StoryADay presents: I, WRITER - A Writing Podcast about Building a Successful Writing Practice
Welcome to StoryADay Presents: I, WRITER – A Writing Podcast about building a fulfilling writing life.
Hosted by author and StoryADay founder Julie Duffy, this show helps writers of all kinds—novelists, short-story authors, poets, or anyone building a creative habit—turn writing into a sustainable, joyful practice.
Each episode blends practical writing tips with mindset reframes drawn from the I, WRITER Framework (Imagine, Write, Refine, Improve, Triumph, Engage, Repeat), to help you avoid overwhelm and make more progress, faster.
Whether you’re drafting your first novel, exploring short fiction, or fighting writer’s block, you’ll find strategies here to strengthen your writing routine, spark creativity, and keep going.
With insights from the popular StoryADay Challenge and years of guiding writers worldwide, Julie shows you how to create momentum, finish projects, and share your work with confidence.
Music credit: Alan McPike (http://standardstrax.com)
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 15 minutes
- Episodes
- 334
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
057 - A writing prompt from Angela Ackerman
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…
056 - 05 May 2017 Writing Prompt from Phil Giunta
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…
055 - May 04 2017 LJ Cohen writing prompt
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
054 - Day 3 of StoryADay May 2017
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://storya…
053 - Day 2 of StoryADay May 2017
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://storyada…
StADa 052 - May 01 2017 GregoryFrost
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: h…
050 - Cycles in a Writing Life
This week I talk about the different cycles we go through in a creative life: fertile and fallow, frenzied and fatigued...and how you can make the most of them.
Also in this show: concrete steps fo…
Ep 049 - Publishing Short Stories
This month is all about publishing; how, why, and why not.
I don't talk much about publishing at StoryADay because the focus has always been on creativity. However, seven years in, I think we could …
Ep 48: Cheerleaders and why we need them
Sometimes it's hard to write, or hard to get started, or hard to remember why we put ourselves through this! That's when you need to assemble your cheerleaders...In this episode I talk about what my …
047 - Stay Excited About Your Writing This Year
This episode is a companion piece to this blog post:
http://storyaday.org/stay-excited.
Be sure to check it out for more details and to find all the exercises I talk about in the podcast.
046 - Looking Forward, Goal-Setting for Your Best Writing Year in 2017
Hopefully, you've been doing something looking back at 2016, making note of all the places where you did wonderfully things.
Now it's time to look forward to building on them next year. This 'look fo…
045 - Looking Back
Today's episode is all about looking back at your year and capturing the achievements in your writing life that can help power you forward into your next year of writing.
Includes
WHY it's good to tr…
044 - Energy For Your Writing Life plus a writing prompt
November is here and whether you're facing NaNoWriMo or just the change of seasons, it's a great time to think about energy in your writing life.
Energy is the theme for November at StoryADay.org and…
043 - Regretful Writing Prompt plus a review of "Apollo" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Today's writing prompt is inspired by a story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, featured in The Best American Short Stories 2016 (http://amzn.to/2elDfUo)
You can read more of my thoughts on this story her…
042 - Holiday Writing Prompt, plus: Short Stories and NaNoWriMo
National Novel Writers' Month is coming!
How can writing a short story every week this month help you conquer NaNo?
Tune in to this 7 minute episode for answers...and a writing prompt about the upco…
041 - Accountability - SWAGr for Oct 2016 with guest Monique Cuillerier
It's the first of the month, and that means it's Serious Writer's Accountability Group day at StoryADay.org.
Spend fifteen minutes with me and Monique Cuillerier, a long time StoryADay community me…
Episode 040 - The Challenge - Day 30
Today we explore the power of three and use it to make your story Bigger, Badder, (Too Much For Mr. Incredible!! Wait, no, that's something else....)
039 - The Challenge - Day 29 - writing prompt
Hey, we're almost there! It's almost the end of the month.
By now you're probably pretty sick of this StoryADay nonsense, but you can't quit because you're so close, right?
Take out your frustration…
038 - The Challenge - Day 28
Today we take a look at pacing, and the differences it can make to a story.
037 - The Challenge - Day 27
This is a bit of a 'cheat day' because I encourage you to write something that may not be a complete short story. Gasp!