Five winning stories will be selected by a panel of judges, and the winning entrants will each receive an Amazon Kindle 2 as well as Dragon NaturallySpeaking upgrades for three years.
I am in the process of writing a book, which I have found to be more difficult than I thought it would be. When I started I used a word processor on my computer, typing and typing and typing. I soon discovered that I was just putting words down as they came into my head, and I found myself wandering with little concern for continuity. It was obvious that when I fired up the word processor I simply started adding these words to my masterpiece. When I took the time to read what I had written, I realized I needed to spend more time thinking about what I was going to write than actually writing it. A suggestion by a friend pointed me to the possibility of using a voice recognition program and using dictation instead of simply typing. I did a lot of reading about voice recognition programs and settled on Dragon Naturally Speaking as my choice. I now consider this to be one of the greatest decisions I have ever made, and I will be ever grateful for it. Dragon has proven to be a true Godsend. I am forced to give a lot of thought to what I am dictating and the quality of my work has improved substantially. In addition, I have found that because I do it right the first time, and due to the high percentage of accuracy (over 90% and improving) which Dragon provides, my progress is beyond my expectations. In addition to the outstanding accuracy level, the program has adapted to virtually every speed that I have used for dictation. It is impossible to place a value on these attributes or to describe all of the benefits I have received from using Dragon. Should I succeed in my quest for a published manuscript, I will owe it all to Dragon and the geniuses behind the development of it. I have recommended this program to many others and will continue to praise Dragon Naturally Speaking, the greatest voice recognition program in existance.