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The Daily Writer
The Daily Writer is a podcast for writers who want to live a more intentional and creative life.Hosted by author and ghostwriter Kent Sanders, each episode offers practical insights, encouragement, and inspiration to help you build a consistent writing habit, overcome creative obstacles, and become the author of your own story.Whether you’re writing a book or trying to make progress on work that matters, The Daily Writer will help you take the next step. Learn more at DailyWriterLife.com.
Episodes
The Daily WriterBEST OF: Remember Who You Are
1994’s The Lion King is one of the most beloved animated movies of all time. In case you haven’t seen it in a while, the story focused on Simba, a young cub in…
The Daily WriterBen Weaver: The Courage to Follow Your Own Path
Being a writer takes courage. And lots of it. Why does it take courage? Because when you write, you put your words out there for people to judge and evaluate…
The Daily WriterBONUS: Jeffrey Shaw: Hug Marketing vs. Marketing Funnels
On this special bonus episode, Jeffrey Shaw shares his thoughts on “hug marketing” and why it’s such an effective strategy. Jeffrey Shaw is a leading voice for…
The Daily WriterJeffrey Shaw: Living the Self-Employed Life
One of the themes of this podcast is "courage." I want you to consistently do things that scare you. Why? Because when you do things that feel intimidating…
The Daily WriterJeffrey Shaw: Living the Self-Employed Life
One of the themes of this podcast is "courage." I want you to consistently do things that scare you. Why? Because when you do things that feel intimidating…
The Daily WriterDreams Look a Lot Like Sweat
What does it take to achieve a dream? This is the question everybody asks whenever they see someone who accomplished something great. On this episode, you'll…
The Daily WriterFollow Your Fear
If you have ever been hiking on a trail in the woods, you have seen the markers that show your distance and keep you headed in the right direction. The purpose…
The Daily WriterYour Best Work is Just a Step Away
How far away is your best work? Ask most writers, and they’ll say it is way off in the distance, perhaps even years or decades. We always perceive that the…
The Daily WriterA Wonderful, Terrible First Draft
If you have ever seen a potter at work, you know that a beautiful vase begins as an ugly lump of clay. The potter dumps the clay onto the wheel and slowly…
The Daily WriterOne Year from Today
For some unexplained reason, the majority of curse words in the English language are four letters long. This is why we sometimes refer to them as four-letter…
The Daily Writer4 Foolproof Methods for Writing Every Day
We talk a lot about writing habits at the Daily Writer. Why? Because a writing habit ensures that you get the writing done. Without a habit, you will only…
The Daily WriterHow to Create Multiple Streams of Income with John Stange
Most of us become interested in writing because we want to impact people's lives with our words. Which is possible! But there are other ways writing can also…
The Daily WriterTake the Next Logical Step
The modern world is both a blessing and a curse for writers. On the one hand, we have amazing opportunities to write, publish, connect, share, and create. The…
The Daily WriterAction!
If you watch the behind-the-scenes features for Hollywood movies, you’ve seen it a million times: the actors are in place, the camera crew is ready to go, and…
The Daily WriterYou’re So Close to Success
One of the most inspiring stories from the music world during the last few decades comes from the rock band the Foo Fighters. Dave Grohl was the drummer for…
The Daily WriterThree Birds with One Stone
One of the recurring themes you hear on this podcast is the importance of productivity. The reason is simple: it’s easy to have great ideas for writing, but…
The Daily WriterOne Thing at a Time
Creativity has its benefits, but it also has its drawbacks. The same impulse that leads you to explore new ideas is also the one that keeps you from following…
The Daily WriterHow to Plan an Amazing Book Launch with Kate Erickson
If you heard yesterday's episode, my interview with John Lee Dumas from Entrepreneurs on Fire, then you're familiar with his upcoming book The Common Path to…
The Daily WriterThe Common Path to Uncommon Success with John Lee Dumas
I'm excited to share this interview with John Lee Dumas, who is the founder and host of the award-winning podcast, Entrepreneurs On Fire. The show has over…
The Daily WriterCreating Your Future Vision
We all know time travel isn’t really possible. Or is it? As appealing as it might seem to hop in a DeLorean and travel thirty years into the future, that’s…
The Daily WriterWriters Are Like Poker Players
Writers are like poker players. When we get together, there is an awful lot of bluffing going on. We love to talk about our next book project and how important…
The Daily WriterScared to Death or Scared to Life?
In you want to make a change in your life, positive motivation generally works well. We love for someone to cheer us on with encouraging words, and we are…
The Daily WriterMake Your Own Luck
The greatest superhero movie ever made is 2008’s The Dark Knight. The movie is admired for many reasons, the biggest of which is Heath Ledger’s amazing…
The Daily WriterA Hidden Source of Creativity
As writers, we thrive on creativity. Without the ability to be creative, we are forever stuck with the same thoughts, the same stories, and the same ideas…
The Daily WriterThe Writing Routines of 5 Famous Authors
The central idea of the Daily Writer podcast is the importance of habits and routines to our writing success. There may be some authors who have great success…
The Daily WriterEncore Interview: How to Tell Stories Like Jesus with Doug Phillips, Professor
As a writer, one of the most valuable skills you can learn is storytelling. Stories are the way we process information and make sense of the world around us…
The Daily WriterThe Temptation of Writing-Related Activities
Here is a question to consider: what activities actually produce writing? This is not a trick question, but a serious one. Why? Because it’s easy for us to…
The Daily WriterPerfectly Imperfect
First drafts are hard. Let’s just get that out of the way right here and now. The deeper question is, why? Why does it take so much effort to produce a first…
The Daily WriterYou’re Going To Be Dreaming Soon
In the world of writers, there are two kinds of people: the mere mortals, and the towering giants. We stand in awe of their creative output and their success…
The Daily WriterOne Word at a Time
One of the most common themes of successful writers is that they are consistent. They establish a habit or routine for getting the work done and they stick…
The Daily WriterLet Nothing Interfere
If you have spent much time around other writers, you have probably observed that as a whole, writers are a pretty congenial bunch. We don’t normally see fist…
The Daily WriterBuild Your Writing Muscles with These 7 Lessons from Stephen King's "On Writing"
One of the most successful writers of all time also happens to have written one of the most helpful writing craft books of all time. His name is Stephen King…
The Daily WriterEncore Interview: The Courage to Be Your Authentic Self with Jeni Voss, Musician
I'm excited to bring you this encore presentation of my interview with Jeni Voss, who is the lead singer of That 80’s Band, a fantastic group based here in St…
The Daily WriterIt’s a Trap!
