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5 Ways to Support Other Writers · The Daily Writer

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  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Rider Podcast, where we bring you tips and inspiration each day to help you build habits for writing success.
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  SPEAKER_00: For more resources, including your free Daily Rider Starter Kit, visit DailyRiderLife.com.
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  SPEAKER_00: The poet John Dunn once wrote, No Man is an island.
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  SPEAKER_00: In today's hyperconnected world, this seems more true than ever.
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  SPEAKER_00: And since you're the type of writer who wants to be generous and build relationships, you're probably always looking for ways to support those other writers.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here are five ways to do that.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number one, write personal messages to authors whose books you like.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can find email addresses, social media accounts, or at the very least, website contact forms for almost any author in the world.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let them know how their book impacted you and why you liked it, and I promise it'll mean the world to them.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number two, engage with that author's non-book content.
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  SPEAKER_00: Most authors have email lists and social media accounts, and many also have their own podcast or video channels.
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  SPEAKER_00: I want you to like, share, comment, subscribe, and support the material that they're creating.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number three, buy their books, share those books on social media, and give copies away to your friends.
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  SPEAKER_00: You're not only supporting the author's livelihood, you also become your friend's favorite person by giving them unexpected gifts from that author.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number four, write book reviews.
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  SPEAKER_00: After you post a review on an online retailer website like Amazon or Barnes Noble, take a screenshot of your review and post that on social media and make sure to tag the author.
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  SPEAKER_00: Reviews are the lifeblood of an author's business, as you of course know.
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  SPEAKER_00: And if you want others to leave book reviews for you, you've got to do the same thing for others.
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  SPEAKER_00: And finally, number five, share quotes from those authors' books.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can do this on social media, email, podcast, or by other means.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is a really simple way to spread a book's message in a short, digestible way.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, none of these things are that complicated.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you just take five minutes a day to do one or two of these, I promise it'll make a huge difference for the authors that you support.
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  SPEAKER_00: It'll also grow your audience and your influence as well.
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  SPEAKER_00: So here's today's challenge.
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  SPEAKER_00: Choose an author whose work you enjoy and do one of these things for them before you go to bed tonight.
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  SPEAKER_00: And since we're talking about ways that we can support each other, let me talk about a way that I can support you as an author.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, it's easy to listen to podcasts and read emails and books and get on Zoom calls with other people.
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  SPEAKER_00: Those things are great, and I do all those things myself.
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  SPEAKER_00: But there's nothing quite like being in a small group of other writers who are making their writing dreams come true by publishing books and building their business.
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  SPEAKER_00: So that's why I want to let you know about the Daily Writer Retreat on May 2nd through the 4th, coming up here in just a few weeks.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is a really important way that I like to support other writers.
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  SPEAKER_00: So what happens is we gather in a beautiful historic home in St.
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  SPEAKER_00: Charles, Missouri, which is just out of St.
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  SPEAKER_00: Louis.
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  SPEAKER_00: We start with a classy dinner on Tuesday night, followed by two amazing days of connecting, planning, teaching, and masterminding together.
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  SPEAKER_00: So if you need a creative boost and you want to grow your writing into a part-time or a full-time business, I think the Daily Rider Retreat is going to be something that you would really, really enjoy.
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  SPEAKER_00: The cost is just 475 bucks and it includes registration, materials, and all your meals on Wednesday and Thursday.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, spots are limited because this is a small retreat, so head on over to dailyriderlife.comslash retreat to grab your spot today.
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  SPEAKER_00: All right, my friend, as always, thanks for listening, and I will see you next time.