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From first spark to final draft

Catch the spark. Build the structure.

Every great piece of writing begins as a flash: a line in a book, a question in class, an argument you can't put down. Leyden & Beam helps you catch those sparks and build them into work that holds together and means something.

No AI, ever Your words, your work Free for instructors
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Choose your path

Wherever your ideas need to go, there's a frame built for them

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Students

Turn the reading into an argument that's yours.

Gather what matters from every source, discover what you really think, and hand in work you can stand behind.

Find your thesis in what you've read Citations done right, every time Proof that the work is yours
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Professionals

Give your big project a frame strong enough to hold it.

Novels, dissertations, books and manuscripts. See the whole shape of the work, keep every thread, and carry it to a finished draft.

Hold hundreds of ideas, lose none See the whole book at a glance From first draft to finished pages
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Speech & Debate

Build a case that stands up when you do.

Gather your evidence, order your arguments, answer the other side, and know how long it runs before you take the floor.

Every piece of evidence ready to pull Arguments with their answers built in Timed before you ever stand up
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What it gives you

From a flash of inspiration to work that means something

The spark

Ideas arrive anywhere: in a lecture, on a walk, at two in the morning. Catch each one the moment it comes, before it's gone.

A home for every idea

Quotes, sources, questions, scenes, arguments. Everything you gather is kept, findable, and ready when you need it.

Structure you can see

Lay your ideas out, move them, connect them, and watch the shape of your argument or story appear in front of you.

Work that means something

Finish with writing that holds together and says what you meant, in your own voice, ready for wherever it's going next.

A spark lasts a moment. Structure makes it last.

Our pledge

Every word is yours.

There is no AI in Leyden & Beam. Nothing writes for you, rewrites you, or suggests what to say. The thinking is yours, the voice is yours, and when it matters, you can show exactly how you built it.

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The no-AI pledge
No generated text No AI suggestions or rewrites No model anywhere in the app Open to anyone who wants to check

Pricing

Start for the price of a paperback

Every subscription begins with a 14-day trial. Instructors are free, always.

Students $25 for a whole semester, paid once Or $50 a year, or $7 a month. Add Speech & Debate from $40 a semester. Student plans →
Professionals $9 /month billed yearly, for writers and authors Scholar $16 and Press $29 a month, billed yearly. Professional plans →
Speech & Debate $40 /semester for students, or $75 a year, or $9 a month Included in every professional plan. Speech & Debate →
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Your next great idea is on its way. Be ready to catch it.

Start your 14-day trial Students can start with the $25 Semester Pass.