A series for writers

Becoming a Dictator

How I write up to 10,000 words a day, with two kids and a full-time job. I'm Kat Nova, and I have dictated three books. Here's the whole method, free.

From blank page to clean chapter

Seven steps

  1. 01Get the right tools
  2. 02Find your speed (it's slower than you think)
  3. 03Warm up with a bestseller
  4. 04Prepare: plot a little, then five beats
  5. 05Dictate the scene like a movie
  6. 06Get it out of the app, the same day
  7. 07Clean it up

You want to write 10,000 words a day, but you don't have 20 hours to type? You can do it in two. It won't happen on day one. But once the steps become a habit, the words come fast, and they come out sounding like you.

  • Ten pages: the tools I use and what they cost, the Kafka speed test, the five-beat scene prep, and a one-page session checklist.
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My novel

Bitcoin and a Billion Regrets

My rom-com debut, out Valentine's Day 2027. A billion dollars in bitcoin, one lost hard drive, two exes, and millions watching.

Read Chapter One free