Picture Book Author Tools

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Welcome to Picture Book Author Tools

This tool helps KidLit authors analyze their manuscripts, generate accurate word counts, and more.

  • Accurate word count (automatically excluding art notes)
  • Spot overused words with visual word clouds and frequency analysis
  • Identify problematic rhyming words with ambiguous pronunciation
  • Remove all art notes with a single click
  • Flesch–Kincaid readability analysis and grade-level
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Manuscript Stats

Text Word Count: 0
Art Notes Word Count: 0
Total Word Count: 0
Number of Art Notes: 0

Measures text complexity with Flesch–Kincaid metrics. Higher "Reading-Ease" scores indicate easier readability, while "Grade Level" shows U.S. grade equivalent. Helps ensure your writing matches your intended audience. Read more on Wikipedia

Visualizes word frequency with larger text for commonly used words. Helps identify repetitive word usage and improve vocabulary variety. Click any word to highlight all instances in your manuscript.

Lists words by frequency to help identify repetitive word usage and improve vocabulary variety. Click any word to highlight all occurrences.

Identifies adverbs (often ending in "-ly") that may weaken your writing. Replace with stronger verbs for more vivid descriptions. Click any adverb to highlight all instances in your manuscript.

Identifies words with ambiguous syllable counts or inconsistent pronunciations or stresses across contexts, accents, or reading styles. Click any word to highlight all instances in your manuscript.

This tool allows you to completely remove all art notes from your manuscript. Useful when you need a clean version without any illustrator notes.