3 Ways Writers Connect
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Episode 252 - this week I bring you three different stories from the writing world that bust the myth of the lone genius writer. (Now, doesn't that make you feel better?)
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Something Changes
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We know that, in a story something must change before the protagonist can begin to conquer their problem. If you're a writer who isn't writing as much as you'd like, might I suggest that you, too, need to make a change? Perhaps that something is catching up on the StoryADay May 2022 Fun-Size challenge Catch up with the fun-size challenge now: https://storyaday.org/fun-size/
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StoryADay May 2022 Week 1 Recap
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StoryADay May 2022 is underway and it's time for a recap of what hundreds of writers have been up to this week. LINKS: StoryADay.org StoryADay.org/3dc
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Q&A for StoryADay May 2022
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Replay of a live Q&A session with the community, recorded 30 April 2022 Links: StoryADay.org
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Get Ready for StoryADay May 2022
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Why should you sign up for StoryADay May, and what happens once you do? This episode is full of trips and tricks to help you get the most out of the upcoming month of creativity, including details of the new Fun-Size Challenge LINKS Sign up!
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Get Excited About Your Writing
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What if you could slide up to your desk, knowing that you were going to have a good time, with your writing? What if, when you sat down to write, the words just flowed? What's the secret ingredient that makes this possible? LINKS /signup https://storyaday.org/3dc
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The State of the Short Story
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Some early details about the new flavor of StoryADay May I'm introducing this year, and my note from the AWP 2022 Conference - an my thoughts on the state of the short story ::LINKS:: Main site: StoryADay.org 3 Day Challenge: StoryADay.org/3dc My interview with Jane Friedman: storyaday.org/episode099
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Top 10 Mistakes Writers Make
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Here's a rundown of mistake you're probably making as a writer (plus three bonus mistakes, because we've all been there!) Join us in the StoryADay Superstars group: Full transcript:
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Use Conflict to Make Stories More Interesting - a writing prompt
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If there is nothing happning in your writing, your stories will be boring! Avoid the trap of writing beautiful language with no plot, but injecting some conflict into your stories...and I don't mean car chases or war! Full transcript: https://share.descript.com/embed/Wnfp8TWAI7m
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You are not Brandon Sanderson
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...and you don't have to be. This week I'm talking about the different paths available to writers, from creating a practice, to creating an empire that can run a record-breaking Kickstarter campaign. ::LINKS:: John Scalzi's article: The 3-Day Challenge: Stay updated with StoryADay: https://storyaday.org/signup
info_outlinePremee 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, why short stories are like tattoos, and how the phrase "it's just photons" makes writing easier.
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Twitter: @premeesaurus
Curious Fictions: https://stada.me/cfpm
Buy Her Book: https://stada.me/bkpm