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Write the Truest Book You Know · The Daily Writer

• 0:07
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Writer, where we share a lesson each day to help you cultivate the habits for creative success.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's one of the biggest ironies of the modern world.
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  SPEAKER_00: We have more facts and data than ever before, literally right at our fingertips.
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  SPEAKER_00: However, the truth seems more elusive than ever.
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  SPEAKER_00: Jesus once said, the truth will set you free.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's not only true in a spiritual sense, but it's also true in a creative sense.
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  SPEAKER_00: No matter what type of writing we do, whether it's fiction or nonfiction, our objective as writers should always be the pursuit of truth.
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  SPEAKER_00: The novelist Wally Lamb once said, if the book is true, it will find an audience that is meant to read it.
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  SPEAKER_00: But what does that mean exactly?
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's break it down in practical terms.
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  SPEAKER_00: There are three types of truth we must keep in mind whenever we're writing.
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  SPEAKER_00: First is the objective truth.
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  SPEAKER_00: If we're writing nonfiction, this means we should check our facts and strive for accuracy.
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  SPEAKER_00: If we're writing fiction, our stories should be true in the sense that they reflect the human experience.
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  SPEAKER_00: Second is your truth.
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  SPEAKER_00: This just means that we're true to ourselves as writers.
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  SPEAKER_00: It means that we're not trying to portray ourselves as someone that we're not.
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  SPEAKER_00: It also means that we're trying to be true to our creative calling as well as our natural giftedness.
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  SPEAKER_00: And then third is the reader's truth.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whenever someone reads your writing, they come with their own agenda.
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  SPEAKER_00: They have their own perspective, they have needs, desires, and pain points, and they bring all that with them to your writing whenever they read it.
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  SPEAKER_00: There's something that they want from your writing.
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  SPEAKER_00: It might be education, it might be entertainment, it might be inspiration, or perhaps a combination of all three.
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, it's hard to keep these three types of truth in balance whenever we write, but it's essential that we try.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's part of the challenge, the calling, and the privilege of being a writer.
• 2:07
  SPEAKER_00: Hey, thanks so much for listening to this episode of the podcast.
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  SPEAKER_00: For more, you can visit us at dailywriterlife.com.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks, and I'll see you tomorrow.