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Make 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 performance as Batman’s arch-nemesis, the Joker. But one of the...
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A 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. There are many ways fill your creative well. One of the...
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The 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 by producing books in sudden bursts of energy every once...
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Encore 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. I’m thrilled to be talking with Doug Phillips, who is the...
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The 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 fall under the spell of doing writing-related activities...
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Perfectly 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 draft, even if we know we will have many opportunities to...
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You’re Going To Be Dreaming Soon
In the world of writers, there are two kinds of people: the mere mortals, and the towering giants. Â We stand in awe of their creative output and their success. And we wonder, how do they get it done? How do they...
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One 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 with it.  Let’s get even more granular, down to the level of...
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Let 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 fights or shouting matches at writing conventions....
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Build 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, and the book I'm talking about is of course On Writing: A...
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Encore 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. Louis. Jeni has quite a story to share, and I have to say...
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It’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 Empire. As they are making a run toward the second Death...
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