Authorial

Authorial is an AI-native writing tool that bridges the gap between knowing something and being able to write about it. It works in three stages: you provide a topic, the tool generates a focused set of interview questions tailored to that subject, and then you answer them — either by typing or by speaking directly into the browser. Once you've completed the interview, Authorial synthesises your responses into a structured article draft.

The core idea is that most people find it easier to talk about what they know than to write about it from a blank page. Authorial exploits that. The interview format draws out specifics, anecdotes, and opinions that might never surface in a conventional drafting session. The AI then organises those raw responses into a coherent narrative — with a working title, a clear structure, and prose that sounds like you rather than a generic language model.

Under the hood, it uses OpenAI's Whisper API for audio transcription and GPT-4o for question generation and draft synthesis. Session state is stored locally in the browser — no account required, no data leaves your machine beyond the API calls themselves.

Authorial is built as a standalone Next.js application inside the Brainwash SUDS monorepo, deployed at authorial.brainwash.solutions. It is currently in prototype; the core interview-to-draft pipeline is fully functional.