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A review by champipen
On Being a Dictator: Using Dictation to Be a Better Writer by Martin L. Shoemaker, Kevin J. Anderson
3.0
I purchased this book because I couldn't find much info on the internet about the actual process of dictation aside from KJA and obscure youtube videos.
This was drafted in a week and it shows. It's vague and lacking in content. I'm confident that if one had a fifteen minute conversation with each of these authors about this precise topic, you could deduce and expound from those conversations at least twice as much actionable material as is found here.
They both have a phenomenal grasp of the process, as shown by the number of books they've written and sold, but this book reads as a cliffnotes version of a cash grab. I'm a bit disappointed, but would be lying if I said I'd expected something more.
Pros: Written by industry professionals with the credentials to back them up.
Cons: No lessons, advice, or things to practice aside from "Just Practice". Absolutely no grasp or reference to the beefy amount of resources available for those not using a literal handheld recorder. Which makes sense- they're writing the book, after all.
Overall, I can't say I'd recommend this to others unless they specifically asked after this precise topic. Will keep it on my shelf as reference for practice.
This was drafted in a week and it shows. It's vague and lacking in content. I'm confident that if one had a fifteen minute conversation with each of these authors about this precise topic, you could deduce and expound from those conversations at least twice as much actionable material as is found here.
They both have a phenomenal grasp of the process, as shown by the number of books they've written and sold, but this book reads as a cliffnotes version of a cash grab. I'm a bit disappointed, but would be lying if I said I'd expected something more.
Pros: Written by industry professionals with the credentials to back them up.
Cons: No lessons, advice, or things to practice aside from "Just Practice". Absolutely no grasp or reference to the beefy amount of resources available for those not using a literal handheld recorder. Which makes sense- they're writing the book, after all.
Overall, I can't say I'd recommend this to others unless they specifically asked after this precise topic. Will keep it on my shelf as reference for practice.