within minutes.
Structured tips
Each section of the report includes a helpful guide on how to use the findings to improve your novel.
Unbiased opinions
Our A.I. critiques your manuscript based on her past analysis of hundreds of bestselling novels.
Marlowe’s report includes:
- Comps for subject matter & writing style
- Four bestseller comparisons
- Subject analysis
- Narrative arc and plot structure analysis
- Story beats placement
- Pacing analysis
- Major characters’ personality traits
- Primary emotions color wheel
- Cliché finder
- Repetitive phrases
- Explicit language & content flagged
- Sentence stats and readability score
- Dialogue vs. narrative breakdown
- Repeated usage of adverbs & adjectives
- Verb choice and use of passive voice
- Potential misspellings
- Punctuation data
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“Marlowe is a powerful and impressive tool for authors of all levels. Even with over fifty books under my belt, I was able to see where my next manuscript may need a few tweaks to give my readers a more enjoyable experience.”
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“Marlowe is a fantastic resource for writers. Not only does it break down the elements of a bestseller, but it shows you the beats of your story, gives you an indication of how accessible your novel is, and hunts out all your overused words and phrases. All of these elements combine to create an indispensable first pass for your novel.”
“Marlowe has become a wonderful addition to our fiction manuscript review process. Our human assessment paired with the AI analysis allows us to provide authors with a level of feedback they appreciate and gives us, as the potential publisher, a well of information.”
“I really like the subject matter book comps, linguistic style comps & your distinctive voice, and comparable titles sections! Those areas are such a unique aspect of Marlowe. I’m still in the revision phase of my novel, but Marlowe’s content impressed my editor. She helped me tease out and identify the places in the middle of the novel to add and subtract content in relation to Marlowe’s beat analysis. This feels like a winning combination.”
“Marlowe exceeds my expectations on every level! I love the detail, which helps me make positive changes and affirm what I’m doing right. I’m going to use the comp data to tweak my marketing, too. I am thrilled with it because I think (like most writers) you often don’t know if you’re on the right track. Marlowe is reassuring about the good stuff and extremely helpful about what needs work.”
“Marlowe reports are fascinating and I find them helpful in terms of seeing the narrative beats and the shape of my latest novel-in-progress, along with pinpointing where the pacing can be tightened. It’s such a great tool.”
“I love the book comparisons, and how the narrative beats appear now. I think that’s so helpful in terms of structure.”
“This report made tons of sense. I could see my patterns and if they fell within typical bestseller use. Good job! I’d definitely use it again.”