In this episode of No Mess, No Magic, Monica talks with fiction author and educator Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer about dictation, accessibility, and why writing with your voice is still writing.

Sarah shares how she went from struggling with dictation for seven years to using it to draft 14 books, and now teaches other authors how to make the shift from typing to speaking their stories. Together, Monica and Sarah explore dictation as a sustainable writing tool, especially for writers with disabilities, chronic pain, ADHD, autism, screen fatigue, or anyone who feels chained to their desk.

They also talk about oral storytelling traditions, why “shortcuts” aren’t cheating, the learning curve of dictation, Sarah’s DRAFT framework, and how writers can practice dictation without putting pressure on their current work-in-progress.

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Takeaways

• Dictation as a writing method
• Overcoming challenges in dictation Practice and repetition are essential for skill development
• Dictation can be a valuable tool for writers

Chapters

• 00:00 Introduction and Friendship
• 07:00 Overcoming Resistance to Dictation
• 13:29 Beginner's Curve in Dictation
• 21:24 The Importance of Practice and Repetition
• 29:02 Tools and Techniques for Dictation
• 35:22 Learning Dictation and Where to Find Resources