How AI Helps Writers & Authors
Writers lose writing time to research notes, pitches, submissions tracking and admin. 12² builds a notes, pitch and submissions setup on the writer's own tools; the writing stays the writer's.
Writer Research & Admin Desk · From $1,500 + $199/mo, by team size · proposed estimate · It says it is an automated assistant whenever it talks to someone directly, and your team reviews what it drafts before it goes out.
Ai tools for writers: the short answer.
12² builds AI for writers and authors that takes on the routine work: organizing research notes and sources, drafting pitch and query letters for the writer to rewrite, and tracking submissions, deadlines and invoices. It runs inside the tools you already use, and your team reviews anything that goes out.
Sources
- General office-writing evidence, not a study of this job: in an RCT, ChatGPT cut professional writing time 40% and raised quality (Noy & Zhang, Science 2023)news.mit.edu
- Grammarly Pro listed at $12/mo; Free plan availablegrammarly.com
Research figures above describe the cited studies, not results 12² promises. Results vary. Disclosures
Where the hours go now.
Research notes and sources
Writers lose writing time to research notes, pitches, submissions tracking and admin.
Pitch and query letters
Written up by hand, one at a time, after the real work is done.
Submissions, deadlines and invoices
The dates and records live in inboxes, spreadsheets and people's heads.
What it handles, and what it never does.
What it handles
- Research notes and sourcesIt organizes research notes and sources.
- Pitch and query lettersIt drafts pitch and query letters for the writer to rewrite.
- Submissions, deadlines and invoicesIt tracks submissions, deadlines and invoices.
- Proofreading drafts for typosIt proofreads drafts for typos.
- Hand-off to your teamAnything that needs a person goes to the right person, with the details attached.
What it never does
- Make up a price or a factIt works only from the documents, records and price lists you give it. Anything it can't find goes to your team.
- Promise a resultQuestions about outcomes go to the person who does the work.
- Pretend to be a personIt says it is an automated assistant whenever it talks to someone directly.
- Send anything on its ownDrafts wait for your team's approval before anything goes out.
Built and tested on your own work.
Before handoff, we run your build on your own real examples and fix anything that misses.
- Tested on your own workBefore handoff, we run your build on your own real examples and fix anything that misses.
- Retainer, then balance on deliveryRetainer up front. Work starts once the retainer is paid; the balance is due on delivery when the agreed test cases pass.
- Fixed price, scope and timelineAll three in writing before work starts. The timeline is set in your quote.
- What 12² buildsA notes, pitch and submissions setup on the writer's own tools; the writing stays the writer's.
- How it connectsWe confirm how it connects to the tools you already use on the first call and write it into your quote.
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From $1,500 + $199/moSetup + monthly, by size. The monthly fee covers monitoring, fixes and re-tests for your package as your templates, documents and staff change. AI and software usage is billed at cost. Proposed starting estimates by team size, not fixed prices; the final price is in a written quote.
- Small: Solo / small studio (1-4 people)From $1,500 + $199/mo. The core build for 1-4 people: a notes, pitch and submissions setup on the writer's own tools; the writing stays the writer's. Proposed estimate. Small tier; monthly covers hosting, monitoring and fixes.
- Mid-size: Mid-size agency (5-19 staff)From $3,500 + $399/mo. Everything in Solo / small studio, for more users, inboxes and calendars, with hand-off rules set for each role. Proposed estimate. More users, locations or integrations.
- Enterprise: Enterprise (20+ staff)From $9,500, custom quote. Everything in Mid-size agency, across locations or departments, with system integrations and a security review scoped in your custom quote. Proposed estimate floor; scope, integrations and security review set the final number. No cap.
- Retainer up front Work starts once the retainer is paid; the balance is due on delivery when the agreed test cases pass. Scope, price and timeline are agreed in writing before work starts.
- You own itThe accounts, scripts, templates and data sit in your name. You can leave at any time.
- Compliance and dataCopyright and publisher AI-disclosure terms vary (check each contract); no unpublished work in tools that train on it.
- Not professional advice12² builds software and automations. It is not a licensed professional in your field, and your team makes every professional decision. Disclosures
Straight answers.
Will AI write my book?
Not in this offer. It handles research organization and admin; the writing is yours.
How does payment work?
Retainer up front. Work starts once the retainer is paid; the balance is due on delivery when the agreed test cases pass.
How long does it take?
Timelines are set per project in the quote, after we see your systems and volume.
Are these prices final?
No. They are proposed starting estimates. You get a written custom quote after a short scoping call.
Tell us how you handle research notes and sources now.
A few lines is enough. If it's a fit we'll say so, and if it isn't we'll tell you why.
- You'll hear back within one business day12² reads your note and replies about your project.
- A free 20-minute callHow the work runs now, what gets missed, and what your team needs from it.
- A fixed quoteYour size, scope, date and price in writing before any work starts.
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