For Reporters, freelance writers, columnists, newsletter writers

Speak the first draft, edit the polished one

Voice is faster than typing for first drafts. Pithflow gets your raw thoughts down clean, with cleanup that strips the filler — leaving you a real first draft to edit, not raw transcript.

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Why this workflow is broken today

× First drafts take 2-3x longer than they need to because typing slows down thinking
× Pitch emails are high-volume — 50-100/month for active freelancers
× Interview note-writing is a separate workflow from interview transcription

How Pithflow fits in

Step 1

Open Google Docs or your CMS

Works in Docs, Notion, Substack, Ghost, WordPress, anywhere you write
Step 2

Hold Ctrl+Space, dictate the lede + outline

"The story opens with the morning the layoffs hit. Three paragraphs of scene-setting. Then we zoom out to the broader industry context..."
Step 3

Release

Clean prose appears, your structure intact
Step 4

Pitches: use snippets for editor names + outlets

"atlantic" → "Hi [editor name] at The Atlantic, I'm pitching..."

Recommended tone

Casual

Recommended intent

Refine

Pro tip: dictate the draft, then re-read and edit. Voice surfaces ideas you wouldn't have typed — your subconscious is faster than your fingers.

Try Pithflow free

2,000 words/week, forever. No card required. 5 MB installer.

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