SUSAN TIPPETT BRAITHWAITE

Word Count Update 21st April

Super quick update. I decided to try using my wee dictaphone to get my writing done today–to then run through my transcription software. BUT… I can’t dictate without seeing the words on the screen. The story was there, but the writing felt cold and clinical.

The moment I saw the transcribed text (which took forever), I knew I was going to have to ditch the 1,500 words. Firstly because of the writing, and secondly, because the software did a terrible job–garbled gibberish.

In the end, I had to bin those words and make a run at catching up this afternoon. I’m a bit miffed at the lost time, but I’m thrilled with what I managed to get done.

Running the Asset‘s manuscript is now at 120,865 words.

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11 responses to “Word Count Update 21st April”

  1. Aletta – nowathome

    Hang in there! You can do it!?????

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    1. Susan T. Braithwaite – Glasgow, Scotland – 📚 Scottish author who loves writing romantic suspense books filled with Sex, Lies, Scots & Spies that will make your heart race 💗
Explore the world of Scottish spies with me. I live in Scotland with my awesome husband, Jez (check out his photo and AI art fusion blog: jezbraithwaite.blog).​
      Susan T. Braithwaite

      Thank you!!! ?

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  2. bushboy – Landcare, photography, music, poetry (of sorts), cooking, our environment, life on the land and making a difference where I can. MotoGP is my "boy" fix.
    bushboy

    Obviously the transcriber didn’t speak Scots ?

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    1. Susan T. Braithwaite – Glasgow, Scotland – 📚 Scottish author who loves writing romantic suspense books filled with Sex, Lies, Scots & Spies that will make your heart race 💗
Explore the world of Scottish spies with me. I live in Scotland with my awesome husband, Jez (check out his photo and AI art fusion blog: jezbraithwaite.blog).​
      Susan T. Braithwaite

      Voice recognition seems to have a blind spot for Scots accents speaking English. Here’s a fairly realistic example ?https://youtu.be/MNuFcIRlwdc

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      1. bushboy – Landcare, photography, music, poetry (of sorts), cooking, our environment, life on the land and making a difference where I can. MotoGP is my "boy" fix.
        bushboy

        I have seen that before but had to watch it again to have the tears running down my face again ???

      2. Susan T. Braithwaite – Glasgow, Scotland – 📚 Scottish author who loves writing romantic suspense books filled with Sex, Lies, Scots & Spies that will make your heart race 💗
Explore the world of Scottish spies with me. I live in Scotland with my awesome husband, Jez (check out his photo and AI art fusion blog: jezbraithwaite.blog).​
        Susan T. Braithwaite

        It makes my face hurt so much. But there’s a point it gets to that I’m right in there with them. I’ve done the fake upper crust English accent and the American accent in my attempts to get Siri/Alexa/Dragon to understand… they didn’t. I’d be trapped on that lift for life! ?

      3. bushboy – Landcare, photography, music, poetry (of sorts), cooking, our environment, life on the land and making a difference where I can. MotoGP is my "boy" fix.
        bushboy

        ???

  • Chris Hall – South Africa – Novelist, story writer, writer of just about anything for anyone!
    Chris Hall

    Back in the day, I used to dictate letters (!) but I don’t think I’d get on so well with a story. Probably worth you pursuing to save your hands, I guess that like everything it requires practice.

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    1. Susan T. Braithwaite – Glasgow, Scotland – 📚 Scottish author who loves writing romantic suspense books filled with Sex, Lies, Scots & Spies that will make your heart race 💗
Explore the world of Scottish spies with me. I live in Scotland with my awesome husband, Jez (check out his photo and AI art fusion blog: jezbraithwaite.blog).​
      Susan T. Braithwaite

      I’m with you, dictating (for later transcription) anything other than letters is horrible. But, live dictation onto a screen is awesome for fiction. I used to do it when I was screenwriting.

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    Photos by Jez

    Really annoying about the transcription software, hoped it would give your paws a bit of a rest ? great blast in the afternoon but, to get so many words down ?

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    1. Susan T. Braithwaite – Glasgow, Scotland – 📚 Scottish author who loves writing romantic suspense books filled with Sex, Lies, Scots & Spies that will make your heart race 💗
Explore the world of Scottish spies with me. I live in Scotland with my awesome husband, Jez (check out his photo and AI art fusion blog: jezbraithwaite.blog).​
      Susan T. Braithwaite

      ? Thank you!

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