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Dictate long form posts in the Ghost editor

Ghost runs in the browser, and voice input works in the post editor, newsletter body, and every text field.

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Ghost is built for calm long form writing, and voice input fits that mood. Speak the raw thought, then use the clean editor to shape the final post.

Start voice input

On Mac press the Fn key twice inside the target field.
On Windows press Windows plus H to open voice typing.
On Chromebook enable dictation in Accessibility settings.
Click into the post editor body before you speak.

Posts vs newsletters

A blog post can be longer and more detailed, so dictate freely. A newsletter stays tighter because readers scan email fast, so trim harder during edit.

Draft in Zahvox for public copy

For anything published as a public post or sent to a paying list, dictate the raw thought in Zahvox, tighten the wording, then paste it back. That extra pass keeps the tone steady and removes filler.

Small habits that keep it readable

Say punctuation out loud, including commas and periods.
Keep one thought per sentence so cleanup is fast.
Do a short review pass at the end of every session.
Save common phrases in a snippet tool so voice input can call them.

Speak the shape of the piece before you speak the words

Before you start dictating for dictate long form posts in the ghost editor, say the shape out loud: what it is, who it is for, what the three beats are, and how it ends. Ten seconds of planning out loud saves five minutes of rambling. The transcript that comes out of a planned dictation is nearly always cleaner than one that starts cold, because your mouth is following a map instead of wandering.

Where Zahvox fits after the raw capture

Zahvox is the careful second pass that sits after the raw capture. The browser, the OS, or the app you used for dictate long form posts in the ghost editor gave you words on a page. Zahvox at /tool is where you paste those words, tighten the wording, fix the shape of the sentences, and copy the result back into wherever it needs to live. Raw capture anywhere, careful edit in Zahvox — that is the whole loop, and it stays the same whether the source was a laptop, a phone, or a meeting transcript.

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