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    On Being a Dictator: Million Dollar Writing Series

    By Kevin J. Anderson and Martin L. Shoemaker

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    About this ebook

    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 160 books—nearly fifteen 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

    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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWordFire Press
    Release dateJul 24, 2019
    ISBN9781680570205
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    On Being a Dictator: Million Dollar Writing Series
    Author

    Kevin J. Anderson

    Kevin J. Anderson has published more than eighty novels, including twenty-nine national bestsellers. He has been nominated for the Nebula Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the SFX Reader's Choice Award. His critically acclaimed original novels include Captain Nemo, Hopscotch, and Hidden Empire. He has also collaborated on numerous series novels, including Star Wars, The X-Files, and Dune. In his spare time, he also writes comic books. He lives in Wisconsin.

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