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The One You're Writing For · 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 riding success.
• 0:14
  SPEAKER_00: For more resources, including your free Daily Rider Starter Kit, visit DailyRiderLife.com.
• 0:22
  SPEAKER_00: Before I get into today's episode, I want to give you a quick update on some changes that you'll see here on the podcast beginning on December the first.
• 0:30
  SPEAKER_00: Now, the Daily Rider Podcast launched three years ago in November of 2020.
• 0:34
  SPEAKER_00: I know that seems like a million years ago because we've all been through a lot of changes since then.
• 0:38
  SPEAKER_00: But since that time, we've produced well over a thousand daily episodes.
• 0:42
  SPEAKER_00: Yes, you heard that right, over a thousand.
• 0:45
  SPEAKER_00: And we featured about 150 guest interviews in those three years.
• 0:50
  SPEAKER_00: And after talking so much about daily writing and the importance of writing habits, I want to shift the conversation to the biggest point of frustration that I hear about from writers, which is how to actually build a business around your writing.
• 1:03
  SPEAKER_00: So I'm really excited to announce that on December the first, we will officially launch the Profitable Writer Podcast.
• 1:10
  SPEAKER_00: Now, the purpose of the show, as well as an upcoming book and a current membership community that you'll hear about very soon, is to give you the inspiration, motivation, and a clear roadmap to building a writing business that gives you a part-time or full-time income.
• 1:26
  SPEAKER_00: Now, the format of this podcast will be a little bit different.
• 1:29
  SPEAKER_00: We're still going to do a weekly interview in addition to one or two other episodes per week, but it's not going to be a daily podcast.
• 1:36
  SPEAKER_00: And I would say if you really love this daily podcast format, I encourage you to go back into the archives and listen to any of the thousand plus episodes we have there.
• 1:44
  SPEAKER_00: I have a good feeling that that's enough to keep you busy for quite a while.
• 1:48
  SPEAKER_00: Well, you're going to hear a lot more in the coming weeks about the Profitable Writer podcast and membership group and all kinds of other cool stuff.
• 1:55
  SPEAKER_00: And you don't need to do anything different because it's going to stay in this same podcast feed.
• 1:59
  SPEAKER_00: However, you will notice a name change along with new podcast artwork.
• 2:03
  SPEAKER_00: As always, thanks for listening, and let's get into today's episode.
• 2:08
  SPEAKER_00: So many aspiring authors never write their books because they're always worried about what people are going to think.
• 2:14
  SPEAKER_00: Will their books be good enough?
• 2:17
  SPEAKER_00: What will their family and friends think?
• 2:20
  SPEAKER_00: Will their friends from high school 10, 20, or 30 years ago think that they're still cool?
• 2:25
  SPEAKER_00: Well, I say, who cares about all that stuff?
• 2:28
  SPEAKER_00: Those people don't matter in your journey as a writer.
• 2:31
  SPEAKER_00: At least as much as this person does.
• 2:33
  SPEAKER_00: Now, who am I talking about?
• 2:34
  SPEAKER_00: I'm talking about the reader out there who's waiting for you to finish your book so they can read it.
• 2:40
  SPEAKER_00: Now we think about a book as a one-to-many communication, but it's actually one-to-one communication.
• 2:45
  SPEAKER_00: And the reason why is that people read as individuals, they don't read as a group, unless you're at a book reading or something like that, which is not usually how people actually engage with the book.
• 2:55
  SPEAKER_00: You're writing for that one reader who's just lost their child, the reader who's going through divorce, the reader who's thinking about taking their own life, the reader who wonders if anybody understands what they're going through.
• 3:08
  SPEAKER_00: That is the one that you're writing for.
• 3:10
  SPEAKER_00: You're writing for the one person who's tired of spending all their energy keeping up their appearances and just want somebody to be honest and authentic about their life.
• 3:19
  SPEAKER_00: They're looking for that connection with another human.
• 3:22
  SPEAKER_00: They're looking for somebody to solve that problem or to give them that information or that guidance that they're looking for on whatever topic they came to your book for.
• 3:30
  SPEAKER_00: So whether you write fiction or nonfiction, don't worry about what the imaginary crowd thinks.
• 3:35
  SPEAKER_00: Just think about what your reader thinks and imagine how they're going to love what you're delivering to them through your book.
• 3:43
  SPEAKER_00: A big thanks to today's sponsor, Thumbprint Creative.
• 3:47
  SPEAKER_00: You've probably heard the saying, don't judge a book by its cover.
• 3:50
  SPEAKER_00: But in the book world, it's absolutely not true.
• 3:53
  SPEAKER_00: People do judge the quality of the book by its cover, and in fact, the cover design is the first thing people notice about a book.
• 4:00
  SPEAKER_00: That's why my graphic designer of choice is Christy Griffith, owner of Thumbprint Creative.
• 4:05
  SPEAKER_00: I've worked with Christy for many years, and she's designed covers and interior layouts for my own books, my ghostwriting clients, as well as lots of books for friends that I've sent her way.
• 4:16
  SPEAKER_00: Christy works closely with you to design a layout that perfectly captures the theme and genre of the book.
• 4:22
  SPEAKER_00: Visit go thumbprint.com to learn more.
• 4:25
  SPEAKER_00: That's go thumbprint.com to learn more.
• 4:28
  SPEAKER_00: Or if you'd like a personal intro to Christy, just shoot me an email.
• 4:31
  SPEAKER_00: Kent at dailywriterlife.com.
• 4:33
  SPEAKER_00: I would be happy to intro you to Christy.
• 4:36
  SPEAKER_00: As always, my friend, thanks for listening, and I'll see you next time.