Fiction Workflow Services
Move faster on your fiction draft
Draft, edit, translate, and adapt fiction manuscripts with human-in-the-loop workflows. Use AI to accelerate the first passes, then rely on human judgment for final publication decisions.
Human-in-the-loop, always.
We recommend a human in the middle. All AI results should be reviewed — and if needed, revised — by a human editor before publishing.
Bookcicle Ghostwriting
Fast fiction drafting for a 25-section story, guided by your prompts and style notes, with local story-coherence checks. Usually 20k-90k words, with a 60k median, in about 1 hour.
- Drafts steered by your prompts and style notes
- Human-in-the-loop editing stays in your control
- Optional Advanced Quality Checks adds more than 45 minutes
- Exports: .docx / .html / .md
Bookcicle Editing
Copy, line, developmental, and more for fiction manuscripts, usually under 30 minutes, or up to 24 hours at peak demand.
- Issue flags & suggestions
- Human-in-the-loop compatible
- Works with fiction drafts or AI output
Bookcicle Translation
Style-aware fiction translations designed to carry voice, tone, and rhythm, usually under 30 minutes or up to 24 hours at peak demand.
- 9 core target languages highlighted
- Export to .docx / .html / .md
- Bundle with Editing
Bring the world to your words
Style-aware models are designed to carry cadence and intent across languages. Most translation jobs finish in under 30 minutes; allow up to 24 hours during peak demand.
EN (English source)
Somewhere in La Mancha, in a place whose name I do not care to remember, there lived not long ago a gentleman...
ES (Spanish target)
En un lugar de la Mancha, de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme, no ha mucho tiempo que vivía un hidalgo...
Preview for illustration.
Adaptation
Get a complete first-draft screenplay adaptation with screenplay formatting and scene structure, ready for human editing, usually under 30 minutes or up to 24 hours at peak demand.
- First-draft screenplay adaptation
- Scene structure
- Export in .docx, .pdf, .html, and .md
Need a custom pipeline? Contact us.
Analytics (Editing add-on)
Available only with Editing purchases (including bundles that include Editing).
Foundational Analytics
Included with every project. Snapshot insights to tighten prose and pacing.
Section-Level Metrics
- title/subtitle
- — ensure navigable, expectation-setting headings.
- author
- — byline consistency across sections.
- words / paragraphs / chars
- — spot outliers; balance pacing and chunking.
- read_time_min
- — harmonize per-chapter time-on-page.
- term_freqs / bigrams
- — surface repetition & clichés.
- tf_idf
- — chapter-unique hooks & keywords.
- sentence_metrics
- — vary rhythm (avg/min/max length).
- lexical_metrics
- — TTR, hapax, avg word length for diversity.
- flesch_kincaid / gunning_fog / smog
- — align complexity with audience.
- sentiment
- — macro tone per section.
- paragraph_sentiments
- — micro swings to smooth jarring shifts.
- entities
- — track character/place consistency.
- topics
- — keep chapters on-theme.
- genre
- — quick alignment check.
- dialog_ratio
- — balance talk vs. narration.
Document-Level Metrics
- totals
- — ensure submission limits & act balance.
- avg_read_time_min
- — smooth pacing across chapters.
- global_term_freqs / bigrams
- — repetitive language at book scale.
- global_top_keywords
- — core story elements & marketing hooks.
- aggregated_sentiment
- — emotional arc health.
- top_topics
- — thematic focus vs. drift.
- genre
- — whole-book alignment.
- avg_sentence_length / avg_readability
- — match audience benchmark.
- avg_ttr / avg_hapax / avg_word_length
- — vocabulary richness.
- author / chapters[...]
- — metadata sanity, chapter dashboard.
- avg_dialog_ratio
- — narration vs. dialogue balance overall.
- Benchmark against genre norms (e.g., YA FK ~6–8).
- Find outliers in length, tone, or dialogue ratio and adjust.
- Map emotional arc via section sentiments for rising tension & resolution.
- Diversify or emphasize motifs using term frequencies & TF-IDF.
- Match complexity to audience; smooth pacing across chapters.
Advanced Analytics
Deeper insights & report — add at Editing checkout. Usually adds about 15 minutes.
500–1,000-character human summary with key takeaways & next steps.
“Your narrative leans on family drama—consider diversifying secondary motivations…”
Counts by label (PERSON, ORG, GPE) with examples. Bar-chart view in app.
Word-cloud of topics + TF-IDF keyword bars.
- Search entities/keywords/tropes
- Filter by section/chapter
- Export CSV/PNG or full report PDF
Draft fast. Then review, revise, and make it yours.
AI-assisted output should be checked before publication or distribution.
FAQ & Disclaimers
- What models do you use?
- We auto-route to the best fit. Studio users can pick models.
- How long does it take?
- Editing, Translation, and Adaptation usually finish in under 30 minutes, with up to 24h during peak demand. Advanced Quality Checks usually adds about 30 extra minutes. Advanced Analytics usually adds about 15 extra minutes. Ghostwriting is usually about 1 hour, and Ghostwriting with Advanced Quality Checks usually adds more than 45 minutes.
- Do I still need a human editor?
- Yes. AI accelerates; final judgment stays with you (or a human editor).
- File formats & limits
- Upload content-only manuscripts. Clear headings (H1/H2 or #/##). Max 200k words for ad hoc and Creator, or 300k words for Creator Pro; 3MB .docx or .epub.
Disclaimer: AI outputs may contain inaccuracies. Review before publishing.
Usage: Submit only content you can lawfully share. You retain rights in your source material, and output rights are governed by our Terms.
