Publishing clarity
Understand how the publishing industry assesses a completed manuscript, what influences publishing decisions and whether the work is ready for querying, submission or self-publication.
STORIES MEET INTELLIGENCE
Find Your Manuscript’s KATXY Score
KATXY evaluates completed fiction manuscripts across 150+ evaluation parameters and gives each one a standardized KATXY Score, supported by a comprehensive Intelligence Report for publishing decisions.
150+ Evaluation ParametersComprehensive Manuscript Analysis
450+ Analytical ChecksPublishing Risk Profile
One KATXY ScoreA Standardized Decision Signal
50+ Page Intelligence ReportInformed Publishing Decision
Why KATXY Exists
Publishing decisions are made under uncertainty.
Authors wonder whether a manuscript is ready. Agents decide which manuscripts deserve deeper attention. Publishers balance editorial judgment, commercial positioning and acquisition risk.
KATXY exists to reduce unnecessary uncertainty with structured manuscript intelligence.
800,000+
Fiction releases
More than 800,000 fiction releases were recorded across the major fiction categories reported in the U.S. in 2025 — with more than 740,000 coming through self-publishing.
6,000+
Queries a year
For high-volume literary agents, more than 500 queries every month can mean more than 6,000 potential submissions a year. One in four agents receives more than 500 queries per month.
$15B+
Fiction publishing
Fiction publishing represents a market of more than $15 billion across traditional and independent publishing estimates. AAP estimates $12.5 billion across Adult Fiction and Children’s & Young Adult Fiction, while independent publishing represents a substantial additional market.
More stories. More opportunity. More decisions competing for finite human attention.
Representation intelligence
Evaluate full manuscripts through a consistent intelligence layer that supports more informed decisions about where deeper attention is worth investing.
Acquisition intelligence
Examine manuscripts across editorial quality, audience fit, market positioning and commercial potential before deciding where to invest acquisition, production and marketing resources.
The KATXY Solution
A shared intelligence layer for completed manuscripts.
KATXY turns manuscript evaluation into a structured product experience: a KATXY Score for the signal, and an Intelligence Report for the evidence and context behind it.
ManuscriptNarrative IntelligenceKATXY Score + Intelligence ReportHuman Decision
Narrative Intelligence
Structured evaluation of completed fiction manuscripts, designed for publishing decisions.
KATXY Score
A concise product signal that summarizes the evaluation without replacing judgment.
Intelligence Report
The intelligence layer that explains the observations, context, risks and strengths behind the score.
HOW IT WORKS
From Manuscript to KATXY Score in Three Steps.
Behind a simple three-step experience is a structured evaluation designed to turn a completed manuscript into clear, decision-ready publishing intelligence.
- 01
Upload Manuscript
Submit a completed fiction manuscript for evaluation.
- 02
Structured Evaluation
KATXY assesses the manuscript across 150+ evaluation parameters.
- 03
Score + Report
Receive your KATXY Score with a 50+ page Intelligence Report.
STANDARDIZED MANUSCRIPT EVALUATION
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- Insights
- Report-backed
- Context
- Manuscript-specific
- Confidence
- Explained
- Decision
- Human-led
The Primary Product Signal
A concise score with complete context.
The KATXY Score summarizes KATXY’s structured evaluation of a completed manuscript.
It is designed to be remembered, discussed and interpreted with the analysis and context behind it.
- It is a point-in-time assessment of the manuscript.
- It supports publishing decisions without replacing human judgment.
- It is not a guarantee of publication, representation, acquisition, commercial success, reader response or artistic worth.
The Report Behind the Score
Insights make the score interpretable.
The Intelligence Report explains why the KATXY Score is what it is.
It does not replace human judgment. It gives authors, literary agents and publishers structured analysis and context for better-informed decisions.
Manuscript Intelligence · Market Intelligence · Publishing Readiness
Intelligence Report / Contents
Manuscript Intelligence
Structural & Craft Analysis
Examines the manuscript across the craft dimensions that shape the strength of the completed work.
Genre & Audience
Examines where the manuscript belongs, who it is positioned to reach and the reading experience it offers.
Market Intelligence
Comparable Landscape
Frames the manuscript against relevant market, competitive and readership signals.
Commercial Positioning
Examines how clearly the manuscript can be understood and positioned as a publishing proposition.
Publishing Readiness
Revision Outlook
Assesses the manuscript’s foundation, revision scope, flexibility and preservation priorities.
Submission Readiness
Examines how the manuscript currently presents for professional consideration.
Publishing Campaign
Translates manuscript intelligence into a practical publishing, audience-growth, marketing and discoverability strategy.
Built for the Publishing Ecosystem
One manuscript. Different decisions.
The manuscript does not change depending on who evaluates it.
The decision around it does.
Authors
You wrote the story.
KATXY gives you a publishing perspective on the completed manuscript before you decide whether to query, revise again, invest further or publish independently.
Literary Agents
Every promising query creates a harder question:
Is this manuscript worth going deeper on?
KATXY adds another layer of manuscript intelligence before you decide where your attention and expertise are worth investing.
Publishers
Every manuscript is an opportunity.
Every acquisition is a commitment.
KATXY gives you another layer of intelligence before editorial attention, production capacity, marketing resources and capital are committed around a book.
Sample Report
See how the score becomes usable intelligence.
A KATXY Intelligence Report is built to move from one standardized score to the evidence, analysis and publishing context behind it.
INSIDE THE KATXY INTELLIGENCE REPORT
- 01Manuscript Snapshot
- 02Executive Summary
- 03Structural & Craft Analysis
- 04Genre & Audience
- 05Comparable Landscape
- 06Commercial Positioning
- 07Revision Outlook
- 08Submission Readiness
- 09Publishing Campaign
KATXY / Product Principles
BUILT AROUND RESPONSIBLE MANUSCRIPT INTELLIGENCE
Score-First Evaluation
KATXY centers the experience around one standardized score that can be remembered, discussed and interpreted with evidence.
