A whacky crazy way to “write” your memoir

And it’s easy, too!

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You can speed up your writing (write more words per hour), focus on organizing your thoughts, and never get tendinitis or bursitis in the hand with this whacky, crazy “writing” method:

Instead of “writing” your story, “talk” it. Speak it out loud, as if you were telling a friend your story over lunch with a glass of wine.

Here are 3 methods to do this:

1 — Record your memoir into your computer or smartphone and find someone to transcribe the recording.

Lots of people at fiverr.com do this, or you could use someone from GMRTranscription.com. You’ll get back an electronic transcript, most likely a word document, that you can edit and polish for your final draft. (You’ll want to establish up front when you send your mp3 recording what document format they’ll provide.)

2 — On a PC or a Mac, use voice-to-text software.

You can use Microsoft Word’s dictation option, or you can buy “voice to text” software, like Dragon.

I’m on a mac, and I personally use Word’s dictation option.