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
The Courageous Writer
In a week when a(nother) rockstar writer is falling from their pedestal, I made a case for the rest of us being brave enough to complete and release our work into the world; to flood the reading publ…
More Joy, in Your Writing Life
Want more joy and less angst, in your writing life?
I have some suggestions, that will helo you create and stick to a writing practice that works for you, right now.
LINKS
StoryADay Handbook: https:…
How To Be A Productive Writer in 2024
Why can you write so well during challenges like StoryADay May but struggle to motivate yourself outside challenges?
In this episode I dig into why challenges work AND how you can create and refine y…
Feedback on Your Writing
Do you have a system for consistently seeking out feedback on your completed pieces?
Could that system use a few tweaks?
What is this word, 'system' I keep using (and how dare I)?
All this and more, …
StoryADay Week 2 - What We're Writing (And How)
In which I talk about how StoryADay May 2024 is going (spoiler: it's going great!) and how much fun everyone is having, and the best ways to participate, even if you don't want to write a story every…
7 Ways To Write Flash Fiction with Windy Lynn Harris
In this revist of my interview with writer Windy Lynn Harris, we talk about Seven Ways to Write Flash Fiction, a skill that is extremely handy during the upcoming StoryADay challenge Sign up for th…
How To Write A StoryADay In May 2024
Intrigued by the StoryADay Challenge but intimidated? Don't be! In this episode I explain all the rules including the most important rule: Make Your Own Rules!
Sign up at https://storyaday.org/signup
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BONUS Leap Day Deal Mini Episode
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What We Crave
“In a digital world saturated with technicolor brilliance and filtered, unobtainable beauty, modern humans seem unmoored and at sea. We crave stories to tell us who we are.”
– Min Jin Lee, Best Ame…
Shake Up Your Writing
In this on-the-road episode, I come to you fresh from a conference, full of new energy and ideas, and I encourage you to find ways to shake up YOUR practice.
LINKS
Critique Week https://stada.me/crit…
Improving (with Groundhogs)
What do Groundhogs have to do with getting better at skills? Oh, so much. Trust me.
LINKS
Friday Freebie: https://storyaday.org/friday
Fiction Matters
In which I talk about Mary Oliver and the power of words to lift us out of the everyday. I also invite you to take part in the January Challenge, a five-day exercise that will make you more decisive …
When Writing Feels Hard...
In this episode I discuss the concept of discomfort in the journey of pursuing creative endeavors and explore the different types of discomfort, such as striving to reach one's ambitions versus worry…
What Are You Turning Towards, This New Year?
Are you setting goals for outcomes or simply turning towards your writing more?
Here are some ways I can help:
Download the Short Story Framework:
Take the 3-Day Challenge
Celebrating 2023's Writing Triumphs
in this week's episode I'm celebrating the successes of writers from the StoryADay Community, and our Superstars Group. Some of those successes are publication-related and others are more about the p…
300 Episodes Later...
In this episode I explain where the podcast has been for the past few week, talk about the workshops I've been running and talk about what's coming next for StoryADay, AND encourage you to understand…
Not If, But How
I could give you a million and one tactics for fitting writing into your life...and none of them will matter a jot until you do this one simple (not easy) thing...
LINKS
NaNoWriMo Support Pack: https…
How Good Do You Have To Be, As A Writer?
Welcome to The StoryADay Podcast, where we explore the power of storytelling and the importance of writing every day.
In today's episode, titled "How Good Is Good Enough?" I encourage you to think ab…
Lurk Your Way To Success in Publishing
Are you looking to find success in the publishing world?
Join me on The StoryADay Podcast as I discuss the importance of engagement in writing and publishing.
In this episode titled "Lurk Your Way to…