Who do you think you are?
StoryADay: a writing podcast about building a successful writing practice
Release Date: 08/28/2021
The antidote to cynicism? Write something (spooky)
StoryADay: a writing podcast about building a successful writing practice
There’s a lot going on in the world today. AI, publishing worries, the world…the feeling that writing is somehow not as ‘important’ as any of that. Bah! In this episode I make the case that it’s absolutely the time you should be writing — not because I can guarantee you publishing deals, awards, cash, or screaming fans, but because the act of creation matters. And then, because it’s October, I’m giving you pointers on how to write a spooky story (and no, you don’t have to like horror, for, or long, dark staircases.) I’ll show you how to take an extremely ordinary...
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The Power of Inconvenience
StoryADay: a writing podcast about building a successful writing practice
What if the thing you think is supporting your writing is actually stealing your writing time? Online writing communities can be encouraging, funny, useful, and genuinely connecting. They can also become a very convincing substitute for writing. In this episode, I’m talking about why StoryADay has never had the kind of always-on free community that so many writing sites now offer, what I mean by the power of inconvenience, and the question I think every writer should ask about the spaces they spend time in: Does this community send me back to my writing — or keep me scrolling?
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Why Bother Writing...in an age of AI and other upheavals?
StoryADay: a writing podcast about building a successful writing practice
If you're the kind of writer who has trouble staying motivated or completing things, the upheaval and uncertainty in the world (around AI and politics and climate change and economic instability) probably aren't helping. Here's my answer to whether you should bother (spoiler: yes) and the fundamental step you can't skip if you want to stay motivated and keep going on the greatest adventure you could choose: life as a writer. LINKS Watch the video edition: StoryADay Challenge archive: https://storyaday.org/writing-prompt-archive/ SWAGr monthly accountability posts:...
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What's Next?
StoryADay: a writing podcast about building a successful writing practice
A four-week momentum/rescue plan to help keep your writing life progressing outside the bounds of a challenge like StoryADay May.
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The I, WRITER Framework
StoryADay: a writing podcast about building a successful writing practice
How can you be successful as a writer if you don't define success? But how do you define success? In this episode I suggest a definition of seven different writing 'modes' you can build into your success framework.
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Blank Space
StoryADay: a writing podcast about building a successful writing practice
A reminder to mark the end of the StoryADay May challenge, and not to simply keep sprinting.
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A Stupendous Amount of Writing
StoryADay: a writing podcast about building a successful writing practice
What does success really look like for a writer? In this episode, I share a surprisingly encouraging reminder from a 1951 editorial in Galaxy Science Fiction: even at the highest magazine rates of the day, it took “a stupendous amount of writing” to support a writer. That may not sound comforting at first — but it is. Because it means writing was never easy. False starts, abandoned drafts, stories that don’t quite work, and the sheer volume of practice required are not signs that you’re doing it wrong. They are part of the work. A gentle but honest episode about ambition, effort,...
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Failing? Don't stop!
StoryADay: a writing podcast about building a successful writing practice
StoryADay 2026 Handbook: Inspiration Corner Here are some prompts that you might have missed, this month, to get your creative wheels turning. Keep writing, Julie
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The State of AI, for Writers - an update
StoryADay: a writing podcast about building a successful writing practice
In the light of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America organization's statement on AI and eligibility for the Nebula Awards, I recorded this bonus episode of the podcast to give you my perspective on where we are and where we're headed, regarding AI and the creative arts and, well, civilization as a whole. For more like this, subscribe and follow along at StoryADay.org And please share this with a friend.
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How One “No Thanks” Got Me Writing Again (And Back to My Novel)
StoryADay: a writing podcast about building a successful writing practice
A story got accepted… and another came back not accepted — and I’m weirdly thrilled. Here’s why embracing rejection can strengthen your consistent writing habits, PLUS: a holiday writing prompt to keep you writing in December. Links: StoryADay Podcast episode 109: The 3-Day Challenge:
info_outlineThere are so many easy excuses for not writing, not taking part in challenges, not joining groups...even when we know they'd help. In this episode I encourage you to dismantle those excuses and let yourself be a happy writer, instead.
::LINKS::
StoryADay Superstars: https://members.storyaday.org/join-superstars
Writing prompt: https://storyaday.org/wow-extra-help
StoryADay September sign up: https://storyaday.org/signup