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JaneBot: Give polite talk a dangerous edge.
You reread the scene, your characters are talking, and nothing is happening. You are too close to the page to say why. Jane Austen could make a bow and a compliment cut like a blade, so bring your pages to an AI beta reader with her eye for manners and motive, and leave knowing exactly where to begin.
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You finish a conversation seeing your scene the way a stranger would, and ready to start revising.
Your conversations with JaneBot are saved, and Thomas sometimes reads them to improve the tool and find topics for the podcast. Leave out anything you need kept private.
Scenes that crackle instead of chat
A greeting can conceal a rivalry, and a compliment can wound. Here is what changes when you can finally see that on your own pages.
The flat scene finally makes sense
You stop rereading the same conversation and wondering what is missing. With a fresh pair of eyes, you see where the scene can bite.
You see it the way a stranger would
The scene you know by heart reads differently to someone meeting your characters for the first time. You learn what already works and keep it with confidence.
Revision stops feeling like a fog
Instead of a pile of vague worries, you sit down knowing where to begin. The work feels smaller, and your momentum comes back.
For the moments you feel too close to your pages
These are the moments when a second pair of eyes helps most.
Before you query or share your opening
Your first pages are the ones you most want to get right and the ones you can least read fresh. You send them out steadier after hearing how a stranger might take them.
The night you finish a short story
The glow of finishing can hide how the whole story lands. You find out while it is still easy to change.
Between editor rounds
After weeks inside a manuscript, you can lose track of what the book is doing. You gain perspective before a developmental edit or the next editor. Keep in mind that it is not a line edit, and it cannot promise that every detail was weighed.
When a writing question nags at you
Some questions arrive at 11 p.m., long after your critique group has gone to bed. You get an answer with a little Austen wit instead of a restless night.
An AI beta reader for fiction writers
Start with a question
Your scene, chapter, complete short story, or full manuscript, or a writing question typed into the chat. Attach long work as a file, because a very long paste gets cut short.
Your conversations with JaneBot are saved, and Thomas sometimes reads them to improve the tool and find topics for the podcast. Leave out anything you need kept private.
Keep the conversation going
A conversation with an Austen-inspired AI beta reader, with candid notes on your pages and suggested revision priorities. It is strongest on romance, historical fiction, and other character-driven stories, where status and what people leave unsaid carry the plot.
Use it between human beta rounds, or when you have no critique group yet. JaneBot can misread a passage, so check its comments against your text. Use separate tools for copy editing and fact checking. For period accuracy, use Historical Fact Checker to identify details to investigate.
Questions about this AI beta reader
What is JaneBot?
JaneBot is an AI beta reader from Thomas Umstattd Jr. for fiction writers who want candid feedback in the voice of Jane Austen. It is for the stretches between human readers, when you want a fresh read on your pages.
Is this really Jane Austen?
It is a fair thing to wonder, and no. JaneBot is an AI with an Austen-inspired voice, here for the wit and the sharp eye for manners. Check any quotation or biographical detail against the original source, because an AI can get those wrong.
Will it rewrite my book in Austen’s style?
Your prose stays yours. The Austen wit lives in the notes, and your sentences stay your own. You stay in charge of how much help you get, so tell JaneBot what you want and what to leave alone.
Is it only for romance and historical fiction?
If your story runs on relationships, manners, status, and what characters cannot say, you will feel right at home. Other character-driven fiction can use it too. Tell JaneBot your genre and the worry that keeps you up.
Can I ask follow-up questions?
Yes, and that is half the comfort. You can ask which line a note means, push back on a suggestion, or talk through your revised scene. A back-and-forth can turn a confusing note into a decision.
How honest is it?
You deserve the truth about your pages, delivered kindly. You hear what is working and what is not, kindly and plainly. Treat its response as one AI perspective to weigh against your own judgment and feedback from human readers.
Can JaneBot replace my human beta readers?
No, and it does not need to. Think of it as company on the long stretches between human readers, or a first listener when you have no critique group yet. It can misread a passage, so check its comments against your text.
Is my conversation private?
Your conversations with JaneBot are saved, and Thomas sometimes reads them to improve the tool and find topics for the podcast. Leave out anything you need kept private.
How much does it cost?
JaneBot is included with any Novel Marketing Patreon membership of $10 per month or more. That membership also unlocks more than 80 other author tools in the Patron Toolbox.
Take the dread out of your next revision.
Unlock JaneBot with a Novel Marketing Patreon membership of $10 per month or more. Your membership also includes more than 80 other author tools in the Patron Toolbox.
Start with one scene and a focused question. You can continue the conversation as you weigh the feedback.
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