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What did you like best about The Writing Productivity Bundle? What did you like least?

There is some great and useful information in all 3 of the books included in this set. However, the books are about twice as long as they need to be and audio is not really the best format for the material. I recommend buying the ebooks instead.

Has The Writing Productivity Bundle turned you off from other books in this genre?

No, I have read many books in this genre and will continue to, but not all of them are right for audio.

Which character – as performed by Cindy Piller – was your favorite?

The narrator was fine.

Who do you think would benefit most from listening to The Writing Productivity Bundle?

Any writer who wants to learn to write faster and more efficiently will find useful information here, but OMG you have to wade through a lot of talk to get to it!

Any additional comments?

If the author had actually edited this script for audio instead of just having the book read (including reading all the many URLs, an unbearably long section of outlining on a tedious story, and a long appendix), this could have been a good listen.

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Inspiring and Practical

Where does The Writing Productivity Bundle rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Having taken 9 years to publish my first novel (Full Speed), I'm excited by the idea of writing faster and Monica Leonelle gave me a tonne of practical - and easy-to-implement - ideas that should speed things up for me. I've already implemented her ideas on dictation - something that has both upped my output and, just as importantly, helped me get away (at least for solid chunks of time) from the computer screen.

One thing that is different about The Writing Productivity Bundle is that it is very personal. Monica Leonelle takes you through the day-to-day ups and downs of her writing journey, sharing with you the things that both worked and didn't work for her. Since I've wrestled with many of the challenges that confronted her, I found this both encouraging and inspiring. In fact, it has motivated me to give even more time and love to my writing career.

If you are after books on writing technique (i.e. how to craft a better sentence) then this bundle is not for you. If you want to learn to increase your writing output and make a living from writing, then you'll find it extremely practical.

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Actionable steps to take your productivity to the next level

This complete set of books will give you actionable steps to improve your overall writing productivity. I especially enjoyed the author's openness about her various trials and errors, and a thorough explanation of how she corrected her pain points. I've used dictation for a few years, but only for notes and outlines. I'll try dictating scenes for my next story. I believe these books are targeted to genre authors who wish to produce more for the independent book market, but there's no reason a traditionally published author can't take advantage of the many, many productivity hacks.

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A must have for aspiring authors

Monica gives great tips that get you writing fast. My first day of implementing her 8x8 challenge I wrote over 3,000 words. Furthermore her writing process helped me identify gaps in my workflow. Particularly how and when to use dictation for my fiction. Her advise is easy to follow and even easier to implement. I highly recommend this book for any authors struggling with word count or process.

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Could have been better....

Where to start... The narrator did a good job, her voice is clear and easy to understand.

I wish this series of books had been edited for narration instead of just having a narrator read it verbatim.
There's a lot of repetition. A lot.
And lots of reading links with all their http glory. These links are repeated again and again. And they don't work. The links are broken.

The 8-Minute Writing Habit: This is an interesting concept that I think anyone can put to practice.

Dictate Your Book: I've used dictation for a couple of years now, so none of this is new to me, but will be helpful to newbies.

Write Better, Faster: This book feels more like a blog post than a book. In fact that's how it started. There's a lot of examples, and a lot of repetition with those examples. I have the ebook version of this as well, and it is a better venue for this book.

Overall, I think the bundle would be helpful to a new or just starting writer, but it probably doesn't have much to add for seasoned authors.

excellent

As a freelance writer and aspiring author, I learned so much from this book. I can't wait to use the skills to make my empire even bigger.

This book is about speaking, not writing

The focus of this book pertains to speaking, not writing. The author lays out how speaking into an ear piece increases writing productivity. I find that my creative side comes out when I write and when I type, not speak into an ear piece. Speaking is separate and unlike writing. Therefore, the title and the appearance of the book are misleading.

Every Writer's Best Friend!

I have listened to this repeatedly and I learn about 5-10 new things every time I hear it. I'm writing every day now! You ste going to love this book! Big thanks to the author. I really appreciate you!

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