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Put Some Clay on the Table · The Daily Writer

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  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Rider, where we share a lesson each day to help you cultivate the habits for writing success.
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  SPEAKER_00: Have you ever seen somebody make pottery?
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  SPEAKER_00: It's actually pretty fascinating.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's fun to watch them work, and it's often breathtaking to see the beautiful pots, vases, bowls, and other works of art they create with their bare hands.
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  SPEAKER_00: But what comes before the beautiful finished product?
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, you guessed it.
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  SPEAKER_00: What comes before that is putting a messy lump of clay on the table and getting their hands dirty.
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  SPEAKER_00: The clay is not formed, it's just a plain old unformed lump of clay.
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  SPEAKER_00: But the potter shapes it into something useful, beautiful, and eye-catching.
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, I think the same thing is true for us as writers.
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  SPEAKER_00: We've got to put clay on the table.
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  SPEAKER_00: We've got to start with a messy draft of whatever it is that we're writing.
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  SPEAKER_00: If we don't, then we won't have anything to work with.
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  SPEAKER_00: So my encouragement to you is to get that draft done as fast as possible so you can start working on it, so you can start revising, editing, and refining it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Remember, the mess always comes before the finished product.
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  SPEAKER_00: Don't be afraid to get messy.
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  SPEAKER_00: The messy Potter's wheel is where all good writing begins.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's your daily question.
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  SPEAKER_00: Are you willing to get messy with your first draft?
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  SPEAKER_00: And do you think perfectionism sometimes prevents us from moving ahead with our writing?
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks so much for listening to today's episode.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks, and I'll see you tomorrow.