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

This mini episode contains a writing prompt that challenges you to write a story in the form of letters, tweets, log entries, or other 'found documents'. 

Read more: https://stada.me/letters

This mini episode contains a writing prompt that challenges you to write a story in the form of a list.

Here's a link to more information about Jennifer Egan's story, "To Do List": http://stada.me/eg…

This month I'm focusing on short story form.

Watch out for a few mini-episodes coming your way, with more details on some short story forms.

Also in this episode, I recommend Jane Friedman's new book…

Flash fiction is more than just a collection of fewer than 1000 words. Flash fiction must...FLASH!

In this episode I talk about,

• how to surprise your readers,
• how to craft openings and endings to ke…

February is the shortest month, so we're focusing on the shortest of fiction: flash! 

(And, yes, I know there are shorter forms, but this is the particular short-short form I picked, ok?)

This week I…

As we settle into a new year of writing, it's worth taking a look at our habits and forming an 'if/then' contingency plan to keep us working when our plans go awry.

Also in this episode, this week's …

Happy New Year! If you haven't quite settled into your new routine (or your old routine) yet, and want to get creative, this is the episode for you.

Also, I'm inviting feedback on the questions of 

-…

This week I talk about ways to make your life easier by embracing the idea of decision-making, both in your writing and in your writing practice.

You can read a (slightly altered) version of this, he…

For all you NaNo novelists out there, deep in the belly of a fast-written novel, I have a suggestion for a way to revitalize your writing and your excitement about your project.

For everyone (else?) …

 Writing the first line of your story is tough. Opening lines must: 

• Set up the main question the reader is going to be asking all the way through
• Establish the voice of the protagonist/narrator
• Set…

In This Week's Podcast

Writing Prompts [1:44] http://storyaday.org/stadasep17-04/

What To Do If It's Getting Harder To Write [4:08]

Book Review: Windy Lynn Harris's Writing and Selling Short Stories …

This week I give you five story starter prompts and an excitable sermon on not quitting. Enjoy!

The Prompts [0:52]

Progress Report [1:46]

Don't Quit (with bonus Cassini shout out) [3:36]

Checklist an…

It's Week 2 of StoryADay September 2017 and I'm back with five prompts for you.

IN THIS EPISODE

The Prompts [1:16]

Connecting With Other Writers [6:46]

The Checklist and a Survey [12:44]

Warm Wishes …

StoryADay September has begun

In This Episode

The Prompts [5:03]

The Checklist [6:23]

The Importance of Reading [12:19]

This month's theme at StoryADay is "Refilling The Well", in which I encourage you to find many ways of rebooting your creativity...largely by taking a break from your writing.

Links:

Bookriot's Bes…

Now that StoryADay May is in the rear view mirror, it's time to dig out some of your stories and see what you can do to spruce them up.

Now, before you panic, I have a whole episode for you on learni…

in today's prompt, you get a chance to write about a writer. This is not something I suggest often, but I think you've earned it.

Also: news about StoryFest 2017 (http://storyaday.org/storyfest-2017)

Today I wrap up the Story Structure series with a Hansel & Gretel, a story that starts with the Life Changing Moment.

The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170530-hansel

Today's #writingprompt is the second in a series talking about structure. Today the life-changing moment comes in the center of the story.

The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170529-duckling/

Today's #writingprompt is the first of three looking at story structure. Today: a Cinderella story.

The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170528-cinderella