--- product_id: 35252157 title: "The Writer's Guide to Training Your Dragon: Using Speech Recognition Software to Dictate Your Book and Supercharge Your Writing Workflow (Dictation Mastery for PC and Mac)" brand: "scott baker" price: "£11.27" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/35252157-the-writers-guide-to-training-your-dragon-using-speech-recognition store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # The Writer's Guide to Training Your Dragon: Using Speech Recognition Software to Dictate Your Book and Supercharge Your Writing Workflow (Dictation Mastery for PC and Mac) **Brand:** scott baker **Price:** £11.27 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Writer's Guide to Training Your Dragon: Using Speech Recognition Software to Dictate Your Book and Supercharge Your Writing Workflow (Dictation Mastery for PC and Mac) by scott baker - **How much does it cost?** £11.27 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/35252157-the-writers-guide-to-training-your-dragon-using-speech-recognition) ## Best For - scott baker enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted scott baker brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Writer's Guide to Training Your Dragon: Using Speech Recognition Software to Dictate Your Book and Supercharge Your Writing Workflow (Dictation Mastery for PC and Mac) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61M4an8uc8L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Taming Your Dragon is Excellent! *by K***R on Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2019* I have been playing around with Dragon Naturally Speaking for about 20 years. Yes, "playing around" is a fairly accurate description of the relationship that I have had with the Dragon. It's been a frustrating "on again - off again" experience. Up until recent years, affordable hardware was just not good enough to support Dragon's needs. Well, that is what I thought.This book presented a paradigm shift in what to expect from Dragon. The author provided two key points that I had never really considered regarding how to use Dragon. First, his advice to writers is to focus on getting the draft written. It's about word count and not formatting. Second, unless you have physical limitations that require you to use Dragon to control your computer keep the use of commands to the absolute minimum. Again, this is about writers and the need to focus on getting their drafts written.The author recommends not even using the DragonPad for dictation. He explains that using a basic text editor like the Windows Notepad works better for dictating a draft as it does not allow formatting. Thus, Dragon will focus on creating words from the dictation and not get confused with formatting commands. This is a great approach.The author provides tips on how to work-around Dragon's problems regarding special or hard to pronounce words. For example: use a simple word to describe a difficult name or phrase and then use search and replace to fix things up during the editing period of the draft.Regarding editing of the draft, the author recommends not using Dragon at all. Instead, he recommends using the standard keyboard and mouse approach to clean up the draft.The author, also, provides some nice insight into how to expand the time that you can dictate by using either your smartphone or dictaphone. Again, this is where technology is finally capable of enough to support transcription by Dragon. I haven't tried this yet, but I am definitely looking forward to giving this a try.All in all, while the book is short, it does provide some great information to get started on the right foot with Dragon or help you develop a reasonable expectation about Dragon's capabilities. BTW, he covers both the Windows and Mac versions about what works and doesn't and any differences in how to use on the two platforms.I found this book quite helpful and highly recommend it to those who want to get their words captured into text without having to type them. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars This book doubled my writing output, even after years of using speech recognition software *by A***. on Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2016* I've used speech recognition software for years. Back in the 1990s, I used IBM's Via Voice. Then, I found greater accuracy with Microsoft's free speech recognition software (it's inside Windows). In the past year, I've switched to Dragon NaturallySpeaking, but -- until I read this book and followed Baker's advice -- I still felt that dictating books was a really s-l-o-w way to write a book. (Nevertheless, when a recent case of tennis elbow made typing difficult for a few weeks, I had no other option.)Yesterday afternoon, I read "The Writer's Guide to Training Your Dragon...," and immediately went to work, following his advice. I set up my microphone and added a new Dragon profile, exactly the way he said. I followed his dictation tips, and -- wow! -- my writing speed doubled on the first try.This is important: Following his advice, I had to make only three corrections in over 800 words of dictation. (I'm writing something historical, so some of the words aren't in Dragon's dictionary.) That's impressive.Baker's advice took the stress and frustration out of using speech recognition software. I'm no longer distracted by the errors, so I can write better, faster, and more fluidly.I'm grateful to Scott Baker for sharing so many helpful tips. The quality of my writing improved, overnight, and my output has doubled on the first try. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Good book for learning how to write, save time, and produce results. Primarily aimed at writers of larger articles and books. *by K***R on Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2018* The book was very interesting, but I expected to see more about the program than was in the book. From the content of the book, it is written mostly for article/book writers and gives a lot of insight into what you need to do as a writer and how this program (Dragon) will help you to save time and achieve great results. I am not a great writer, but the book did help me see what needs to be done to use the program to be one. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/35252157-the-writers-guide-to-training-your-dragon-using-speech-recognition](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/35252157-the-writers-guide-to-training-your-dragon-using-speech-recognition) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-22*