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Write a blog post/Generate and edit

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Generate and edit

Let Thomas draft your article, then refine it in the editor.

Once you click Generate, Thomas gets to work. The generation runs through several stages automatically:

  1. Planning — Thomas creates a detailed outline based on your brief
  2. Drafting — the full article is written
  3. Smoothing — the draft is refined for flow and readability
  4. Quality checks — tone audit, banned term removal, and style enforcement

You'll see a progress indicator as Thomas works through these stages. The whole process takes a couple of minutes.

The generation progress indicator showing the current stage
Thomas works through several stages to produce a polished draft

When it's done, your article appears in the editor.

The editor

Thomas uses a block-based editor. Each paragraph, heading, and section is a separate block that you can edit, move, or delete independently.

The article editor showing a generated article with headings, paragraphs, and a formatting toolbar
Click any block to edit it, or drag to reorder

You can:

  • Edit text — click any block and type to make changes
  • Reorder sections — drag and drop blocks to rearrange the article
  • Format text — use the toolbar for bold, italic, links, and other formatting
  • Delete blocks — remove any section you don't want

Your changes save automatically as you work.

Thomas's first draft is usually 80-90% of the way there. Focus your editing on the intro (make it hook the reader), the CTA (make it specific), and any facts that need checking.

Thomas generates content using AI. Always review the article before publishing, especially any statistics, quotes, or factual claims.

When you're happy with the article, move on to exporting.