Forum: Author Hangout

I'm a member of a local writing club and we have monthly guest speakers. One of which was from a local publishing company, Hallard Press.

John is a great resource for stuff like what fonts work best for print and online. We also share hacks or shortcuts in formating books.

They have a newsletter, and this article caught my eye because my hands are not working as well as they used to. I figured some of you might be facing something similar, so here's the link.

https://hallardpress.com/no-more-typing-this-hack-turns-your-computer-into-a-dictating-machine/

Try it out and let me know what you think.

G Younger

Many thanks for this tip! I was able to use it to put all my plans for today on paper, without a single typo.

If a guy cores out a large potato and uses it as a masturbation aide, that's a dick tater.

Attach it to a reciprocating saw in place of the blade and you have a dick tater machine.

This is amazingly better than it was 5 years ago. I had a bad baaaaaaad bout of carpal tunnel (aggravated by being assaulted by a crackhead 15yo at work) and my IT head suggested using the windows dictation but it was woeful.

Fast forward to 2021 and now, and it's improved to the point where I 'dictate' assessment feedback to students as I read through their work, then do a quick reread for clarity.

I can't use it to write fiction though - I tend to write and tidy as I go, so It doesn't suit my flow. But I can see how it would help improve productivity if you had the need.

I can't believe this quit working so soon.
Now all I get when I talk is some gal named Alexa who tells me the time and temperature. Refuses to take dictation.