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Friendliness is a Habit · The Daily Writer

• 0:13
  SPEAKER_00: Hey my friend, welcome to this episode of the Daily Writer Podcast.
• 0:17
  SPEAKER_00: This episode is for all the writers who struggle to be outgoing.
• 0:21
  SPEAKER_00: And I get it.
• 0:23
  SPEAKER_00: I get the fact that most of us writers are introverts.
• 0:26
  SPEAKER_00: We get our energy by spending time alone rather than spending it with other people.
• 0:30
  SPEAKER_00: But the reality is that people need to be a huge part of our lives as writers.
• 0:34
  SPEAKER_00: After all, we're not writing just for ourselves, we're ultimately also writing for other people.
• 0:40
  SPEAKER_00: There's also the side of writing that has nothing to do with the actual writing part.
• 0:44
  SPEAKER_00: It's going to conferences, it's sending emails, it's being active on social media, it's going to meetups and masterminds, it's being active in your community, building good working relationships with editors and publishers, and so much more.
• 0:57
  SPEAKER_00: And it turns out that a big part of being a successful writer actually has nothing to do with the writing itself.
• 1:03
  SPEAKER_00: You know, there was once a time when you could get by with being a hermit or almost kind of a curmudgeon as a writer.
• 1:10
  SPEAKER_00: In the years before social media, if you were lucky enough to have a publishing deal, you would basically write and the publisher would do everything else.
• 1:17
  SPEAKER_00: But that's not the case anymore.
• 1:19
  SPEAKER_00: The bottom line is that you have to relate with people and you have to be friendly and engaging.
• 1:24
  SPEAKER_00: Friendliness and being a warm, relational human being is a choice.
• 1:28
  SPEAKER_00: It's not a personality trait.
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  SPEAKER_00: There's nothing good or positive about being a commercial or kind of a grumpy writer.
• 1:35
  SPEAKER_00: It doesn't serve you in any way.
• 1:38
  SPEAKER_00: So if you struggle with this aspect of your writing life, just know that you can build a habit of warmth and friendliness.
• 1:45
  SPEAKER_00: You can make the choice to smile and be pleasant.
• 1:47
  SPEAKER_00: It's a habit that you can build just like any other.
• 1:51
  SPEAKER_00: Here's today's question What can you do today in your interactions with others to show friendliness and warmth?
• 1:58
  SPEAKER_00: Thanks so much for listening to today's episode.
• 2:01
  SPEAKER_00: For more, you can visit us at dailywriterlife.com.
• 2:05
  SPEAKER_00: Thanks, and I'll see you tomorrow.