When you're alone and editing your work, hearing the words come back to you helps. There's an excellent and free online AT&T service that offers voice recognition software at NaturalReaders.Com. (Technically, this stuff is called "text to speech" software.) The free version offers a male voice that is rather electronic, but if you don't mind 2001's HAL reading your work back to you, then you'll be fine. For those who prefer a more human feel, both male and female readers are offered (there is a selection) for a cost: the Professional option is $39.95 while the Enterprise version is $79.50. Each option has lots of bells and whistles (MP3 converter, etc.) if you're interested in that sort of thing.
Personally, I'm happy with HAL. Remember? "Hello, Dave ...."
2 comments:
Rebecca,
I am an aspiring want to be writer myself, well I guess am a writer, but unnoticed. I have 4 books I published on LULU Press. I am using NaturalReader7 to help me with the rhythm of my writing and editing of course. I use "Crystal's" voice. I have a problem getting "her" to properly pronounce words with apostrophes (eg: doesn't and Don't, Carol's etc.) she wants to say the t or s even when I put the word in the pronunciation dictionary. Any advice?
Rebecca,
I am an aspiring want to be writer myself, well I guess am a writer, but unnoticed. I have 4 books I published on LULU Press. I am using NaturalReader7 to help me with the rhythm of my writing and editing of course. I use "Crystal's" voice. I have a problem getting "her" to properly pronounce words with apostrophes (eg: doesn't and Don't, Carol's etc.) she wants to say the t or s even when I put the word in the pronunciation dictionary. Any advice?
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