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There are a number of speech recognition software packages that might suit your needs. Some of them are available for free if you have the base version of the package.

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May 27, 2023Liked by John Coon

Holy cow, Iā€™m sorry. Your hands are your livelihood. Hoping for a quick recovery so you can get back to great writing.

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May 26, 2023Liked by John Coon

I can absolutely feel for you on having an injury that affects your ability to write! When I was in 8th grade on Labor Day weekend I went rollerblading with a friend (1st and last time) and ended up breaking my lower right arm. It was such a bad break I added an extra joint, breaking both the ulna and the radius, but it could have been much worse. I had been wearing a fiberglass wrist guard that I snapped in half with the force of the impact. It carried the force of the break down my arm and kept my wrist from shattering. The bones ended up not setting right and had to be rebroken through surgery and I had 2 plates and 12 screws put in and later taken out and I spent the entire year in a cast or a splint. Being right handed and being put into an elbow cast I couldnā€™t write at all. Either my father had to write my homework for me with me dictating to him or for classes like language where we journaled I could speak into a tape recorder. It was a hell of a year! I sincerely hope you recover swiftly! ā¤ļø

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May 26, 2023Liked by John Coon

Hope and pray that your wrist heals fast and properly. Just take it easy and don't push things.

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So sorry about the injury, hope you heal up fast! Just downloaded Alien People, sounds cool!

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Sorry to hear about your injury, John. I hope you get better soon. Rest up so we can enjoy more of your writing!

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Yikes! That sounds awful. Take care of yourself and hope you get well soon!

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Wow, that is an intense series of arm injuries! Hope it heals up fast. How's your one handed typing?

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