SPA Girls Podcast – EP528 – Effortless Dictation with Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer

Nov 26, 2025

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We’re delighted to welcome Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer, historical fiction author and writing instructor.

We’re diving into how dictation can totally transform the way you write: think faster drafts, more creative flow, and less stress on your body. Sarah has written 13 books solely by speaking words into her smartphone. Once she switched from typing her first drafts to dictating them, she doubled her writing speed.

A tribal member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Sarah also shares her advice on writing Native American characters with truth and respect.

About Sarah

Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer is an award-winning historical fiction author and writing instructor. She’s published 19 books and is also the host of The Confident Fiction Author podcast. She’s been featured on The Creative Penn podcast, Jane Friedman’s blog, Writer’s Digest magazine, and at InkersCon 2025. Plus, of course, the SPA Girls Podcast! 😉She’s also taught over 800 fiction authors how to dictate their novels through her Dictation Bootcamp for Authors and Fictation™ Digital Courses.

Links:

Sarah’s substack “The Five Minute Fictation Club”
https://www.fictioncourses.com/

https://www.sarahelisabethwrites.com/
The Confident Author Podcast https://www.fictioncourses.com/podcast
”Fictation” – the art of dictating your fiction https://www.fictioncourses.com/fictation

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