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A Good Writing Day · The Daily Writer

• 0:09
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Writer, where we share a lesson each day to help you cultivate the habits for writing success.
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  SPEAKER_00: One of the difficulties of creative work, which includes writing, is that we sometimes have vague ideas about what our goals are.
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  SPEAKER_00: We haven't determined ahead of time what it means to win or lose.
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  SPEAKER_00: Therefore, no matter what we do, we never quite know if we've hit the mark.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is a surefire way to get discouraged and confused because we don't have a clear idea of what success means for us.
• 0:39
  SPEAKER_00: When you lay your head on the pillow at night, how do you know if that day was a success in terms of writing?
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  SPEAKER_00: How do you know whether to feel good or bad about your work that day?
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, here's something that you can try.
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  SPEAKER_00: Determine what you need to write, then just get it done.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can measure it by page count, by word count, or the time spent on writing.
• 0:58
  SPEAKER_00: It doesn't really matter how you measure your success.
• 1:01
  SPEAKER_00: The point is to set a goal, then work to achieve that goal.
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  SPEAKER_00: The author Julia Cameron, who wrote the fantastic book called The Artist's Way, among many other books, she said this.
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  SPEAKER_00: Just as a good rain clears the air, a good writing day clears the psyche.
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  SPEAKER_00: And man, isn't that the truth?
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  SPEAKER_00: So make sure that you do everything you can to have a good writing day every day.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you set a goal and then keep that appointment with yourself, you can do it.
• 1:27
  SPEAKER_00: There's no better feeling than laying down your head on the pillow at night, knowing that you got your work done and you kept your promise to yourself.
• 1:35
  SPEAKER_00: Here's your daily question.
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  SPEAKER_00: What is your writing goal for today and when are you going to set aside time to do it?
• 1:42
  SPEAKER_00: Thanks so much for listening to today's episode.
• 1:45
  SPEAKER_00: I want to take a moment to let you know about our daily writer membership community.
• 1:49
  SPEAKER_00: You know, one of the very best ways to develop better habits and impact more people's lives with your writing is to spend time around other successful writers.
• 1:58
  SPEAKER_00: So if you're tired of feeling isolated and chasing success on your own, then I know you're going to love the Daily Writer community.
• 2:05
  SPEAKER_00: For years, I searched for the kind of writing community that I would want to join, but I can never find what I wanted, so I created my own.
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  SPEAKER_00: Some of the features include weekly writing sprints, monthly community calls, book discussions, calls with guest experts, and much more.
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  SPEAKER_00: For more info, you can visit dailywriterlife.com slash community.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks, and I'll see you tomorrow.