TwitterChat: Writing books by Hand vs Dictation vs Typing with Debbie Young

June 16, 2020

Tim Lewis, ALLi Author Member and Twitter chat host

The theme of this week's @IndieAuthorALLi's Twitter Chat (#indieAuthorChat) was Writing books by Hand vs Dictation vs Typing with ALLi's Special Projects Manager, Debbie Young. The Indie Author Twitter Chat runs for an hour, weekly on Wednesdays, at 8pm UK Time on (3pm EST and noon Pacific Time). All you have to do to join in is follow the hashtag #IndieAuthorChat on Twitter.

The chats are a virtual meet-up for the self-publishing community on Twitter. If you're looking to connect with more people in our industry, joining The Indie Author Twitter Chat is the perfect way to start. Network with other authors and self-publishing professionals, learn new strategies and get answers to your most pressing questions from our guest experts.

#IndieAuthorChat Competition

Exciting news this week: an #indieauthorchat competition.

We have a free copy of Dragon Professional and a 1-year subscription to Dragon Anywhere as a prize for one person. The winner will chosen from those who retweet this blog post using the hashtag #IndieAuthorChat

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More#IndieAuthorChat

Next time: This Wednesday (tomorrow) we have questions about Publishing Processes, Outsourcing and Automation.
Last time: Did you miss the summary of last week's Twitter chat about Publishing After Lockdown? You can find that here: Publishing After Lockdown)

And now for this week's chat!

Debbie Young 10 June – Curated tweets by StonehamPress

Author: Timothy Lewis

Tim Lewis is the host of the Begin Self Publishing Podcast www.beginselfpublishing.com and writes science-fiction and fantasy under the pen name Timothy Michael Lewis.

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