software

Speech Recognition Software: Is It An Option?

I’ve noticed a trend with a couple of bloggers and e-book writers: they’re using speech recognition software to speed up their production. One or two are also making recordings, hiring transcriptionists and getting a written draft back that way. The initial draft that you can get back from either a transcriptionist or from speech recognition [...]

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A Tip For Microsoft Word

I know most of the editors that I work with prefer to get articles emailed to them as Word documents. With a Word document, you can be sending along a lot more information than you might think. Try checking the properties of the documents you have saved. Depending on what information you used to register [...]

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WriteRoom: Two Thumbs Up

I’ve mentioned WriteRoom before, and I’ll probably mention it again. I love the idea behind this software: if your entire screen is taken up by your writing, you are less likely to get distracted. Personally, I’ve found that WriteRoom is my best option for pounding out fiction, especially short fiction. It isn’t as good for [...]

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