The Writing Challenge You’ve Been Waiting For
Yesterday, I announced the new name of my club on Substack. It’s now The 5-Minute Fictation™ Club.
Taking additional feedback into account from my charter members, I’ve decided to create a special bonus inside the club that takes place next week:
A 5-Day Fictation™ Writing Challenge!
This is the first time I’ve hosted a writing challenge, and it’s the first of its kind to my knowledge for authors who specifically want to dictate their fiction.
The goal is to take you from feeling inconsistent with practicing your dictation to seeing a 5-day streak on your habit tracker app (or physical calendar or posting on your Substack notes or other social platform).
How does the challenge work?
It will take place inside the Chat feature of the The 5-Minute Fictation™ Club. Each day, I’ll post a reminder to write by dictation for just 5 minutes. You get to comment when you’ve completed it each day so we can celebrate as a community.
At the end of the 5 days, I’ll have a gift for each author who completed the challenge of dictating fiction for 5-minutes this Monday through Friday, July 14 - 18, 2025.
In the middle of that week, we’ll also have our monthly live Q&A session. You’ll have the chance to meet your fellow dictating authors and ask questions to get answers on any sticking points you have with dictating your fiction.
What qualifies as "dictating fiction" during this challenge?
It can be as simple as activating your dictation function on your phone or computer and reading an excerpt aloud of your favorite novel, or even a piece of fiction you previously wrote. It can be a backstory scene from your current work in progress. It can be a brand new piece of flash fiction. Of course, it can also be your current work in progress if you feel ready to add words to it by dictation.
Every minute of dictating fiction qualifies during this challenge.
The challenge kicks off this coming Monday, July 14. Will you be joining in?
Click here to subscribe to The 5-Minute Fictation™ Club and watch the quick start videos so you are ready for the 5-day Fictation™ challenge on Monday.
I know you may be feeling you don’t have time for this challenge right now.After all, it’s summer and we’re feeling the heat. There are even whispers of back-to-school shopping underway.
I hear you. I just returned from a much-needed vacation and I’m looking forward to spending some long afternoons reading.
But I’m also looking forward to continuing to write fiction everyday. Seriously. Writing fiction by dictation energizes me. Watching words appear on the screen from just speaking is an empowering feeling. Like I can conquer every fictional world I could possibly imagine. Because I can with dictation.
I want that feeling for you right now.
Not this fall or December. Because you know what’s coming.
Fatigue from too many dog days of summer. Then back to school. And let’s not even start on the holidays.
So, when does life allow you the time to learn this skill that will help you live your dream of becoming a confident dictating author?
That’s why I encourage you to dive into this 5-day Fictation™ Writing Challenge. It gives you the permission you need to take 5 minutes to yourself each day to dictate a bit of fiction.
Trust me, that 5 minutes does make a difference. It’s how I finished writing the last book in my Doc Beck Westerns series.
Having the skill to dictate your fiction is one of the most powerful tools you can use to live your dream creative lifestyle.
And taking part in this 5-day Fictation™ Writing Challenge is one of the best ways you can take your first steps toward learning that skill.
Let’s take them together inside The 5-Minute Fictation™ Club.
The club subscription is only $10 per month for charter members (the price will be increasing soon).
Join now, and I’ll see you inside as we get ready to tackle next week’s writing challenge!