The Daily Writer

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 email. That sermon to write.

But this is not a bad thing. In fact, it’s a beautiful thing. It means that we have work to do, that people value us, that we have readers. Most of all, it means that we are doing the daily work.

We have to be careful not to get trapped into destination thinking.

This type of thinking happens whenever we see the writing life as a series of tasks to be finished before we move onto the next thing. This kind of thinking makes us worn out, tired, and cynical.

On this episode, Kent encourages you to stick with your writing and not give up.

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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 Building and Living a Legendary Life and Being Remembered as a Legend.

This is not only a well-written book, but it has an amazing cover. In this conversation, Tommy shares the origin of the design as well as some strategies he used to market the book.

Resources:

Tommy's website

Tommy on Facebook

Tommy on Instagram

Legendary: A Simple Playbook for Building and Living a Legendary Life and Being Remembered as a Legend

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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 Journey. The excerpt is below.

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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 conversation with Tommy Breedlove, author of the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling book, Legendary: A Simple Playbook for Building and Living a Legendary Life and Being Remembered as a Legend.

His purpose in life is to guide ambitious people to become more successful and confident spouses, parents, and leaders in their business and communities. Tommy is not only a success, relationship, and mindset coach, but he is also a regular featured keynote speaker at global events. 

In this conversation, Tommy and I discuss the importance of taking action, cultivating unconditional self-love, and being generous. This conversation had a big impact on me, and I think it will do the same for you also.

Resources:

Tommy's website

Tommy on Facebook

Tommy on Instagram

Legendary: A Simple Playbook for Building and Living a Legendary Life and Being Remembered as a Legend

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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, screenplay, or speech, it did not begin that way.

It was most likely outlined, drafted, revised, and edited, probably several times, before it took its final shape. This is the way almost all good writing, as well as all good art, is created.

Take the Beatles, for example. In the years since the Beatles made their original recordings in the 1960’s, there have been lots of behind-the-scenes albums released that show how their songs progressed in stages.

On this episode, Kent shares an example from the Beatles, and a quote from Faulkner, that reminds us to keep writing and revising.

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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.

Just for a moment, set aside the distractions and think about the year 2026. It’s five years into the future.

You will be five years older. How do you want your life to be different? What goals do you want to have achieved? What does your world look like in five years?

We all want to be more successful, but how do we do that? The author and motivational speaker Charlie “Tremendous” Jones famously said, “You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read.”

On this episode, Kent shares a few ways to connect with successful people.

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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 is yes. Both are true.

For example, many authors and writing teachers the last few decades have talked about how you need courage to write. And that is certainly true. Writing is hard work. It is self-expression. It can create change or provoke strong feelings in others. 

So it certainly requires courage to put your pen to paper and share your words with the world.

On this episode, Kent shares a quote from Anne Frank that will inspire you to be more courageous.

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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 particular one that has great application for writers.

Luke Skywalker is training with the Jedi Master Yoda on the planet Dagobah. They are both getting frustrated because Luke is not catching onto the lessons as quickly as he wants.

Yoda tells him that he must unlearn what he has learned. Luke responds that he will try.

Then come the immortal words from Master Yoda: “Do or do not. There is no try.”

On this episode, Kent encourages us to stop over-analyzing everything and get on with the things we need to do.

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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 feeling great.

Then it happens. You hit the wall. The creative juices have dried up and you sit there wondering where to go from here.

It happens to the best of us. Even to the very best of us, like Ernest Hemingway. What did he did do when he hit a creative wall? 

On this episode, Kent shares Hemingway's advice for getting past creative roadblocks.

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Ray Bradbury said, “Just write every day of your life. Read intensely. Then see what happens. Most of my friends who are put on that diet have very pleasant careers.”

Most of the time, we writers are focused on output. We spend most of our time focused on the content we are creating, whether it's blog posts, podcasts, books, articles, or client work.

But the basis for that content has to come from somewhere. There has to be an input. Our work as writers can't be focused just on the output.

That's why reading is such a critical part of what we do. In fact, last year I released a podcast episode called "10 Ways to Read More in Less Time," and I encourage you to go back and listen to it.

In this episode, I share five books that I believe every writer should read this year, and why you should read them.

The books are:

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

Perennial Seller: The Art of Making & Marketing Working That Lasts by Ryan Holiday

You Must Write a Book: Boost Your Brand, Get More Business, and Become the Go-To Expert by Honoree Corder

Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book on Novel Writing You'll Ever Need by Jessica Brody

Do the Work: Overcome Resistance and Get Out of Your Own Way by Steven Pressfield

Reading books by yourself is obviously helpful, but reading them with a group helps you apply what you are learning. Our Daily Writer Community features a monthly book discussion, in addition to weekly writing sprints, expert calls, courses, a private Facebook group, and so much more. If you want to run toward success instead of just walking, this group is definitely for you.

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