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Triple Your Writing Speed with Dictation

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Oct 1, 2025
Join award-winning author Sarah Elizabeth Sawyer as she unpacks the secrets to tripling your writing speed with dictation. She shares insights on overcoming common hesitations, such as tech struggles and mind barriers. Learn about practical dictation techniques that preserve your unique voice, improve your health, and enhance the natural flow of your writing. Discover the best tools for authors, including useful apps and methods for getting started. Sarah's journey highlights the ease and creativity that dictation can bring to your writing process.
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INSIGHT

Speaking Is Faster Than Typing

  • Speaking stories is naturally faster than typing because humans talk ~150 wpm vs typing ~50 wpm.
  • Dictation can potentially triple writing speed and boost book output significantly.
ANECDOTE

Early Dragon Experience Failed

  • Sarah Sawyer tried Dragon Dictation in 2013 and found it an "epic failure" due to tech and creative mismatch.
  • She stopped using Dragon and only picked dictation up seriously years later with better tools.
ADVICE

Don't Let Punctuation Block You

  • Don't let manual punctuation stop you; modern dictation can auto-punctuate or you can speak punctuation until it becomes natural.
  • Use whatever works: speak punctuation to preserve voice or auto-punctuate and fix later.
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