Make manuscript feedback useful to your next revision.
Useful manuscript feedback connects an observation to a passage and gives you a question to test. Roundtable combines passage-level AI reader reactions with an editorial report, helping you move from scattered impressions to a considered revision plan.
Start with the draft's purpose
Choose the genre and audience, then name the part of the reading experience you want to understand. An opening chapter may need a clear hook; a later chapter may need emotional continuity. Focus the reading on what you are ready to revise.
Separate structure from sentence work
Look first at character goals, cause and effect, pacing, and missing context. Polishing a sentence before deciding whether the scene belongs can create avoidable work. Keep line-level observations for a later pass when the structure is settled.
Compare patterns in the editorial report
Use Roundtable's editorial report to bring the panel's observations together. Return to the original passages before accepting a conclusion. Repeated confusion can identify a place to investigate, but several AI readers can still share the same mistaken assumption.
Revise one question at a time
Choose a small number of changes with a clear purpose. For example: make the scene goal visible earlier, add the missing cause of a decision, or shorten the delay before a reveal. Re-read afterward and check whether the change serves your intended effect.
Written by the Roundtable team. AI feedback supports your judgment; it does not guarantee publication or reader response.
Before you bring your draft
What is Roundtable?
Roundtable is an AI manuscript feedback tool for writers. It brings together up to five AI readers with different perspectives, connects their reactions to passages in your draft, and brings observations together in an editorial report.
How does an AI beta reader work?
An AI beta reader uses a language model to respond to your writing from a chosen perspective. In Roundtable, you can give readers different tastes and focus areas, such as character connection, pacing, or plot logic, then compare what they notice.
Can AI feedback replace human beta readers or an editor?
AI feedback can help you explore a draft before sharing it with people. It can also miss context, misunderstand your intent, or give conflicting advice. Human beta readers bring lived experience, and professional editors bring judgment that an AI panel cannot guarantee. You decide which suggestions serve your story.
What can I upload?
You can paste your writing or upload a TXT, DOCX, or PDF file. Confirm the extracted text, genre, and intended audience before starting a reading.
Can I try Roundtable for free?
You can create an account and try Roundtable with free starter credits without a payment card. Credit use varies with manuscript length, reader setup, panel size, and additional reports. The Pricing page explains the current allowances and paid options.
Will my manuscript be used to train AI?
Roundtable does not use your manuscript to train AI models, and we have opted out of training with our AI providers. We send relevant manuscript text to those providers to generate analysis and feedback. Training opt-outs do not mean zero retention; the Privacy policy explains provider processing and storage.
Will my manuscript be published or shared publicly?
No. Uploading to Roundtable does not publish your manuscript or make your feedback public. You keep your rights to your writing, and we do not acquire publishing rights or permission to use it in public marketing. Relevant content is processed by the service providers described in our Privacy policy.
Do you store my manuscript, and can I delete it?
Yes. Roundtable saves your manuscript and feedback in your account so you can return to them. You can delete a manuscript or contact support to request deletion. Active readings must finish before manuscript deletion. Deletion may not immediately remove backup copies, and external providers follow their own retention arrangements. See the Privacy policy for details and account deletion requests.