Who this is for
Writers working on long projects who lose momentum every morning reorienting to where they left off.
The moment this saves you
I finish writing for the day mid-thought, and the next day I waste my best hour rereading to remember what I was doing, which kills the momentum I'd built the day before.
See it work
Messy spoken thought in. A clean, structured artifact out.
End of writing session log. Today I wrote about 1200 words, got through the confrontation scene in chapter eight, that went well, better than expected. Where I stopped, right after Vera storms out, I haven't written the brother's reaction yet, that's the next thing. The idea I want to remember for tomorrow, his reaction shouldn't be anger, it should be relief, which is the surprising choice and the more interesting one. One problem I'm stuck on, I'm not sure the timeline works, did the funeral happen before or after the inheritance reveal, need to check my outline. Tomorrow start with the brother's relief.
Writing log, June 5, 2026
- Today: ~1,200 words, got through the confrontation scene in ch. 8 (went better than expected)
- Where I stopped: Right after Vera storms out
- Next move: Write the brother's reaction, make it relief, not anger (the surprising, more interesting choice)
- Stuck on: Timeline, did the funeral happen before or after the inheritance reveal? Check the outline.
- Tomorrow: Start with the brother's relief
The workflow
Record a voice note
Hit the hotkey and talk, no formatting, no typing.
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The prompt behind this context
I'm going to log the end of a writing session. Turn it into a dated writing log: a bold "Writing log, [today's date]" heading, then labeled lines: Today (word count and what I accomplished), Where I stopped (the exact point), Next move (what comes next, keeping any creative choice I committed to), Stuck on (any unresolved problem), and Tomorrow (the first thing to do next session). Keep my specific creative decisions. Don't invent plot or progress I didn't mention. Output only the log.
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Next, open Contextli, Contexts, Import, paste.
Make it your own. This is a starting point. Once it's in Contextli, tweak the instructions so the output comes out exactly how you like it.
Your raw recording and transcription stay on your device, so you can always go back to the original.
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