How I Am Using Dictation to Write My Next Novel | The First Draft Club Podcast

Описание: Ever wondered if you could write your novel while taking a walk? In this episode of First Draft Club, 3x HarperCollins novelist Mary Adkins reveals how she wrote almost half of her latest novel (50,000 words!) using nothing but her iPhone and comfortable shoes.

Mary shares her honest experiment with dictation writing—from being "dictation curious" to discovering she could produce 1,100 words per hour while walking around her neighborhood.

She breaks down the exact tools she used (spoiler: the best app was free!), how she overcame the awkwardness of speaking punctuation out loud, and whether dictated writing actually sounds different from typed writing.

If you're a busy writer juggling work, family, and creative dreams, this episode might just change how you approach your next project.


🎧 What you’ll learn:

• Why dictation might solve your "no time to write" problem

• The best (free!) apps for dictation writing

• How to handle character names and punctuation while dictating

• Whether dictated prose differs from typed prose

Time Stamps
00:00 Introduction to a Revolutionary Writing Approach
00:36 Discovering Dictation for Writing
03:30 Testing Dictation Apps
06:04 Overcoming Dictation Challenges
10:18 Does Dictated Writing Sound Different?
14:11 Surprising Productivity Results from Dictating

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Happy writing!
— Mary

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I’m Mary Adkins, author with HarperCollins and book writing coach (for novels and memoirs). I’m so glad you found me!

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Mary Adkins is a recovered lawyer, mom to a goofy kid, novelist, and writing coach.

She moved from the hectic world of corporate law into novel-writing…and has published 3 novels (and counting!) with HarperCollins.

During her career transition, she learned a whole bunch of stuff about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to writing, revising, landing an agent, and getting published. She created www.thebookincubator.com to help aspiring writers on their journey.

Want to improve your craft, get your book done, and—most importantly—make it FUN again?

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