Reviews Of Interest To Freelance Writers
Here is the archive of books and products I’ve reviewed for freelance writers.
For the most part, I’ve actually used the products and services. If I haven’t, I trust the people who are recommending it.
In the case of books, I’ve read ‘em. I’ll do my darnedest to tell you the whole truth as I experience it.
If you’ve got a product, service or book that helps freelance writers you’d like me to review, contact me by email and I’ll probably agree.
Books Writers Must Have:
- The Well-Fed Writer
- The Well-Fed Self-Publisher
- The Soul of Money
- Mainstream Author Self Publishes
- Bird by Bird : Some Instructions on Writing and Life
- Writer’s Market – Your Must Have Marketing Tool
- 1001 Ways to Market Your Book by John Kremer – A Review
Online Article Market Site Series:
Software and other geeky stuff for freelance writers:
Business Cards
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Anne,
Have you ever used Dragon Naturally Speaking? There were many reviews of it on WordPress, but I’d like your opinion. Currently, I have MS Speech and haven’t used it much because I have to train it to my voice.
Deidre
Deirdre,
I use DNS – sometimes. I’m an awful hunt ‘n’ peck typist who spends as much time fixing my mistakes as I do actually writing. Let me share some personal thoughts about using it.
First, the latest version (v10) is much, much much better than earlier versions, but you do need a fairly peppy, up-to-date PC to make it do its tricks. No training is needed, it’s ready to go right out of the box. but I do suggest you buy a better headset than the one they include.
But for me, the main thing was how different the writing process is. Writing using vox recognition software is a whole different animal, very different from typing, at least for me. It’s much faster — if you know what you’re going to say/write. That’s certainly not always the case for me!
Also, my fingers often type things my mind didn’t know I was going to say. Spontaneous creativity, if you will. That doesn’t happen with DNS.
If you’re considering buying it, be sure to keep an eye out for sales. I got it from Newegg for $49 — about half price. I saw it recently on Amazon (I think it was) for one day only, for $29!
That’s Dragon Naturally Speaking… no training in v10? Lovely. I’ve got one version or another… I’ll have to see if I can upgrade.