July 11, 2025
Feedback

Feedback

Tell us the changes youโ€™d like to see What do you like or dislike about the new Author Dashboard and Marlowe 3.0? We are constantly updating the user experience based on feedback from fellow authors. Beta testers, please fill out this short Google feedback form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfUI2_8Isib_kfuhFguewgplqeLPLbjxbTthV3VmLK2RKA0Wg/viewform Or, if thatโ€™s too much hassle, just email us

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May 9, 2025
Author voice & prose style

Author voice & prose style

๐Ÿ“Œ Author voice {m2_voice} ๐Ÿ“Œ Prose style {m2_prose_style}

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April 4, 2025
Points of concern

Points of concern

๐Ÿ“Œ Possible areas for improvement and potential issues {m2_dissonance} Trigger warnings {m2_trigger}

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April 4, 2025
Key recommendations

Key recommendations

๐Ÿ“Œ Marloweโ€™s top recommendations for your story Here are the top recommendations Marlowe is making for your story: {m2_recommendations}

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April 4, 2025
Theme analysis

Theme analysis

๐Ÿ“Œ Overview {m2_theme} ๐Ÿ“Œ Theme development {m2_theme_development} ๐Ÿ“Œ Revisions to consider {m2_theme_revisions}

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April 4, 2025

Setting & world-building

๐Ÿ“Œ Setting in your story {m2_setting} ๐Ÿ“Œ Revisions to consider {m2_setting_revisions}

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April 4, 2025
Conflict & emotional shifts

Conflict & emotional shifts

Overview Conflict โ€” both external and internal โ€” is central to effective storytelling. Used properly, conflict (when combined with character and other key elements) can propel a novel onto the bestseller list. But you can’t just pile on the conflict with no let-up, even if you’re writing a high-stakes thriller. As James Scott Bell notes

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April 4, 2025
Overall assessment

Overall assessment

๐Ÿ“Œ Overview {m2_assessment} ๐Ÿ“Œ Story strengths {m2_strengths} ๐Ÿ“Œ Chief opportunities {m2_shortcomings} The Points of concern section in the Report below will provide additional suggestions on how to tighten the plotting, writing, or otherwise enhance the storytelling.

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November 25, 2024
Plot analysis

Plot analysis

โ–ถ๏ธ Video walkthrough ๐Ÿ“Œ Plot overview {m2_plot_overview} Reminder ๐Ÿ“Œ Remember to look for pushpins in the section headings. Those are visual cues that Marlowe has provided actionable feedback tailored to your specific manuscript. ๐Ÿ“Œ Major plot turns in your story {m2_plot_turns} ๐Ÿ“Š How to interpret the plot turns graph Marlowe has identified the major emotional

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October 24, 2024

My Marlowe Report

Title {marlowe_title} Author {marlowe_author} Your report should be ready shortly Thank you for your submission. During your initial upload, Marlowe typically takes 6 to 12 minutes to prepare your report. When it’s ready, you’ll see a green notification across the top of this page. If the report takes longer to process, the notification bar will

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October 14, 2024
Review and revise your work

Review and revise your work

The joys of revision As an experienced author, youโ€™ll be familiar with this process, but itโ€™s sometimes useful to revisit the principles of how to finalize and polish your final draft before sending it to your editor or publisher or readying it for publication yourself. Once youโ€™ve incorporated Marloweโ€™s feedback, we recommend that you put

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October 13, 2024
Character analysis

Character analysis

Overview Our AI has analyzed the characters in {marlowe_title} based on their agency โ€” what they seem to be doing in your story rather than based on their descriptions or backstory. Regardless of which type of novel youโ€™re writing, the characters you create will play a crucial role in engaging the reader. Broadly speaking, there

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