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A Stupendous Amount of Writing

StoryADay: a writing podcast about building a successful writing practice

Release Date: 05/23/2026

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.

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.

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.

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,...

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

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.

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:

What If Your Writing Could Help Someone?

StoryADay: a writing podcast about building a successful writing practice

Hi writers! This week I’m sharing a surprising example of how writing (and writers) can help people in the real world, inspired by a project announced by Brandon Sanderson. It leads to one clear lesson about what it actually takes to build a sustainable writing life — especially if you want to write consistently, keep your momentum, and grow beyond the “solitary writer” myth. Plus: a quick writing prompt about conflict you can use right away.

The Work Is the Point: Refining Your Writing Life for the Long Haul

StoryADay: a writing podcast about building a successful writing practice

A short meditation on why sustainable writing comes from small, repeatable choices. We touch on Coetzee, Tom Stoppard, and the quiet ways stories ripple outward—then land on the core: build the habit, revise bravely, and let the work be enough.

Silencing the Mean Voice: How Writers Can Quiet Self-Doubt and Keep Creating

StoryADay: a writing podcast about building a successful writing practice

We all have that voice that whispers, “Who are you to think you can write?” In this gentle, thoughtful episode, Julie Duffy shares why those inner critics feel so convincing—and how to move past them. From celebrating small wins to journaling the negative voices into submission, she offers calm, practical ways to rebuild confidence and keep writing. A soothing reflection on self-doubt, creative courage, and what it really takes to keep showing up for your stories.

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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, StoryADay May, avoiding burnout, and building a writing life that makes room for a stupendous amount of writing.