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

What if you could slide up to your desk, knowing that you were going to have a good time, with your writing? What if, when you sat down to write, the words just flowed? What's the secret ingredient that makes this possible? LINKS https://storyaday.org /signup https://storyaday.org/3dc  

Some early details about the new flavor of StoryADay May I'm introducing this year, and my note from the AWP 2022 Conference - an my thoughts on the state of the short story   ::LINKS:: Main site: StoryADay.org 3 Day Challenge: StoryADay.org/3dc My interview with Jane Friedman: storyaday.org/episode099

Here's a rundown of mistake you're probably making as a writer (plus three bonus mistakes, because we've all been there!) Join us in the StoryADay Superstars group: https://stada.me/Superstars Full transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/UzbdsMeiNBZ  

If there is nothing happning in your writing, your stories will be boring! Avoid the trap of writing beautiful language with no plot, but injecting some conflict into your stories...and I don't mean car chases or war!  Full transcript: https://share.descript.com/embed/Wnfp8TWAI7m

...and you don't have to be. This week I'm talking about the different paths available to writers, from creating a practice, to creating an empire that can run a record-breaking Kickstarter campaign. ::LINKS:: John Scalzi's article: https://stada.me/scalzi The 3-Day Challenge: https://storyaday.org/3dc Stay updated with StoryADay: https://storyaday.org/signup

Generating words is sometimes what writing is all about. If you've been learning about writing for too long without writing something new, I have a challenge for you this week. ::LINKS:: The Framework: https://storyaday.org/framework The 3-Day Challenge: https://storyaday.org/3dc

Whether we are from within a community or an outsider, it affects how we perceive the group. That's important for characters in your writing and it's one of the topics on this week's podcast, along with mindset (of course!) and what I'm reading this month.  Included: a writing prompt all about the ways your characters and your readers interact ::LINKS::  Bob Newhard: https://youtu.be/p1KbtLrBZ0k ...

When I ask people what questions they have about writing, they rarely ask about craft techniques. This week I talk about the transition from newspaper writing to fiction, making time to write and more. :LINKS:: Julie Explains Things Simply on YouTube: https://stada.me/jets 3-Day Challenge: https://storyaday.org/3dc

When a famous and accomplished writer I admire confessed to some imposter syndrome recently I knew I needed to talk about it (and the cure) this week... ::LINKS:: https://storyaday.org Transript: https://share.descript.com/view/gZJjTAnqYQs

There are so many ways to get discouraged, as a writer. Let's not allow Social Media spats to become another. This week I talk about ways to get your writing done, going a little slower, and how you can join me for a step-by-step walk through short story writing. ::LINKS:: This episode: https://storyaday.org/episode238 Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/FOv3iocYQGf The I, WRITER Course: h...

Know you want to write, but can't get started? Why not start a fun project, just for you? :: LINKS:: This episode: https://storyaday.org/episode237 @faithbougan's tweet: https://twitter.com/FaithBoughan/status/1481844112546484225 Writing Prompt: https://storyaday.org/wow-irritable Writing About Anger: https://storyaday.org/write-on-wednesday-anger/ Finding writing ideas: https://storyaday.org/find...

Encouragement to see possibilities, and not be burdened by perfectionism, in the New Year.   LINKS:: This episode: https://storyaday.org/episode236 3-Day Challenge: https://storyaday.org/3dc Serious Writers' Accountability Group:  https://stada.me/swagr  

I saw a tweet this week, asking 'am I overly-emotional because I'm a writer, or a writer because I'm overly-emotional?" I have some thoughts...   :LINKS: The tweet, from author AD Graves, that got me thinking (shared with permission) https://twitter.com/adgravesbooks/status/1471335552830033920?s=21 This episode: https://storyaday.org/episode235 3-Day Challenge: https://storyaday.org/3dc

Writing your bio and summaries of your work causes authors all kinds of angst, but I have good news: you're probably trying to do too much and be too clever...and this comes to our writing lives too. It's time to strip it all back to the essentials. ::LINKS:: This episode: https://storyaday.org/episode234 Write Your Bio & Summary Workshop: https://storyaday.mykajabi.com/join-workshop  

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If you don't know what to write in your bio...steal! Plus a writing prompt from Michael X. Wang, author of the short story collection "Further News of Defeat" LINKS The Writing Prompt: https://storyaday.org/2021-day-12/ Michael X. Wang's "Further News of Defeat": https://stada.me/mxwang The 3-Day Challenge, a short story course: https://storyaday.org/3dc    

You have to talk about yourself and your work. I'm sorry if that makes you uncomfortable. The good news? If you can give yourself permission, you CAN learn to do this. ::LINKS:: 3 Day Challenge: https://storyaday.org/3dc Write Your Author Bio & Story Summary Essentials Guide: https://stada.me/marketingyou

What is the difference between writing a scene and writing a summary and when should you do each? I'm sharing notes from my upcoming workshop on that topic, in this episode. Learn why it's important to write scenes not just summary. And learn when to use them. LINKS Register for the workshop: https://stada.me/workshop Take the 3-Day Challenge: https://storyaday.org/3dc Find the story 'Escape from...

Seven peices of 'advice' you NEVER need to hear again, on the topic of revision. Come with me on a myth-busting adventure. Plus a writing prompt called The Post-Modern Pop Song ::Links:: This episode: storyaday.org/episode228 3-Day Challenge: storyday.org/3dc The Writing Prompt: https://stada.me/prompt-pop

Sharing your writing with other can be fabulous, but also a scary and, occasionally, can dent a writer's confidence. This episode shows you how to give and recieve critique in a way that will make you and your writing stronger. This week's writing prompt: write a story in three sections about two characters who love each other. (at 32 minute mark) ::LINKS:: StoryADay's Critique Week: https://story...

Now that you have a stack of stories, what do you do with them? There's a lot to the next part of the process, and I'm here to break it down into manageable steps for you. ::LINKS:: Superstars Full Payment: https://stada.me/superstars-full Superstars  Payment Plan: https://stada.me/superstars-pp 3-Day Challenge: storyday.org/3dc

Are you avoiding your writing? It's possible you're suffering from burnout. Learn how to identify it and combat it in this episode of the StoryADay Podcast   ::LINKS:: 3-Day Challenge: https://storyaday.org/3dc

Gabriela Pereira of DIYMFA talks about her belief that you don't go to a workshop, you workshop writing and what that looks like in her DIYMFA community. ::LINKS:: Gabriela's free series: https://storyaday.org/diymfaworkshop Writing Prompt: https://storyaday.org/13-pereira/ The StoryADay 3-Day Workshop: https://storyaday.org/3dc  

How is writing like a martial art or a Montesorri school? Find out in my interview with DIYMFA's Gabriela Pereira And stay tuned for my thoughts on Caroline Kim's prompt for the StoryADay Challenge   ::Links:: Caroline Kim's Writing Prompt: https://storyaday.org/2021-day-14/ Register for Gabriela's workshop: https://storyaday.org/diymfaworkshop/  

Going from week 2 to week 3 of the challenge, something wonderful happens...things start to get weird, and it becomes about 'getting it done' not 'making it good'. And that is a gift. ::LINKS:: This week's writing prompt, from Roxane Gay: https://storyaday.org/2021-day-07 The 3 Day Challenge: https://storyaday.org/3dc