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Read Your Writing Out Loud · The Daily Writer

• 0:07
  SPEAKER_00: Hey my friend, welcome to this episode of The Daily Writer.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is the podcast where we share a lesson each day to help you cultivate the habits for creative success.
• 0:17
  SPEAKER_00: When we talk about your writing voice, we usually mean the unique way that you communicate.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your writing voice involves your tone, language, turns of phrase, your attitude, and so much more.
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  SPEAKER_00: But just for a moment, let's talk about your actual voice and how you can use it to improve your writing.
• 0:35
  SPEAKER_00: Whenever you're editing your work, you will typically go through the usual process of proofreading it yourself, probably using some beta readers, and then having it professionally edited at least one time.
• 0:46
  SPEAKER_00: But another way to edit your book is to read it out loud to yourself.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whenever you hear yourself speak those words, you will typically catch errors that you would not catch otherwise.
• 0:56
  SPEAKER_00: And the reason is that your eyes play tricks on you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Once you've seen the same sentence or paragraph or the same page, many times the errors almost become invisible.
• 1:05
  SPEAKER_00: However, when you read your writing to yourself aloud, you're using your ears instead of your eyes to catch the errors.
• 1:12
  SPEAKER_00: And it is honestly amazing how many errors and needed improvements you will catch this way.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's just give it a try.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's really, really astounding how many things that you will correct when you read your writing out loud to yourself that you would not probably correct if you just read it with your eyes.
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  SPEAKER_00: So, yes, absolutely use your author voice in your writing, but use your actual voice in your editing.
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  SPEAKER_00: Read your work out loud to make edits and improvements that will help your writing flow better.
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  SPEAKER_00: If it sounds better to the ear, it will read better on the page.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's the daily question.
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  SPEAKER_00: How do you think reading your writing out loud before publishing could improve it?
• 1:49
  SPEAKER_00: Thanks so much for listening to today's episode.
• 1:52
  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.
• 1:59
  SPEAKER_00: And in order to stay creative, you've got to have great input.
• 2:02
  SPEAKER_00: And that's where writing prompts come in.
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  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.
• 2:25
  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.