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Tired of being stuck in a chair behind a desk?

Do you want to write more without sacrificing your health and sanity?

Learn how you can get more written while

● Hiking or just going for a stroll

● Driving

● Watching your kids play at the park

● Taking a bath

Multiple New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson has written 180 books—sixteen million words!—most of them by dictating into a hand-held recorder while hiking. Award-winning novelist and short story writer Martin L. Shoemaker dictates chapters and stories while driving, turning his daily commute into a productive work session.

These two die-hard “dictators,” share their techniques and insights into how dictation can help you

● Improve your writing productivity

● Use otherwise lost time to brainstorm, plot, develop characters, write articles, and more

● Get inspired by leaving your confined office and getting a fresh perspective elsewhere

● Stay in shape while writing

Revised and expanded to include new technologies, AI transcription, and updated techniques!

On Being a Dictator, part of the Million Dollar Writing Series, will help you think outside the box, consider a different writing method, and up your game in the fast-paced ever-changing world of publishing.

eBook ISBN: 978-1-68057-749-5

Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-68057-750-1

118 pages

Version 2 of On Being A Dictator was published on January 14, 2025

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