Dictate Your Book with Monica Leonelle

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Dictation can speed up your creation process as well as preventing injury and helping writers be healthier. In this episode, I talk to Monica Leonelle about how she uses dictation and about her book, Dictate Your Book

Show notes:
On why there has been a resurgence in interest in dictation this year.
The technology and gear one needs to dictate.
dictate your bookSaveMonica's tips for those who are less than patient setting up dictation.
Tips for shifting from writing by typing to writing using dictation.
What beats are and why they might matter more when dictating fiction as opposed to typing it.
How walking with a recorder and having the file transcribed fits into this idea.
The length of time it took Monica to train the Dragon and the strategies she used to do that.
The changes dictation has made to Monica's writing speed and the choices she makes about when to use dictation.
On what dictation software cannot learn.
Other ways to speed up writing, including beats, the Pomodoro method, WriteOrDie and setting deadlines.
The importance of mentors and what Monica sees in the future of publishing.
You can find Monica at ProseOnFire.com and on twitter @monicaleonelle