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

Tiny Wins (a combination of Tiny Habits and Epic Wins) and how you can use them to reinforce your good habits, along with an explanation of Stanford University researcher BJ Fogg's Behavioral Method -- a framework that explains why we do what we do (and sometimes don't!) LINKS https://storyaday.org/episode150

In which I give you a peek into what I'm working on at StoryADay and encourage you to take a clear-eyed look at how far you've come, and what's next for you. LINKS: Annual Review Worksheet: https:// stada.me /annualreview  

A title is the sizzle that sells your story, but too many writers still struggle with this important part of the writing process.  Today's podcast helps you level up your title game. LINKS: Get the free download: https://stada.me/500titles Get Tobias S. Buckell's It's All Just A Draft (clicking this Amazon affiliate link helps support this podcast) https://amzn.to/2PH31Fu  

This week's podcast features a clip from an episode from two years ago, in which I talked about the different cycles in a writing life. And I apologize in advance for making you crave some freshly baked bread...  

Today I talk with Raphael Schaad about audio and voice assistants and all the opportunities (and pitfalls) for authors.  Raphael Schaadt, who works with innovative entrepreneurs who are interested in tapping the power of voice-interaction, talks with me about how writers can take advantage of these powerful new technologies. Would you be interested in a walk-through of this technology? Email me at...

It can be hard to write endings (So many logistics! So tired from writing the whole story!), but the ending is the thing that sends your reader off into the world feeling good about your story...or deflated because you let them down. In this week's episode I talk about the importance of endings, and a powerful way for you to think about them so you can delight your reader. Also:  I talk about Stor...

Mindset and specific craft tips are equally important as you approach the chronological AND creative midpoints of any word of art. In this episode I talk about The midpoint of the challenge But what if my story is no good? Why story middles suck Making it suck less Find all the links and resources here: https://storyaday.org/144 Want to write a short story today? Get the StoryADay Short Story Fram...

Whether you're taking part in NaNoWriMo this month or simply trying to keep your rating on track, I have five tips from the trenches of the extreme creativity challenge world. Recommended: The Nature Fix by Florence Williams  Bright Line Eating by Susan Pierce Thompson  No Plot, Not Problem by Chris Baty Save The Cat Writes A Novel by Jessica Brody  Power Nap  by Andrew Johnson  https://www.youtub...

In which I talk about how writing helped me in the wake of a recent, unexpected loss, and the importance of writing for an audience of one. LINKS Listen to my recent interview on the Unmistakable Creative Podcast: https://stada.me/unmistakable Listen to me talk about short stories on the Kiingo podcast:  https://stada.me/kiingo An Audience Of One by Srini Rao:  https://amzn.to/2Mroq3w  (aff)   Wan...

There are different seasons in your writing life. Today, I talk about how to navigate the switch from creation mode to 'everything else' mode, along with some tools to ease that transition.

Fresh from the trenches of StoryADay September, a question about how to get to the resolution of a story. Plus:  More Julie on the Kiingo.com podcast:  https://kiingo.com/blog/short-stories-with-julie-duffy Sign up for daily prompts this September: https://storyaday.org/next-challenge  

It's tough to cross the threshold from the ordinary world to the magical world where you are a writer. I know. And i have some ideas... LINKS StoryADay Superstars: https://members.storyaday.org/join

Are you ready to write a story a day this September so you can prove to yourself that you CAN make writing a priority, you CAN be more creative, you CAN get unblocked and write stories that amaze yourself and delight readers? I share my top tips for a successful month of extreme writing. Sign up for daily prompts during September at StoryADay.org/next-challenge

The StoryADay community shares what they're writing and they're most likely to get that writing-high (you know the one, right?) And in this episode I encourage you to make this last part of 2019 the best of your writing life. This coming week I'm sending out a series of emails with my best tips for creating a fulfilling writing life. Make sure you sign up for that and information about StoryADay S...

Do you give yourself permission to make your art, to write? Do you feel like you have to ask permission? What ripples spread out when you write? 

This week someone accused me of doing something decadent. It was meant as a joke, but it got under my skin, and It got me thinking about all the things we have to do as writers that might seem decadent to 'normal' people.

Talking about dialogue, I discovered a rule that can sometimes be broken. Also: procrastination!!

Are you holding yourself back? In this episode, I look at three events that have me thinking about what we all have to gain from doing our creative work with integrity, tenacity and bravery. 

Readers can't love your story if they don't love your character. LINKS https://storayday.org/creating-compelling-characters  

A raw, mini episode to celebrate the successful conclusion of StoryADay May 2019 links: Day 31: https://StoryADay.org/2019-05-31 SWAGr for June: https://storyaday.org/swagr-jun-2019/

A popular resource at StoryADay is the StADa Short Story Framework. Now it's available to everyone as a download: https://stada.me/framework Also in this episode I talk about the upcoming events at StoryADay after May finishes, including the Critique Week and StoryFest and, of course, StoryADay September! https://storyaday.org/events  

11 days into StoryADay May 2019 and things might not be going quite as you planned, in your writing. In this episode I share some strategies for saving your StoryADay May 2019, and share some feedback from other writers who are engaged in the challenge.  Also: I absolve you of any guilt for past writing sins and encourage you to stride into the future with a clean conscience! LINKS: StoryADay/NaNo...

This week I talk about character: how to take the inner journey of your character and show it through external actions.   

Finding support for your writing can seem like a weird idea; isn't writing all about one person, alone in their room, listening to their imaginary friends?  It turns out that support from other writers (with whom we are absolutely not competing) is a great way to advance your own writing.  In this episode I talk about where to find support, how to make the most of it, and how to grow your network...

In your writing practice, what counts as 'writing'? Do you give yourself credit for reading time? Revisions? Taking classes? Or do you feel guilty about now being productive when you aren't adding new words to a story? RESOURCES Does Thinking Count As Writing:  https://stada.me/think Learning To Make Choices:  https://stada.me/choice Writing Prompts - Scenarios:  https://stada.me/scenarios Writing...