Book Check Genie is a web-based continuity checking tool for indie authors that reads a manuscript end to end and reports contradictions in character facts, timelines, numbers, plot state, worldbuilding, and voice.
What is Book Check Genie?
Book Check Genie is a web application that accepts manuscript files in .docx, .pdf, .epub, .rtf, .txt, or .md format and runs an automated continuity pass across the entire text. It remembers every character fact, date, and number, then reports places where they disagree, attaching chapter references and quoted excerpts for each finding. The tool stores manuscripts privately, visible only to the account that uploaded them. It is aimed at indie authors, though it works for any writer who needs structural consistency across a book or series.
Key Features
- Continuity checking — Checks character facts, timeline logic, numbers, plot state, worldbuilding, and voice/POV across the whole manuscript, flagging disagreements with chapter references.
- Verify Your Fixes — Upload a revision and see exactly which flagged issues were resolved, side by side with the original manuscript.
- Series-wide tracking — Group books into a series so continuity carries across the whole story, not just one manuscript.
- Canon Engine — Approve book and series canon once (characters, relationships, locations, objects, events, world rules); every new manuscript and revision is automatically checked against it, with contradictions flagged as canon conflicts.
- Timeline — See your manuscript's events in story order, including in-story dates where stated.
- Plot Threads — Tracks open questions, goals, and conflicts across chapters, flagged as Resolved, Open, or Stalled.
- Relationships — Tracks character relationships across your manuscript.
- Polish checks — Flags tense consistency, name-spelling variants, and repeated phrases.
- Pacing & readability stats — Reports dialogue-to-narration ratio, chapter length, sentence length, and estimated reading time per chapter.
- Evidence-backed reports — Every finding shows the exact quoted excerpt and the chapter it came from.
- Export & share — Download reports as PDF or CSV, or share a secure read-only link with an editor or beta reader.
- Collaboration — Invite co-authors, editors, and beta readers to a book or whole series, with view-only access you can revoke at any time.
Who is it for?
- Indie novelists — Upload a full manuscript to catch continuity errors before publishing, using the free sample check to test the tool on a portion.
- Series authors — Group sequels into a series and let the Canon Engine build a series bible so Book 4 remembers what Book 1 established.
- Editors and beta readers — Receive a secure read-only link to a report, or join a book or series with view-only access that can be revoked.
- Co-authors — Collaborate on a manuscript or series, with each contributor able to see flagged issues and resolve or dismiss them.
What can you do with Book Check Genie?
- Fantasy worldbuilding consistency: Check that magic rules, fictional geography, and travel times hold together across chapters—e.g., a ward broken at moonrise in chapter 6 should not be crossed at midday in chapter 28.
- Timeline and numeric accuracy: Verify stated dates, durations, countdown timers, and counted objects across the manuscript, with subjective internal monologue filtered out.
- Character and relationship tracking: Keep physical descriptions, ages, relationships, and name disambiguations consistent—two characters sharing a surname stay marked "no relation".
- Revision verification: Upload a revised draft to see which previously flagged issues were resolved and which remain, side by side with the original.
- Series canon enforcement: Approve canon for a book or series, then automatically check every new manuscript and revision for canon conflicts.
How does Book Check Genie work?
- Create a series or book to group sequels together.
- Upload your manuscript in .docx, .pdf, .epub, .rtf, .txt, or .md format.
- Read the report: priority issues first, with chapter numbers and resolve/dismiss controls.
Pricing
The first sample check is free. A full manuscript pass costs £19 for up to 120,000 words. Pricing model is freemium.
FAQ
What file formats does Book Check Genie accept?
It accepts .docx, .pdf, .epub, .rtf, .txt, and .md manuscripts. You upload your manuscript through the web app, and the tool processes the full text for continuity issues.
Is Book Check Genie free?
No, but you can run a first sample check for free. A full manuscript pass costs £19 for manuscripts up to 120,000 words. There is no mention of a free tier beyond the sample check.
Does Book Check Genie rewrite my manuscript?
No. The tool reports contradictions and flagged issues, but you decide what to do about each one using resolve/dismiss controls. It does not change your voice or rewrite your text.
Can Book Check Genie handle a book series?
Yes. You can group books into a series, and the Canon Engine builds a series bible from completed checks. Each sequel is then compared against the characters, timeline, lore, places, and rules that earlier books established.
What kinds of continuity issues does it find?
It checks character facts, timeline and sequential logic, numeric precision, plot state and physical logic, worldbuilding and lore integrity, POV and voice consistency, plus polish items like tense consistency, name-spelling variants, and repeated phrases.
