✍️ Built for writers, by someone who gets it

Your manuscript deserves a second look.

AI-powered line editing and developmental feedback — side by side with your original, never rewriting a word. You stay in 100% creative control.

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Free plan includes 5 page analyses. No credit card required.
🔒 Your writing is never stored for AI training
✍️ No rewrites — suggestions only
📖 Real craft principles, cited by source
💾 Full analysis history saved to your account
What you get
Two types of editing in one submission
Most editors give you one or the other. Second Look gives you both.
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Line Editing
Spelling, grammar, and rewording suggestions shown side by side with your original. Every change is labeled and explained — nothing is silently altered.
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Developmental Editing
Chapter-level feedback on structure, pacing, character, dialogue, tension, and more — citing real craft principles from sources like Stephen King, Sol Stein, and Robert McKee.
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Your Creative Control
Every suggestion is a recommendation, never a rewrite. Accept what resonates, ignore what doesn't. Your voice, your story, your call.
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Analysis History
Every analysis is saved to your account. Name them, search them, archive them, and revisit any edit at any time.
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Personalized Themes
Choose from 12 handcrafted themes — from Candlelight to Haunted Library to Afterglow — so your editing space matches your writing mood.
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Works Everywhere
Fully responsive on desktop, tablet, and mobile. Edit on the go or settle in at your desk — Second Look works wherever you write.
Simple by design
How it works
No learning curve. No complicated setup. Just paste and go.
1
Paste your manuscript
Copy a paragraph, a page, or a full chapter from your work in progress and paste it into the editor. Give it a title so you can find it later.
2
Click Analyze
Second Look reads your manuscript and runs both a line edit and a full developmental analysis in seconds.
3
Review side by side
Your original appears on the left. Suggestions appear on the right, color-coded by type. Editor notes explain every recommendation.
4
Take what serves you
Accept the suggestions that feel right, ignore the ones that don't. Your analysis is saved to your history so you can always come back to it.

Your work is always yours.

We built Second Look Editor for writers who care about their work — which means we care about protecting it.

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Never used for training
Your manuscript is never stored, shared, or used to train AI models. Ever.
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Suggestions, not rewrites
Every recommendation is clearly labeled. Nothing in your manuscript changes without your say.
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100% creative control
You are the author. Second Look is just here to help you see your work with fresh eyes.
Simple pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you're ready.
No hidden fees. Cancel anytime.
Free
$0 / forever
Perfect for trying it out.
  • ✓ 5 page analyses
  • ✓ Line editing
  • ✓ Developmental editing
  • ✓ Analysis history
  • ✓ 12 themes
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Pro
$10 / month
For writers who are serious about their craft.
  • ✓ Unlimited page analyses
  • ✓ Line editing
  • ✓ Developmental editing
  • ✓ Analysis history
  • ✓ 12 themes
  • ✓ Priority support
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