Foster

Hi, everyone!

Stew and Dan here from Foster.

Foster is a button that lives inside Google Docs. Writers can tap it to get collaborative support on their writing within 24 hours.

Behind the scenes, we’ve built a collective of writers, editors, and experts who love jumping into first drafts and helping improve them.

Foster contributors do much more than spot a missing comma; they can give you ideas on how to make a story funnier or how to make an argument air-tight.

Quality writing wins

Writing on the Internet follows a power law. The best piece of writing on a topic tends to have an exponentially larger impact than the average piece.

But writing great stuff is hard. Most writers publish into the void, hoping for constructive feedback that never comes.

We help writers and content teams produce better writing

Foster’s Chrome extension lets anyone summon editors and experts to appear directly inside of their work and help them produce something great.

All drafts on Foster are privately routed to vetted contributors who we believe will be able to push them forward.

Most automated writing and grammar tools can only catch relatively minor errors. We’re focused on what we consider to be the harder part of the process: how do you turn a rough draft into something timeless?

Foster is easy to use

Writers never have to leave Google Docs to use Foster.

Here’s what the process looks like:

1. Write.
2. Share the draft with Foster.
3. Receive constructive suggestions.
4. Rewrite and incorporate the best feedback.
5. Publish.

Writers love it

The most common word we hear from our early users is “Amazing.”

Coincidentally, many of our early users are YC founders or Hacker News regulars. Both of these drafts were sent through Foster prior to being submitted to HN: We need a middle class for startups,  What's the Future of IDEs?

And while it’s exciting to see individual pieces improve, many writers tell us that using Foster has elevated their writing skills generally (Tweet) and motivated them to write more (Tweet).

We’re ready to support your writing

Today, we’re ready to help everyone produce better writing.

You can sign up for one of our new plans and get high-quality support on your next draft here:

https://foster.co

You can use the code “FIRSTDRAFT” for a free month of the Hobbyist or Basic plan.