Step 1: become lucky Getting a book in print, publicised and read by the right people [...]]]> http://www.thebookwright.com/2009/12/01/stairway-to-publishing-heaven/feed/ 4 http://www.thebookwright.com/2009/06/22/unleashing-your-authors-voice/ http://www.thebookwright.com/2009/06/22/unleashing-your-authors-voice/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:27:54 +0000 thebookwright http://www.sheresolutions.com/bookwrightBlog/?p=204 http://www.thebookwright.com/2009/06/22/unleashing-your-authors-voice/feed/ 0 audiobook,auditory preference,auditory representational preference,dyslexia,Serendipity,transcription,twitter,WeScribeit I work with many authors who prefer to dictate their books than write them on paper or type them up. I am sure that this is because they have a preference to the auditory side of their brains as opposed to the visual or kinesthetic. I work with many authors who prefer to dictate their books than write them on paper or type them up. I am sure that this is because they have a preference to the auditory side of their brains as opposed to the visual or kinesthetic. For some this even manifests itself as a block that prevents them writing ... if this sounds like you then help is at hand ... Many solutions exist for doing semi-automatic speech to text conversion but by far the best text to speech conversion system is another human being. (http://thebookwright.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/wescribeitlogo.gif)I had just completed another successful Unleash the Book Inside workshop where at least two attendees expressed this preference and, as if by magic, fell across an excellent online transcription service called WeScribeit on Friday. Like all these things, I like to test them myself before recommending them to my clients and I did so. What's a bit surprising and impressive is that it's Monday morning and I have the results of the tests back already - their service is stunning !!!! AND THEY DO ENGLISH AS WELL AS AMERICAN !!! I tested them out on an audio file with some tricky stuff in it which also uses hypnotic trance which is unfair on anyone trying to concentrate on a cognitive task ... have a look and listen for yourself to see if you are as impressed as I am Here's the source audio file: and here's the transcribed file (http://thebookwright.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/journeytoakashic.pdf) Well, I for one am really impressed and their rates are as impressive as their turnaround Thanks to Melody and the folks at WeScribeit (http://wescribeit.com/?a=F9901C4E-1372-5714-91FF7A47023BF3FB) for providing yet another excellent resource for authors everywhere. With specialist MP3 recorders being so cheap and virtually ever new phone being able to record audio, this is a brilliant way to rapidly draft a book. Or why not combine it with the audio note facility on iMindmap? (http://www.imindmap.com/images/v4Release/audio.png) P.S. I should mention I found WeScribeit on Twitter - if you are a serious author and not on Twitter yet, you are missing out on a whole load of serendipitous contacts Follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/thebookwright (http://www.twitter.com/thebookwright) Follow WeScribeit at www.twitter.com/wescribeit (http://www.twitter.com/wescribeit) The Bookwright clean http://www.thebookwright.com/2009/04/30/embedding-mind-maps-in-your-neurology/ http://www.thebookwright.com/2009/04/30/embedding-mind-maps-in-your-neurology/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:10:17 +0000 thebookwright http://www.sheresolutions.com/bookwrightBlog/?p=210 In the workshops, I found that the students started to get huge flashes of inspiration when I combined Mind Mapping with simple simple contemplative and meditative techniques.

This version of the visualisation is more generic such that you [...]]]> http://www.thebookwright.com/2009/04/30/embedding-mind-maps-in-your-neurology/feed/ 3 breath,coincidences,iMindMap,iMindMap Master Trainer,Inspiration,memory,Mind Maps,neurology,pineal gland,Serendipity,Taoism,Tony Buzan This visualisation started life as one of the components of the Unleash the Book Inside workshop and home study course. In the workshops, I found that the students started to get huge flashes of inspiration when I combined Mind Mapping with simple sim... This visualisation started life as one of the components of the Unleash the Book Inside workshop and home study course. In the workshops, I found that the students started to get huge flashes of inspiration when I combined Mind Mapping with simple simple contemplative and meditative techniques. This version of the visualisation is more generic such that you can use it on any Mind Map whether hand drawn or computer generated. Note though, if you do use software Mind Mapping, it's a good idea to use a print out first. This visualisation takes a Mind Map and embeds it into your cellular neurology such that two things start to happen. (http://www.thebookwright.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/embeddingmindmaps_picture_421.png) Firstly, you commit it to memory much better. Secondly that you become better at noticing coincidences and serendipities associated with elements on the map. For example, if your map contains your goals and ambitions for the year, you start to become luckier. If you are writing a book, you come across information and ideas that help you in ways that seem uncanny. I do this before I do a talk. Firstly, I Mind Map the talk some days before and I seal it in my neurology at the time. Then just before I go into the event, I repeat the visualisation - works every time. This visualisation is part of the MP3 Guided Visualisation Pack (http://www.thebookwright.com/home-study/visualisations/) The Bookwright clean 13:00