Byline
Template · Free plan

Interview write-up template: Q&A or narrative interview stories

Paste your quotes and background and choose Q&A or narrative. Byline builds the piece around the strongest moment of the interview.

How it works

Open Interview Write-up in your workspace and fill in what you know. Rough notes are fine; required fields are marked.

You giveExample
Who was interviewed The health minister
Occasion / why now Following release of national health survey results
Key quotes from interview Paste the most important quotes here — use quotation marks
Background / biography (optional) Trained as a doctor, 12 years in public health, first woman in the post
Main themes / topics Drug shortages, corruption, hospital expansion plans
Most revealing moment (optional) When pressed on drug theft she paused and said...
Format (optional) Narrative profile, Q&A format, Mixed (narrative + selected Q&A)
Target length (words) (optional) 400, 600, 800, 1000

Press Write and the draft appears as it is written. Edit it, then save it, translate it, turn it into a script or social posts, or send it to your editor.

Tips

  • Transcribe the recording first with Byline Transcribe, then paste the best quotes.
  • Mark the moment that surprised you: it becomes the opening.

Accuracy first

Byline writes only from the facts you give it. It never invents quotes, sources or figures, and when something important is missing it marks the gap, like [CHECK: name of the spokesperson], for you to fill. You check every fact before publishing.

Questions

Are quotes changed?

No. Quotes are used exactly as you give them.

Is the Interview Write-up template free?

Yes, it is included in the free plan.

Which AI models can I use?

You can choose Claude, GPT, Gemini, Llama or Mistral, depending on your plan.