StoryADay presents: I, WRITER - A Writing Podcast about Building a Successful Writing Practice
Welcome to StoryADay Presents: I, WRITER – A Writing Podcast about building a fulfilling writing life. Hosted by author and StoryADay founder Julie Duffy, this show helps writers of all kinds—novelists, short-story authors, poets, or anyone building a creative habit—turn writing into a sustainable, joyful practice. Each episode blends practical writing tips with mindset reframes drawn from the I, WRITER Framework (Imagine, Write, Refine, Improve, Triumph, Engage, Repeat), to help you avoid overwhelm and make more progress, faster. Whether you’re drafting your first novel, exploring short fiction, or fighting writer’s block, you’ll find strategies here to strengthen your writing routine, spark creativity, and keep going. With insights from the popular StoryADay Challenge and years of guiding writers worldwide, Julie shows you how to create momentum, finish projects, and share your work with confidence. Music credit: Alan McPike (http://standardstrax.com)
Episodes
On Day 14 of the StoryADay Challenge, how's it going? Perfectly?
Oh, you magical unicorn you. For the rest of us, I have some thoughts...
00:00 StoryADay Update - Limit Your Choice, Do Hard Things
04:51 Creating artificial limits for freedom
05:43 Recommit 05:46 Make It Public
06:44 Make It Smaller and More Specific
08:37 Have A Theme
09:24 Commit To The Prompts
10:13 Be There For Yourself Even When Its Uncomfortable
14:05 Quantity...
Join Julie from Story A Day on Day 10 of Story A Day May as she discusses using strong emotions like rage as fuel for your writing. Julie shares personal insights on transforming negative emotions into positive creative energy and how it can lead to problem-solving and positive thinking. She also highlights today's writing prompt from Patricia A. Jackson, which encourages writers to pen a story from the perspective of a banned book...
Creativity brings its own rewards - how writing more helps you write more...
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I wasn't feeling great, on Day 7 of the StoryADay Challenge, so here's what I dd to get my inspriation back....
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(and yes, episode four comes from Day 5. You didn't miss anything. I just don't do these every day)
This update from the StoryADay challenge comes on Day 5, but works for you any time you're trying to write.
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00:00 Introduction to StoryADay Challenge
00:15 Taking a Break: The Importance of Rest
01:07 Dealing with Prompts: Inspiration and Flexibility
02:14 Community Insights: Diverse Perspe...
Maybe you're tired, sad, or otherwise struggling emotions when you're trying to write. What do you do, to keep going?
I have two suggestions, today.
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On writing flash fiction to a writing prompt by F. E. Choe, the art of Flash Fiction, and the benefits of brainstorming.
Get a sneak preview of my Flash Fiction Workshop here (first 3 lessons, free!): https://stada.me/flash-preview
These mini episodes bring you in-the-moment updates from my StoryADay May challenge, in the hope that what I'm learning will also be helpful to you!
Episode 1 - In which I talk about confidence and humility as a creative person join the challenge: https://storyaday.org/
Warm up for the StoryADay May Challenge (or any writing) with these character exercises. Create your raw materials this month; write like the wind, next month!
LINKS
All the warm up tasks: https://stada.me/april-warm-ups
Get ready for StoryADay May with these warm-up tasks in April PLUS: hear about the wonderful writers who have sent us prompts for this year's challenge sign up at: https://storyaday.org
During StoryADay I like to give you meaty writing exercises disguised as prompts.
This week I'm giving you seven mini-prompts that you can use to juice up an existing work-in-progress or to spark a new one.
You can find all these prompts here: https://storyaday.org/sftw101
Playlist of YouTube Short writing prompts
Sign up for the StoryADay May Challenge here: https://storyaday.org/signup
What's life really like as a writer?
Well, the answer is as varied as the number of writers you ask, but for me, this is how things are going: Listen in, you might be inspired!
LINKS
Join Superstars + I, WRITER Course at a discount before Dec 15, 2024 https://storyaday.org/superstars
Writing Prompts: https://storyaday.org/writing-prompt-archive/
Flash Fiction Primer: https://storyaday.org/flash-fiction-essentials/
It's that time of year again, when we look back at what happened last year in our lives and what we hope to make happen next year in our writing lives.
1-6 projects Planning Pie:
LINKS:
Register for the Annual Planning Workshop
Join the StoryADay Superstars
This week I rant about the Best American Short Story Collection...and more
00:00 20241018Podcast
06:00 Read literary fiction if you like it
07:29 Read in your chosen genre
10:38 Using Your Knowledge In Your Writing - How I Wrote A Story
14:28 Read widely
18:55 Reading from Critique Week
21:40 Book Club
How to write realistic, fascinating characters that readers adore...and what it can teach you about BEING a writer...
LINKS
One Story Challenge: https://storyaday.org/one-story-signup
This week's StoryADay podcast is about loving your writing and sharing the love! Yes, there is stuff about marketing your writing in here, but don't let that put you off.
CHAPTERS
00:00 StADa321 - Being You
01:09 The One-Story Challenge: Show, Don't Tell Edition
08:07 Marketing
LINKS
The One-Story Challenge - Show Don't Tell Edition: https://storyaday.org/one-story-signup
Elizabeth Wheatley's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e...
Sometimes it seems like success comes easily to other people when it feels so elusive to us. But there are secrets to making it more likely you'll be one of those success stories, and that's what I'm talking about this week on the StoryADay Podcast. Whether you're a writer or not, I think you'll like this one!
LINKS:
Tell me what you're celebrating: https://storyaday.org/the-secret-to-sticking-with-it/
The StoryADay Handbook: https...
In which I share revelations from my recent travels to Scotland, and talk about the importance of seeing the wonder in everyday life.
0:00 Find Wonder Everywhere
10:14 This Week's Assignment
17:49 Your gift to the world
LINKS
Leave a comment: https://storyaday.org/find-wonder-everywhere
Handbook: https://storyaday.org/challenge-handbook
This week I share what worked from StoryADay May this year, including our secret weapon, the warm up and brainstorming exercises.
00:09: Inspiration from Unlikely Sources
04:31 Encouragement from Writing Friends
07:12 Building a Supportive Writing Community
10:28 Back to Fundamentals: Improving Your Writing Practice
11:58 Warm-Up and Brainstorming Exercises
20:40 Resources and Pro...
Characters need to need something. They need to want something. Otherwise, it's just a series of things happening to a character...and readers won't care.
In this episode I share a writing prompt and lesson from my year-long email series, StoryAWeek, which you can start today,all about creating a story in which a character needs something.
I also talk about creating suspense in creative and marketing writing, and about why it's so...
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