Writing Three Books Without Typing a Word: Episode 350 with Leslie Hooton

<p>As Leslie Hooton told me, “Some writers have a stroke of luck, I had a stroke at birth,” which left her paralyzed on one side of her body. Thanks to Dragon dictation (not sponsored, we’re just fans!), she’s learned to train her Dragon and “penned” three novels including her most recent release, <a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/after-everyone-else-leslie-hooton/17316613?ean=9781684428397">After Everyone Else</a>. As Jess hosts this episode, we delve into plenty of tangents on dictation, deleted text fragments, inspiration, and the wisdom of Wendell Berry.</p><p><em>It may be that when we no longer know what to do</em><em>we have come to our real work,</em><em>and that when we no longer know which way to go</em><em>we have come to our real journey.</em></p><p>- Excerpt from <a target="_blank" href="https://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php%3Fdate=2012%252F08%252F04.html">“The Real Work” by Wendell Berry</a></p><p><strong>#AmReading</strong></p><p><strong>Leslie</strong>: <a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/olympus-texas-stacey-swann/18061653?ean=9781984897404">Olympus, Texas</a> by Stacey Swan and <a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/remarkably-bright-creatures-shelby-van-pelt/18727240?ean=9780063204157">Remarkably Bright Creatures</a> by Shelby Van Pelt</p><p><strong>Jess</strong>: <a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/unraveling-what-i-learned-about-life-while-shearing-sheep-dyeing-wool-and-making-the-world-s-ugliest-sweater-peggy-orenstein/18727193?ean=9780063081727">Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wood, and Making the Ugliest Sweater in the World</a> by Peggy Orenstein</p><p><strong>Leslie’s links:</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://lesliehooton.com/">Her website</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086514274335">Her Facebook</a> </p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/lesliehooton/">Her Instagram</a></p><p><strong>If you’ve