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

There is so much information about writing out there...it can be hard to figure out what you should be working on. In this episode I walk you through one way to figure out (and focus on) your very next step. Take the 3 Day Challenge: https://www.storyaday.com/3-day-challenge Leave a comment: https://storyaday.org/episode173 Writing Prompt: Write A Seasonal Story https://storyaday.org/prompt-season...

There is so much information about writing out there...it can be hard to figure out what you should be working on. In this episode I walk you through one way to figure out (and focus on) your very next step. Leave a comment: https://storyaday.org/episode173 Writing Prompt: Write A Seasonal Story https://storyaday.org/prompt-seasonal-story/

Part of the art of making progress in your writing is knowing what stage you're in, and what you need to study and practice, to move to the next stage. And that's what I'm talking about today. Read a StoryFest Story Sign Up For The Serious Writers' Accountability Group reminders

StoryADay's annual showcase, StoryFest 2020, is happening on June 27-28. Here's how you can get involved. How To Get Involved https://stada.me/sf20 How To Write Author Biographies and Story Summaries https://stada.me/summary  

Sometimes it's as important to take an effective break from our writing as it is to keep putting words on the page. Find out how and why, in this episode. LINKS DIYMFA Summit of Awesomeness: https://members.diymfa.com/ writer-igniter-summit/

In this fourth week of StoryADay May 2020 I talk about the importance of celebrating every win in your writing life.  LINKS: NaNoWriMo YWP Flash Fiction Workshop with Julie Duffy: https://youtu.be/ecYq1CHqArw

We're heading into Week 3 of StoryADay May 2020. What can you do this week to make the most of all this creative energy? I have some suggestions...

Whether you've been writing this month, are still thinking about jumping into the challenge, or are working on other writing, this episode is full of tips for staying motivated to write week after week, month after month. Do't skip this one!

Today the author of "Writing & Selling Short Stories & Personal Essays: the Essential Guide To Getting Your Work Published" AND frequent StoryADay participant, Windy Lynn Harris joins me to talk about Flash Fiction: what it is, 7 different ways to approach it, and how it can help your career, even if you're a novelist.

We're a week away from StoryADay May. Take the WRITER Code workshop here: https://storyaday.org/writer-code Find out more about StoryADay Superstars, our writing community: https://www.storyaday.com/superstars-2020 Today's episode is a conversation with Tammy Breitweiser whose flash fiction has been published in The Ninja Writers Monthly, Spelk, Clover and White, and Elephants Never. Her essay is...

In this conversation with writer Michele Reisinger, we talk about bad advice from writing teachers, her process for placing stories with publications, what a successful writing day looks like, and how she writer in traffic!

In which I talk about prepping for StoryADay May and what to do if you're having trouble writing right now.

Premee Mohamed is an Indo-Caribbean scientist and speculative fiction writer whose first novel, "Beneath The Rising" has just been released. But I discovered her through her wonderful short stories. In this conversation we talk about what a good writing day looks like (and what to do on those other days), the inspiration for some of her stories, her writing process and how she organizes her ideas,...

In which I talk about the live writing sprints I've been running and the importance of stories in times of stress.

So we're in a pandemic. Does that mean we have to stop being creative? Quite the opposite. The world needs more art, right now. 

As well as running DIYMFA, Gabriela Pereira often speaks at conferences about issues other than the writing craft, including entrepreneurship and mental illness. Today, we have a frank discussion about Gabriela's history with mental illness as one part of a very full life that also includes running a business, having a family, and being a creative person. We also talk a little about writing emotio...

As well as running DIYMFA, Gabriela Pereira often speaks at conferences about issues other than the writing craft, including entrepreneurship and mental illness. Today, we have a frank discussion about Gabriela's history with mental illness as one part of a very full life that also includes running a business, having a family, and being a creative person. We also talk a little about writing emotio...

What are we really talking about when we talk about sex? Join me for a conversation with sexuality educator Dr. Lanae St. John. We talk about how to portray true intimacy on the page (without any weird noises), how to make consent sexy, and where to find a model for your next villain. LINKS: The Mamasutra - https://www.themamasutra.net/ Read Me: A Parental Primer For 'The Talk' - https://www.amazo...

We talk about the pillars of a writing life, why Gabriela wanted to create a do-it-yourself DIYMFA, and that old favorite: Imposter Syndrome. Join me for a wide-ranging conversation with DIYMFA.com's Gabriela Pereira. She is a speaker, podcast host for DIY MFA Radio, and author of the book DIY MFA: Write with Focus, Read with Purpose, Build Your Community . To find out more about DIYMFA's flagship...

Sometimes what used to work for us no longer works.  In this podcast I talk about the benefits and downsides of your writing commitments, I encourage you to scare yourself, and I revisit the subject of habits, and check in to see how you're getting on. Also: I preview some coming changes to the podcast LINKS: The StoryADay Short Story Framework, in case you want to write a story today but aren't s...

Listening and reading are wonderful things, but what if they are holding you back from writing and finishing stories? We learn writing by writing. Isn't it time you stop stalling? LINKS "Listening" by Bob DeRosa on Escape Pod: https://stada.me/listening The 3 Day Challenge: https://stada.me/3dc Don't forget you can tell your Alexa speaker to play the StoryADay Podcast by enabling the skill one tim...

Today I'm going to show you a system for delighting readers (and editors), so that you get great reviews and raving fans who will share your work with other readers who also love what you're writing. Links:  https://stada.me/ssf - The StoryADay Short Story Framework  

Here at the end of January, I take a mini look back at the first month of the decade and talk about writing habits, reading habits, Alexa skills, Medium and more. [1:20] My Short Story Reading Challenge, The Bradbury Method, my method. [9:30] Good luck to the NYC Midnight contestants [10:00] New ways to access StoryADay content - Medium & Alexa [10:55] 10 th Anniversary  [11:46] The StoryADay Podc...

It's not a character flaw. If your resolutions have slipped and you haven't kept up all those big plans you made for this year (already!), it's not that you're a loser. It might just be that you haven't built the behaviors into your day in the best way.  This week I apply the Fogg Behavioral Method to real writers' problems and help them troubleshoot (and fix!) the most common sticking points.  Fr...

Languages evolve from the cultures that produce them, which offers a fertile world for writers to explore, whether you are writing contemporary, realistic fiction or futuristic and fantasy worlds. This week I talk with Seumas MacDonald a linguist and ConLang (constructed languages) expert, about language, culture and how you might think about using linguistics in your fictional worlds. [LINKS] Do...