StoryADay presents: I, WRITER - A Writing Podcast about Building a Successful Writing Practice

Today's #writingprompt is one of my faves: write a story in letter form.  The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170526-letters

Today's #writingprompt for StoryADay May is to write a prose sonnet: 14 sentences long. The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170525-sonnet

Today I'm prompting you to write a story within a story. To find out how, check out the blog post below The Prompt:  http://storyaday.org/20170524-hidden-message/

Today we're back to writing short story forms, after our week of working on support for the novelists among us.   The Prompt:  http://storyaday.org/20170523-list/  

Today we tell a story focusing on the setting (and your five senses) The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170522-setting

Today we look at less tangible aspects of the world you're building, and what makes them the way they are. The prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170521-society

Continuing our week of short story writing, for novelists, today we look at what aspects of your world might need better examined. The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170520-concrete

Today we step back into the past, to when your protagonist met an important supporting character   The prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170519-secondary

Today we ask: what if the protagonist simply isn't up to the job...   The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170518-no

Today we continue diving deeply into your protagonist's past with a story that takes place just before the story you really want to tell; or with a series of journal entries from the same time period. The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170517-journal

Today kicks off a week of prompts that are aimed at helping novelists spend part of this month deepening their understanding of a work in progress or a work-to-be. Of course, the prompts can all be used by short story writers too! Today's prompt encourages you to delve into the past of a protagonist in one of your stories (or novels) and unearth what makes them the way they are... The Prompt: http...

Today's writing prompt encourages you to take a second look at an earlier story.   The prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170515-second-look/    

In today's prompt, writer Tony Conaway invites you to write about a misapprehension.    The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170513-tony   More about Tony:  http://wayneaconaway.blogspot.com/

Today's prompt is all about poetry. Or theft. Or possibly both...   The Prompt:  http://storyaday.org/20170512-elise/   More about Elise:  2 Elizabeths

 In today's prompt Bea from The Busy Muse encourages us to take a second look at our first idea. The Prompt:  http://storyaday.org/20170516-bea/ Bea's site:  The Busy Muse

Today's writing prompt involves a chance encounter.   The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170510-sarah/   Sarah's Books:  http://amzn.to/2pir5nN  

Today's prompt from Charlotte Rains Dixon is very, very silly. And sometimes that is exactly what we need...   The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170509-charlotte   Charlotte's page: http://www.wordstrumpet.com/

Today Marta Pelrine-Bacon encourages us to get a bit surprising in our writing.   The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170508-marta   Marta's novel: http://amzn.to/2pM1Xm7

A reflective prompt for Sunday, from writer and developmental editor Stuart Horwitz.   The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170507-stuart   Stuart's books: http://amzn.to/2q55Llr

In this prompt, Angela Ackerman invites us to explore our characters' pasts, to find out what made them the people they are today.   The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170506-angela/   Angela's books: http://amzn.to/2p60wgn

Today's prompt comes from paranormal mystery author Phil Giunta, which reminds me that suspense and intrigue are essential components of any story. The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170505-phil Phil's Books:  http://amzn.to/2qJTOxN  

LJ Cohen gives us a writing prompt that proves to us that limits are awesome when it comes to productivity   The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170504-LJ LJ's Books: http://amzn.to/2q62a3l  

We're back today with another fantastic writing prompt from writer Kylie Quillinan, along with another heartfelt pep talk from me. Are you still writing? Gold star, for you! The Prompt:  http://storyaday.org/20170503-kylie/ Kylie's books:  http://amzn.to/2oJIL6m

You're back for Day 2. Good for you! Today we celebrate that fact and bring you a writing prompt from mega-best-selling author Jerry B. Jenkins (of the  Left Behind  series) The Prompt:  http://storyaday.org/20170502-jerry/ Jerry's free stuff:  www.jerryjenkins.com/how-to-write-a-book  

StoryADay May 2017 is here! Get your pep talks and writing prompts all month long. Today we start with a writing prompt from writer Gregory Frost, and a pep talk from me, Julie Duffy.   The Prompt:  http://storyaday.org/20170501-frost/ Social Media Graphics (tell everyone you're writing this month!): http://storyaday.org/category/resources/graphics/