That is, you're salivating over machines instead of thinking about writers.
You know, the nut behind the butt plate, as we say on the rifle range.
If I could design a machine that would assist my writing, it would:
(1) Listen to me. I speak, it types out what I say.
Perfectly, including the imperfections of dialogue.
(2) Heed my revisions as commands, either spoken or via multi-touch.
If I want to reverse the order of words or clauses, just select & drag to new position.
(3) Read back passages to me in a normal, pleasant voice.
Maybe recognize the gender and age of characters; bring them alive.
(4) Maintain word-count, Flesch-count, spell-check, and smart stats.
With auto-comparison to my other drafts and projects.
In other words, have amazing software to run on hardware not yet invented.
