Free Tool for Fiction Writers
Your reader has seen "heart pounding" a thousand times. Catch every overused phrase before they do — in seconds, right in your browser.
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What It Catches
Inkcheck flags the clichés that make fiction feel generic — not with a heavy hand, but as a second pair of eyes you can choose to trust.
The overused bodily responses that writers reach for under pressure — readers feel them before they feel the scene.
Overused scene-setting language that signals a writer on autopilot instead of a writer seeing clearly.
Worn-out phrases that flatten character voice and make every character sound the same.
Fantasy, romance, and thriller each have their own ruts. Inkcheck knows them all and flags the ones specific to fiction.
How It Works
No uploads to a server. No waiting. No account setup. Just paste and go.
Drop in your chapter, scene, or full novel draft. Inkcheck handles .txt, .md, .pdf and .docx — or paste directly. The whole draft loads and stays editable; each scan analyses the first 15,000 words, or 50,000 on Pro.
Inkcheck scans your manuscript for clichés, overused phrases, passive voice, filler words, and more. Every flagged phrase is highlighted inline.
Click any flag to see context, accept a suggestion, or dismiss it. When you're done, export a clean .txt or .doc — no trace left behind.
Why Inkcheck
Most grammar tools were built for business writing. Inkcheck was built for novels, short stories, and screenplays — the rules are different here.
Inkcheck understands the difference between a cliché that needs cutting and a deliberate stylistic choice. It flags — you decide.
Your manuscript runs entirely in your browser. No AI company receives your prose. No cloud storage. Your words stay yours.
Open the editor and run your first analysis in under a minute. No email, no password, no payment wall to get started.
Paste or open an entire 90,000-word manuscript — the whole thing loads and stays editable, not a 500-word box. Each scan analyses the first 15,000 words, or 50,000 on Pro.
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Or get Pro for $39 once — Editor's Report with a per-chapter breakdown, Compare Drafts, Manuscript Scorecard, annotations, CSV export, read aloud, and document snapshots saved privately in your browser. No subscription, nothing renews.
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