We’re a small team building a writing app for people who write for a living. It brings your files, a text editor and leading AI models together in one workspace, allowing you to work with AI directly on your documents rather than copying and pasting text between different tools.

We’re looking for 20 professional writers based in the UK to try an early version of the app and share honest feedback on how it fits into their day-to-day work.

Who We’re Looking For

• Based in the UK, with English as your native language.
• A professional writer, journalist, editor, screenwriter, copywriter, translator, researcher, content manager or professional blogger.
• Use AI in your professional work several times a week.
• Pay for at least one AI tool, such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Perplexity.

How It Works

You’ll take part at a time that suits you, within three days of being accepted.

Once confirmed, we’ll email you a Zoom link, a promo code worth 5,000 coins and a short set of instructions.

You’ll join our Zoom room, share your screen and turn on your microphone. Zoom will record the session. You’ll then sign up for the app and spend around 55 minutes using it for your usual work.

Please bring two or three real tasks you’re working on that week. We’d like you to think aloud as you work, explaining what you’re trying to do and what you notice along the way.

After the session, we’ll ask you to complete a short questionnaire by email.

Privacy

Your session recording will not be published or shared outside our team. We’ll review the recording and analyse it, partly using AI tools. These tools do not use your session data for training.

Please avoid sharing sensitive or confidential information and only work on tasks you’re comfortable showing us.

Please note: the app is in beta

The app is still in beta, so you may encounter errors or a frozen screen. If this happens, simply reload the page and carry on. Please remain in the Zoom call while doing so.

What You’ll Need

• A laptop or desktop computer.
• Chrome, Edge or Brave browser.
• A working microphone.
• The Zoom app (a Zoom account is not required).

Payment

£40 for the 55-minute session, paid via PayPal once you’ve completed the session and submitted the questionnaire.

How To Apply

Please email jane@penvola.com with brief answers to these three questions:

1. What is your profession, and what do you usually write?
2. Which AI tools do you use, and which of them do you pay for?
3. How often do you use AI for work, and what do you use it for?

Please mention Journo Resources when you apply. It really helps us out.