Voice typing and academia; what do these two things have in common? Quite a bit, actually. When I first started using voice-to-text dictation as part of my writing process — both academically and creatively — I didn't realise how much I would end up using dictation as part of my writing process. Admittedly, I thought it was going to be another tool that I would use, but I didn't realise that it would become my preference. Before this, I found my typing to be slow and clunky —

That's not to say that I did not know that was coming, or that I was the first person to ever find that frustrating. It's not that I don't like working, it’s more that I have been working at 120% capacity for the last three years.

I am still finding my feet. I finished my English literature degree at 9pm on a Tuesday evening. I handed in my last piece of work. It all ends very quickly; three years of work and — with just a single tap — you click the submission button.

What I really like about it is the simplicity. The fact that I could be reading a chapter in a module book, or reading a website...

It came as a shock to me to realise that people who aren't writers per se, aren't used to writing high volumes in one sitting...

As my interest in — and use — of voice-to-text dictation has increased, I have used it more and more across my various types of writing.

"Are you a writer?" he asked, a smile on his lips. He placed my assignment on the table, and pulled his chair under the desk. "I am...

Studying is something we all have to do at some point in our lives; for whatever purpose or reason. However, I do find that it does get a...