Guides
Assessing a manuscript, with method.
Practical insights for editors, literary agencies and publishers: from the first viability judgement to the structured report, and on to reading plot, characters and continuity. The same perspectives ChronoEditor makes available on every project.
How to assess a manuscript
A five-step procedure to move from reading to the editorial decision, across viability, market and editing work.
Leggi la guida → ReportThe editorial report: what it is and how to build it
Structure, sections and criteria of a useful report: genre, target, quality, commercial potential and intervention priorities.
Leggi la guida → StrutturaNarrative analysis: plot, characters and continuity
How to reconstruct storyline, arcs and relationships, and how to spot contradictions and unresolved threads before revision.
Leggi la guida → PlotPlot editor and narrative timeline
How to design the story with cards across multiple tracks (Plot Studio, AI Plot) and check the manuscript timeline.
Leggi la guida → AIAI Plot: generating a complete plot from an idea
From genre, mood and theme to a complete plot with characters, cards and timeline: what it produces and how to refine it.
Leggi la guida → VisualMoodboard and visual board
Real or generated images, captions, notes and stickers to give the story a face, and the AI story from the board.
Leggi la guida → TestoCorrecting typos and grammar
Two separate passes, preserved formatting and costs: how to deliver a clean manuscript.
Leggi la guida → ContestoAuthor research and ISBN
The author's profile, publications and awards, and bibliographic research to frame the assessment.
Leggi la guida →The tools
What ChronoEditor solves, in short
The guides explain the method; these are the app's tools that apply it on every project. Pay-as-you-go credits, no subscription.
| Problem | Tool | Indicative cost |
|---|---|---|
| I don't have a map of the story | Narrative analysis (plot, characters, events, themes) | from 10 credits + 1/1,000 words |
| I can't see the sequence of events | Interactive storyline with filters by character | included in the analysis |
| A character doesn't convince me | Character deep dive (psychology, arc, relationships) | 5 credits |
| I suspect time/place inconsistencies | Continuity check | 8 credits |
| I need an assessment for acquisition | Editorial report (genre, target, quality, potential) | 10 credits |
| There are typos or grammar to fix | Correction in the editor | 1 credit/1,000 words |
| I need to design from scratch | Plot Studio + AI Plot | AI Plot 50 credits |
| I need a visual overview | Visual Board (moodboard) with images and stickers | images from 3 credits |
| I need to track decisions and tasks | Dossier: issues, decisions, tasks | — |
Put the guides into practice. Upload the manuscript and get storyline, analysis and editorial report in one session, with pay-as-you-go credits.
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