If you’re a Star Wars fan, you’ll recall Admiral Ackbar from Return of the Jedi. At the Battle of Endor, he is fighting alongside the rebels against the evil…
The Daily WriterConditions Are Not Ideal, and That's Okay
How many people in your life in your everyday life are serious writers? Probably just a few, unless you spend all your time around writers. In other words…
The Daily WriterWrite Wherever You Are
If you have ever worked on a deadline, you understand the frustration of writing conditions that are not ideal. This can be a challenge if you can only be…
The Daily WriterOpen a Gap for Your Words
How do you typically cope with getting stuck in your writing? Do you sit there staring at the screen? Do you avoid the hard work and switch over to a Netflix…
The Daily WriterSome Advice about Advice
You have probably noticed that there are lots of people giving advice about writing. There are almost as many people writing books about writing as they are…
The Daily WriterHow to Get Out of a Creative Rut
Today is February 21, which means we are almost two months into the new year. How are things going? I'm not sure what your expectations for 2021 were when the…
The Daily WriterEncore Interview: Taking Control of Your Destiny with Eric Elder, Author & Online Pastor
On this episode, I'm sharing a conversation with my friend Eric Elder from 2019. He is an author, speaker, and pianist with a passion for sharing Christ with…
The Daily WriterThe Only Thing You Have to Offer
When you look at the millions of books, blogs, podcasts, and magazine articles that have been created, what could you possibly say that is unique? The answer…
The Daily WriterWriters are Brokers of Hope
Countless people have been inspired by Zig Ziglar’s famous quote, “You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they…
The Daily WriterThe 99 Who Love You
We writers often talk about the reasons we write. But what are the reasons we don’t write? What keeps us from writing? The novelist Erica Jong hit the nail on…
The Daily WriterThe Golden Thread
People write for many reasons. Some do it for money. Others do it for fame. Still others do it to teach or inspire. No matter why you write, there is a common…
The Daily WriterWrite the Truest Book You Know
Here is one of the biggest ironies of the modern world. We have more facts and data than ever before, literally right at our fingertips. However, the truth…
The Daily WriterHow to De-Clutter Your Workspace
On today's episode, we talk about the benefits of having a neat, clean work environment as well as 5 steps to decluttering your workspace: Deal with one area…
The Daily WriterWriting Creative Nonfiction with Christopher Johnston, Journalist & Playwright
When you hear the term "creative writing," what comes to mind? If you're like most people, you probably think of fiction-based writing like novels…
The Daily WriterI Don't Know and I Don't Care
There are certain qualities we prize in the writing world. One of them is knowledge. It seems like we should know what we are getting ourselves into, right?…
The Daily WriterWho is Your Ideal Reader?
Writing is by definition a lonely task. Yes, we have editors, beta readers, graphic designers and others who help polish and perfect our work. But unless you…
The Daily WriterYou Don't Need to Be Brilliant
We live in a culture that celebrates brilliance. Everywhere you look, people worship the best and the brightest among us. The internet, magazines, movies…
The Daily WriterHow Many Times Are You Willing to Try?
The history of writing is replete with stories about authors who were rejected, but kept trying until they found success. Here’s just one example. A number of…
The Daily WriterA Beautiful, Lifelong Task
Sometimes the writing life feels like a set of never-ending tasks. There is that next blog post to write. That book chapter to revise. That client work to…
The Daily WriterBONUS: Tommy Breedlove on Book Marketing & Branding
In this special bonus interview, Tommy Breedlove shares some behind-the-scenes insights from the creation of his amazing book, Legendary: A Simple Playbook for…
The Daily WriterFinish the Work: An Excerpt from The Artist's Suitcase
On today's episode, I share wins from the Daily Writer Community and share a chapter from my book The Artist's Suitcase: 26 Essentials for the Creative…
The Daily WriterCultivating Unconditional Self-Love with Tommy Breedlove, Business Coach
Today's episode goes much deeper than strategies for writing and publishing. It goes to the core of who we are as people. I am honored to share this…
The Daily WriterBe Bad in Order to Be Good
One of the most important lessons we can ever learn as writers as that good writing happens in stages. Whenever you read a great book chapter, blog book…
The Daily WriterWill You Be the Same Person in Five Years?
Most of us live in the present moment. We focus on the things we are doing today, next week, or perhaps later this year. But that’s about as far as it goes…
The Daily WriterNeed a Little Courage? Just Write.
Writers have always been fascinated by the relationship between writing and courage. Does it take courage to write? Or does writing produce courage? The answer…
The Daily WriterMaster Yoda’s Advice for Writers
There’s a wonderful scene in a wonderful little movie called The Empire Strikes Back. There are lots of wonderful scenes in Empire, but there’s one in…
The Daily WriterHow to Get Unblocked
Every writer has felt like this at one time or another. You’re chugging along with your content and things are going smoothly. The ideas are flowing. You’re…