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On Being a Dictator: Using Dictation to Be a Better Writer
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Series: Million Dollar Writing
General ReferenceWriting Instruction
Publisher Price: $11.99
ISBN13: 9781680577501
Publisher: Wordfire Press
Published: Jan 14 2025
Pages: 118
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.28 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Tired of being stuck in a chair behind a desk?
Do you want to write more without sacrificing your health and sanity?
Learn how you can get more written while
● Hiking or just going for a stroll
● Driving
● Watching your kids play at the park
● Taking a bath
Multiple New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson has written 180 books-sixteen million words!-most of them by dictating into a hand-held recorder while hiking. Award-winning novelist and short story writer Martin L. Shoemaker dictates chapters and stories while driving, turning his daily commute into a productive work session.
These two die-hard dictators, share their techniques and insights into how dictation can help you
● Improve your writing productivity
● Use otherwise lost time to brainstorm, plot, develop characters, write articles, and more
● Get inspired by leaving your confined office and getting a fresh perspective elsewhere
● Stay in shape while writing
Revised and expanded to include new technologies, AI transcription, and updated techniques!
On Being a Dictator, part of the Million Dollar Writing Series, will help you think outside the box, consider a different writing method, and up your game in the fast-paced ever-changing world of publishing.
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