At PlotProse we teach the method — how to plot, draft, and revise romance that readers actually finish. But a question keeps landing in our inbox: “I’ve written the book. Who actually runs all these checks on my manuscript?”
That’s exactly what our sister site Authors Starport does. It’s a full-service editorial station for romance authors: you upload your manuscript, pick a tool, and get a professional, branded report (or a full line edit) back — usually the same day.
Start free: the Reader-Ready Scorecard
The easiest way in is the free Reader-Ready Scorecard. Upload your manuscript and in minutes you get a grade, a percentile against other manuscripts, and nine craft metrics — pacing, dialogue, interiority, and more — plus a downloadable PDF. It costs nothing and tells you exactly which tool your book needs next.
Then pick the tool that matches the problem
- Developmental Critique — a full dev-editor’s letter on structure, stakes, and character arcs.
- Scene Map — every scene scored keep / fix / cut, with reasons.
- Style Sheet — your voice captured as a reusable document, so edits never flatten it.
- Line Edit — your manuscript line-edited against your own style sheet.
- Market Fit — a “will it sell?” read against live trope demand data.
- The Autopsy — a brutally honest post-mortem for a book that didn’t perform.
- Go For Launch — the flagship: diagnosis, edit-in-your-voice, and reports bundled into one pass that takes a draft to beta-reader ready.
How it fits with PlotProse
Think of it this way: PlotProse teaches you the craft and sells finished story products; Authors Starport runs the editorial desk on your book. Same standards, same method — applied to your manuscript instead of a classroom example.
If you’ve finished a draft — or you’re staring at a book that stalled — run the free Scorecard first and see where you stand. It’s the same first step our own editors take.