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Success Comes at a Price · The Daily Writer

• 0:06
  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.
• 0:14
  SPEAKER_00: For more resources, including your free Daily Rider Starter Kit, visit DailyWriterLife.com.
• 0:22
  SPEAKER_00: We all want success, but sometimes we forget that it comes at a price.
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  SPEAKER_00: Take Harper Lee, for example.
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  SPEAKER_00: She published the classic American novel To Kill a Mockingbird in 1960 when she was just 34 years old.
• 0:37
  SPEAKER_00: Considering that many successful authors don't get started until their 40s, she was practically a baby by most standards of literary success.
• 0:46
  SPEAKER_00: But the success of To Kill a Mockingbird overwhelmed her, and Harper Lee never wrote another novel again.
• 0:53
  SPEAKER_00: Fame had come too quickly, and it simply was too much for her to handle.
• 0:58
  SPEAKER_00: She once said, When you're at the top, there's only one way to go.
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  SPEAKER_00: So Harper Lee spent the rest of her life making sure she would never risk putting out another work that would sully her reputation or cause her even more emotional distress.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, of course, that doesn't mean you or I would respond that way to fame, fortune, or success.
• 1:18
  SPEAKER_00: Harper Lee had her own demons, and nobody but her will ever know exactly what was going on inside her head.
• 1:25
  SPEAKER_00: However, her life is a stark warning to all of us who dream of having that number one bestseller being on all the talk shows or getting all that attention that we ever wanted.
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  SPEAKER_00: So be careful what you wish for, because as Harper Lee has shown us, success can be both a blessing and a curse.
• 1:44
  SPEAKER_00: Here's today's challenge.
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  SPEAKER_00: Does the thought of great writing success scare you?
• 1:49
  SPEAKER_00: Why or why not?
• 1:52
  SPEAKER_00: A big thanks to today's sponsor, Write Your First Nonfiction Book, the brand new book for my friend and business coach, Honore Corter.
• 1:59
  SPEAKER_00: If you've always dreamed of writing a book but you're not sure how to get started, this guide is exactly what you need.
• 2:05
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• 2:12
  SPEAKER_00: You don't have to guess what goes in each chapter because she lays it all out for you step by step.
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  SPEAKER_00: So if you're ready to stop dreaming and you want to learn from an author who sold millions of books, head on over to dailywriterlife.comslash nonfiction book to grab your copy today.
• 2:28
  SPEAKER_00: Thanks for listening, and I'll see you tomorrow.