TTS software doesn’t read at a faster rate, but it does allow you to conserve your vocal and respiratory energy. As fun as it might sound to read your work out loud, imagine how dry your throat might be and how winded you might feel after each reading. #3: You Get the “Reading Out Loud” Experience While Saving Your Voice. Hearing those mistakes in someone else’s voice, either real or robotic, makes them more noticeable so we can fix them in the next draft. But with TTS software, we’re more likely to catch these typos as the computer “verbalizes” them. Ever reviewed your writing for spelling or grammar, then realized a day later that you missed a typo, like “their” instead of “there”? Our brains (and our computer’s Spellcheck) often overlook these small errors and “read” them as the intended words. Is the flow smooth at times and rough or choppy at others? Does any weird sentence structure give you pause? Do incorrect or flawed word choices stick out? These and other shortcomings will wave like red flags as the TTS software narrates the text. This way, you can listen to the writing and judge its effectiveness better than when reading it from a printed page. While a computer’s monotone isn’t as engaging or expressive as a human voice, it still brings the words you wrote to life. #1: It Lets You Listen to the Flow of Your Writing. But let’s start with… Three Ways Text-to-Speech Software Can Help with Editing Courtesy: Pixabay So, how can TTS software help with your editing? What should you watch out for when trying it? And what programs can you use? You might be surprised with the last one. I should try it!” And now that I have, I plan to continue using TTS software when editing future stories. In other words, your computer “narrates” a selected portion of your manuscript while you read along either on your screen or with a printed copy. (And no one enjoys going hoarse or having a sore throat, right?)Īround that time, one of my writing friends mentioned a tool in her editing arsenal that she was grateful for: text-to-speech (TTS) software. Yet I also saw the drawbacks: Reading each chapter out loud could be time-consuming – and it could tire out my voice. That way, I could hear the words instead of simply seeing them, and gauge whether sentences or paragraphs were too long through listening. When I was preparing to edit my novel last year, one technique I considered was reading each chapter out loud.
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