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Don't Apologize for What You Love · The Daily Writer

• 0:08
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Writer, where we share a lesson each day to help you cultivate the habits for creative success.
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  SPEAKER_00: As a writer, there is a constant pressure to conform to what we think other people want from us.
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  SPEAKER_00: This influencer writes about a certain topic and has a lot of success, so we feel we have to do the same.
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  SPEAKER_00: That writer has a specific style, so we try to mimic it or we won't be successful.
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  SPEAKER_00: Or another person we respect just published a book that did really well, so we wonder if we should jump on that bandwagon also.
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  SPEAKER_00: In the midst of trying to find your own voice, it's easy to get so enamored with other people we admire that we forget what made them successful in the first place.
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  SPEAKER_00: They found their unique voice in the topics they cared most about, and then they kept working at it until they carved out their own unique niche.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can do the same thing.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sure, you can learn from other writers, and we all should be learning constantly, but you don't need to mimic anyone else or try to copy their style.
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  SPEAKER_00: You have your own unique perspective and identity that the world needs to hear.
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  SPEAKER_00: C.S.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lewis gave a great piece of advice when he said, write about what really interests you, whether it is real things or imaginary things, and nothing else.
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  SPEAKER_00: So if there's a topic or a style that you love, there are other people who will love it also.
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  SPEAKER_00: Never apologize for what you love.
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  SPEAKER_00: You will do the world a great service if you lean into your interests and show us why we should love it too.
• 1:37
  SPEAKER_00: Thanks so much for listening to today's episode.
• 1:39
  SPEAKER_00: If you've been listening to this show for any length of time, you know that one of the four practices of a great writer is creativity.
• 1:46
  SPEAKER_00: And in order to stay creative, you've got to have great input.
• 1:50
  SPEAKER_00: And that's where writing prompts come in.
• 1:52
  SPEAKER_00: A writing prompt is a sentence or two that helps you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow.
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  SPEAKER_00: Writing prompts are an awesome creative tool for journaling, storytelling, creative writing, stress relief, social media posts, and so much more.
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  SPEAKER_00: But the great news is that you don't have to create these yourself.
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  SPEAKER_00: We've put together an amazing package of 365 daily writing prompts.
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  SPEAKER_00: So every day for the next year, you can have a shot of inspiration delivered straight to your inbox.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can check it out at dailywriterlife.comslash writing prompts.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks, and I'll see you tomorrow.