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Your One True Message · The Daily Writer

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  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 most interesting paradoxes of successful writers, and it's this.
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  SPEAKER_00: The more books somebody writes, the more obvious their one true message is.
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, what's the one true message, you might ask?
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, the one true message is the singular theme that dominates most of a writer's content.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here are some examples.
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  SPEAKER_00: The adventure author John Krakow writes about human drama in life or death outdoor situations such as hiking or mountain climbing.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's his one true message.
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  SPEAKER_00: The novelist J.K.
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  SPEAKER_00: Rowling writes about what it means to be a hero in the context of a fantasy world.
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  SPEAKER_00: The novelist Stephen King writes about the dark side of humanity in the context of horror stories.
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  SPEAKER_00: The personal development guru John Maxwell writes about leadership.
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  SPEAKER_00: The historian David McCullough writes about the humanity behind American historical figures.
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  SPEAKER_00: In essence, it's many books, one message.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now you might say, what about the books that aren't tied into an author's central message?
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, the vast majority of the time, those books are somehow tied into the main message as well.
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  SPEAKER_00: What about you?
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  SPEAKER_00: What's your one true message?
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  SPEAKER_00: If you can't articulate it just yet, that's okay because it takes time and it takes a lot of writing before you figure it out.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your message gets more clear and more authentic the more you write.
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  SPEAKER_00: So get started on that next project.
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  SPEAKER_00: The pathway will become clearer as you continue to press ahead.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks so much for listening to today's episode.
• 1:49
  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.
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  SPEAKER_00: And in order to stay creative, you've got to have great input.
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  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.
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  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.