Technology Test

[cathschaffstump]

Good morning, everyone.

This is me using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. It’s wonderful. My arm doesn’t hurt at all! It’s also very easy to use.

I think it’s going to speed up my writing time. A lot. Sure, I have to get used to making mistakes and correcting them, but since I have a friendly, Midwestern accent, I tend to speak clearly. Dragon NaturallySpeaking is also making me more careful about how I speak.

I suppose I will also become a better proofreader, because I’m using this program. Tomorrow I will be home writing all day. I will use Dragon NaturallySpeaking to move forward on the book. It’s not a perfect solution. I don’t think I can get angsty and dramatic and act out scenes, but if I think about the scenes. I can say them in a measured way that captures their content well.

Hmmm… I wonder how Dragon NaturallySpeaking will spell an exploding sound. My first experiments, show me not too well.

I’m done showing off. See you later with the Herc-o-meter.

Catherine

Originally published at Writer Tamago. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[erised1810.livejournal.com]

wow. that looks great. i jstu wonder how it putsi ncommas and punctuation though. i'm curious now.
and there goes my former job as typign letters form tape. m ybrother had done aforecast onthat because he's mroe itn osoftware and yeah. agh well.

[awelkin.livejournal.com]

I do edit. You actually say "period" or "comma" to get the punctuation in.

[erised1810.livejournal.com]

i thoughtas much. exept when yo uneed the actua lwords themselves it'ssomething else. liek oncey ousay quote it jsut giives a " sign. oh well. you'venver bene the type to use :) or similar signs a lot so heh.
i also thought woudl ths make writing easier at all or arey outempted to notice how osmethign doens't flow whe nyour'e sayign it out loud and go back to fix it at once/ i mean this way yo ucoudl easily hear immediately whe nsomethgn doens't click well.

[mochimonkey.livejournal.com]

HA HA HA! That's awesome about the punctuation, but I guess it presents a problem if you have things like, "In the last . of the basketball game..." or "I have my."

Wonder if they could do a Victor Borge (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF4qii8S3gw) on the program? :D