Report-Backed Intelligence
The Intelligence Report provides the analysis and context behind the score across craft, readership, market positioning, revision and publishing readiness.
Publishing-Context Language
KATXY is built around the decisions authors, literary agents and publishers make about completed manuscripts.
Human-Led Decisions
KATXY supports creative, editorial, representation and acquisition judgment.
It does not replace it.
Why Trust KATXY
Trust through transparency.
KATXY is designed for unpublished manuscripts, responsible interpretation and human-led publishing decisions.
ManuscriptEvaluationReport
Manuscript Handling
Your manuscript is used to generate the evaluation and is deleted after analysis. The report remains available in your KATXY account; the original manuscript file is not retained.
Confidentiality
Unpublished manuscripts are treated as valuable narrative IP.
Explainability
Every KATXY Score is supported by a comprehensive Intelligence Report.
Creator Ownership
KATXY evaluates the manuscript.
Creative judgment stays with people.
Evaluation, Not Editing
KATXY does not write, rewrite, edit, proofread or generate manuscripts.
It evaluates completed work.
Consistency
The same intelligence framework supports authors, literary agents and publishers.
FAQ
Understand KATXY before you evaluate.
KATXY brings structure, consistency and context to manuscript evaluation so authors, literary agents and publishers can make better-informed decisions.
What is KATXY?
KATXY is a Narrative Intelligence product for completed fiction manuscripts.
It evaluates a manuscript across 150+ evaluation parameters and produces one KATXY Score supported by a comprehensive Manuscript Intelligence Report.
KATXY adds structured intelligence to publishing decisions while leaving creative, representation and acquisition judgment with people.
Who is KATXY for?
KATXY is built for Authors, Literary Agents and Publishers.
Authors can use KATXY when deciding what should happen next with a completed manuscript. Literary Agents can use it when deciding where deeper attention and expertise are worth investing. Publishers can use it when considering acquisition, development, positioning and publishing commitment.
The manuscript intelligence remains consistent. The decision being made with it is different.
What kinds of manuscripts does KATXY evaluate?
KATXY currently evaluates completed fiction manuscripts.
It is designed for finished works rather than excerpts, outlines, partial drafts or writing samples.
What does KATXY assess?
KATXY evaluates a completed manuscript across 150+ evaluation parameters spanning:
That breadth is supported by 450+ analytical checks that deepen the publishing risk profile.
Structural & Craft · Genre & Audience · Comparable Landscape · Commercial Positioning · Revision Outlook · Submission Readiness
The analysis also informs a Publishing Campaign built around the manuscript's audience, positioning and market context.
What is the KATXY Score?
The KATXY Score is a standardized, point-in-time assessment of the manuscript.
It provides a concise reference point for KATXY's evaluation, while the Intelligence Report provides the evidence and context behind it.
The Score is an assessment of the manuscript — not a grade of the author, a measure of artistic worth or a prediction of publishing success.
What is inside the Intelligence Report?
Every KATXY Intelligence Report is organized into nine sections:
- Manuscript Snapshot
- Executive Summary
- Structural & Craft Analysis
- Genre & Audience
- Comparable Landscape
- Commercial Positioning
- Revision Outlook
- Submission Readiness
- Publishing Campaign
Together, these sections provide the analysis and context behind the KATXY Score.
Does KATXY edit or rewrite manuscripts?
No.
KATXY does not write, rewrite, line edit, proofread or generate manuscript content.
It evaluates completed work.
KATXY may identify areas of strength, risk or potential revision, but decisions about how — or whether — to change the manuscript remain with the author and the people working with them.
How can Authors, Literary Agents and Publishers use the same KATXY evaluation?
The manuscript does not change depending on who is looking at it. The decision does.
An Author may use the evaluation when deciding whether to query, revise further or publish independently.
A Literary Agent may use the same intelligence when deciding whether a manuscript warrants deeper attention, development or representation.
A Publisher may use it when considering acquisition, positioning, development and publishing commitment.
Same manuscript intelligence. Different decisions.
Can a KATXY Report be shared across the publishing ecosystem?
Yes.
A KATXY Intelligence Report can be shared with relevant people involved in a manuscript's publishing journey, including Literary Agents and Publishers.
Because the Score and Report assess the manuscript itself, they provide a common reference point while allowing each person to exercise their own professional judgment.
How is manuscript confidentiality handled?
Unpublished manuscripts are treated as valuable narrative intellectual property.
The manuscript is used to perform the requested evaluation. After analysis is completed, the uploaded manuscript file is deleted rather than retained as part of the completed report.
The resulting KATXY Score and Intelligence Report remain available to the user.
Is manuscript content used to train AI models?
No.
KATXY does not use submitted manuscripts as datasets for training or fine-tuning its models.
Manuscript content is processed for the purpose of producing the requested evaluation.
Can a revised manuscript be evaluated again?
Yes.
A revised manuscript can be submitted for a new KATXY evaluation.
Each evaluation is treated as a new point-in-time assessment of the manuscript submitted for that analysis.
Does a high KATXY Score guarantee representation, acquisition, publication, sales or reader response?
No.
KATXY does not guarantee or predict literary representation, publisher acquisition, publication, sales, bestseller status, awards, adaptation, reader response or commercial success.
Publishing remains a combination of creative judgment, market conditions, execution, timing and human decisions.
KATXY provides intelligence for those decisions. It does not determine the outcome.
STORIES MEET INTELLIGENCE
Every manuscript deserves to know its KATXY Score.
You wrote the manuscript.
See where it stands before deciding what comes next.