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What Do You Want to Say? · The Daily Writer

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  SPEAKER_00: Hey my friend, thanks for listening to today's episode of the Daily Writer Podcast.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you identify as a writer, and I assume that you do since you're listening to this podcast, you probably have some type of outlet for writing.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe it's social media posts, blog posts, a podcast, a book you're working on, or something else, and maybe it's several of those things, which is awesome.
• 0:34
  SPEAKER_00: Having a place to write and having an audience who expects your work on a regular, consistent basis is a great way to develop a writing habit because it puts the pressure on you to deliver.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that is what we professionals do.
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  SPEAKER_00: We deliver on time.
• 0:48
  SPEAKER_00: However, one of the challenges is that you can produce words that don't come from a place of passion or meaning.
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  SPEAKER_00: When you're writing on a schedule and when you're writing to a deadline, it's really easy to become kind of a robot where you're just cranking out words on demand.
• 1:03
  SPEAKER_00: And I think there has to be some balance in there.
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  SPEAKER_00: There has to be passion, but also regularity.
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  SPEAKER_00: There has to be meaning, but also discipline.
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  SPEAKER_00: There has to be the fire of writing, but there also has to be the consistency of lighting that fire.
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  SPEAKER_00: Scott Fitzgerald once said, You don't write because you want to say something, you write because you've got something to say.
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  SPEAKER_00: So I'm asking you, what is it that you really want to say?
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  SPEAKER_00: If you feel consumed by the demands of a writing schedule, take a moment to dig down deep and really think about what it is that you want to say.
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  SPEAKER_00: Don't let it get lost in the shuffle of schedules and expectations.
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  SPEAKER_00: Don't quench that fire.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's today's question What is the one single message you most want to convey to the world through your writing?
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks so much for listening to today's episode.
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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.