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Episode #303
What it Really Takes To Become A Successful Writer With Anna David
Want to be a truly successful writer? Anna David shares what it really takes, how to find your flow, how a book can transform your career and the art of using words to make a bigger impact on the world.
Anna David is a New York Times bestselling author, journalist and television personality specializing in addiction and recovery as well as relationships. She’s the author of Party Girl, Bought, the non-fiction Reality Matters, and more.
Here’s a glance of what you’ll learn from Anna in this episode:
- What it really takes to become a successful writer (PLUS: The only real way to make money as a writer)
- One thing you must eliminate from your life if you want to overcome writer’s block forever
- Finding Your Flow: What to do to become a better, more productive writer
- Anna shares how to handle rejection, failure, and disappointment
- What having a written book can do to transform your career, your business, and your life
- Joe and Anna candidly discuss addiction, trauma, shame, and recovery
- The Power Of The Written Word: How to use words to make a bigger impact in the world
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- As a writer you are in sales, you are up against insurmountable odds and you need to hustle 8:45
- “If you want to get into a flow state with writing you have to banish perfectionism.” -Anna David 10:40
- Writing is rewriting, don’t overthink your first draft and be okay with it sucking. 11:20
- See what you do where you don’t even notice the time passing. 11:40
- The things that prevent people from having success is often whether they are sober or not. 14:25
- The more high functioning an addict is, the less likely they are going to look for help. 15:50
- The only way to make money as an author is to write books that get non-readers to read. 16:30
- Writing is a terrible business if you want to make money. 17:35
- Hustling requires practicing. 19:40
- Successful writing is a numbers game and you need to have thick skin, the same as life. 20:25
- Rejection can never be completely eliminated. 22:00
- It’s not about you when it comes to rejection. 24:15
- Books are a complete game changer, they are a great way to create a legacy 25:15
- Writing a book is a dream for a lot of people and it is so much easier than you probably think. 27:00
- You need accountability and guidance. 27:35
- Writing a book could do far more for you than a college degree. 28:00
- “A lot more people respect me for writing a book than graduating from Trinity College.” -Anna David 30:15
- Words are what moves the dial. 30:30
- Addiction is not what people think it is. 33:25
- “Everybody is recovering from something.” -Anna David 34:25
- Think about what you’re comfortable with sharing because you can’t take it back. 37:30
- Shame and fear cripple people, but we often magnify our fears. 40:15
- “Increase your audience so that you can make a bigger impact.” -Anna David 43:45
- Anna discovers things about herself by putting pen to paper that she can’t otherwise. 45:30
- Starting with a personal essay. 48:15
- Getting published online for the prestige. 48:50
- Marketing is way more creative than writing but they go together. 50:25
- The writing of how to sell something is more important. 52:45
- Build up your social media, the publishers are not going to sell your books for you. 53:30
- Find a mentor, find a system. 55:00
- The good writer with a platform will outsell the amazing writer without one. 55:15
- Once you have a success recipe, you should share it. 57:00
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