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5 Things to Be Thankful for as Writers · 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
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  SPEAKER_00: It's been a rough couple of years for many people, but today we set aside our worry and our stress, our tasks and our to-do lists, and instead we set our sights on gratitude.
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  SPEAKER_00: So here on Thanksgiving Day, we writers have a lot to be thankful for.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I thought it would be fun to consider five specific things that each of us can be thankful for today.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number one is the opportunities that you have today.
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  SPEAKER_00: There are more opportunities for writers than ever before.
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  SPEAKER_00: You have access to virtually everyone on the planet who has an internet connection.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can self-publish or you can go with traditional or hybrid publishing.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can blog, you can podcast, you can create video, and much more.
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  SPEAKER_00: The opportunities to get your message out there are virtually endless.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number two, be thankful for the people in your life who support your writing.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, sometimes we're so focused on our goals that we forget about the people who make our writing possible.
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  SPEAKER_00: Think about the family, friends, or the colleagues who have supported you and helped you along the way.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number three, be thankful for the incredible tools at your disposal.
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  SPEAKER_00: Think about how much harder it was 50 or 100 years ago to connect with people and simply to get your writing done.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, today you don't even have to type.
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  SPEAKER_00: I mean, you can use voice to text.
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  SPEAKER_00: We don't realize how good we have it living here in the year 2022 with all the amazing technology and tools that we have as writers.
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  SPEAKER_00: Number four, be thankful for the amazing stories all around you.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, this is the golden age of storytelling where there are so many great books, great movies, and streaming TV shows and other formats of stories being told.
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  SPEAKER_00: There is inspiration all around you and you don't have to look very far.
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  SPEAKER_00: And finally, number five, be thankful for the access you have to so much learning.
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  SPEAKER_00: Never before in the history of the world have you been able to learn in so many ways, in so many places from so many people.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's really an embarrassment of riches.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whatever you want to learn, somebody is teaching it somewhere.
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, these are just a few of the things that we can be grateful for as writers.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I hope that you'll take a few moments today as you gather around the dinner table to acknowledge that we indeed live in an incredible time and we have so much to be thankful for.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's today's question which of the five items that I listed in this episode are you most thankful for?
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks for listening, and I'll see you tomorrow.