For writers & journalists
Draft at the speed you think.
The line always sounds better before you type it. Murmur catches it at that stage — on the doorstep, in the car park, at the desk at midnight.
What gets in the way
The writing was never the hard part.
The blank first paragraph
You can explain the story to a colleague in twenty seconds. Say that version out loud and edit it, instead of staring at a cursor.
Notes that die in a voice memo
Recordings pile up unlistened. Speak straight into your document and the notes arrive already readable.
Names spelled four different ways
Add sources, places and titles to your dictionary once, and every draft after that gets them right.
Said out loud, written properly
One breath in, one draft out.
What you say
right so the piece is basically about the council selling off the depot, um, the vote was six to three, Councillor Adeyemi is the one who broke ranks, and I want to open on the empty building
Notes, tidied
Story: council votes to sell the depot - Vote carried 6–3 - Cllr Adeyemi broke ranks with the group - Open on the empty building
Where it earns its keep
Moments in your day.
- Doorstep notes dictated before you reach the car
- The intro spoken aloud, then trimmed on screen
- Pitch emails written between calls, in your own tone
- Interview follow-ups sent the same hour, not the next day
- Late-night ideas captured without opening a laptop lid fully
Your dictionary
Add the words your work runs on. They come out right every time after that.
- adeyemiCllr Adeyemi
- nib peaceNIB piece
- off the recordoff-the-record
“I talk the piece through before I write it anyway. Now the talking is the first draft, and I keep the bits I'd normally forget.”
Ruth Kelleher
Freelance features writer
Say the first line out loud.
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