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 ...."
Rebecca,
ReplyDeleteI 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,
ReplyDeleteI 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?