StoryADay presents: I, WRITER - A Writing Podcast about Building a Successful Writing Practice
Julie Duffy
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)
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)
Episodes
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Jul 11, 2020 • 16min
173 - What's Your Very Next Step?
There is so much information about writing out there...it can be hard to figure out what you should be working on. In this episode I walk you through one way to figure out (and focus on) your very next step. Take the 3 Day Challenge: https://www.storyaday.com/3-day-challenge Leave a comment: https://storyaday.org/episode173 Writing Prompt: Write A Seasonal Story https://storyaday.org/prompt-seasonal-story/
Jul 11, 2020 • 16min
173 - What's Your Very Next Step?
There is so much information about writing out there...it can be hard to figure out what you should be working on. In this episode I walk you through one way to figure out (and focus on) your very next step. Leave a comment: https://storyaday.org/episode173 Writing Prompt: Write A Seasonal Story https://storyaday.org/prompt-seasonal-story/
Jun 27, 2020 • 24min
172 - Be In The Stage You're In
Part of the art of making progress in your writing is knowing what stage you're in, and what you need to study and practice, to move to the next stage. And that's what I'm talking about today. Read a StoryFest Story Sign Up For The Serious Writers' Accountability Group reminders
Jun 20, 2020 • 25min
171 - More Readers For Your Writing
StoryADay's annual showcase, StoryFest 2020, is happening on June 27-28. Here's how you can get involved. How To Get Involved https://stada.me/sf20 How To Write Author Biographies and Story Summaries https://stada.me/summary
Jun 6, 2020 • 19min
170 - Take A Break
Sometimes it's as important to take an effective break from our writing as it is to keep putting words on the page. Find out how and why, in this episode. LINKS DIYMFA Summit of Awesomeness: https://members.diymfa.com/writer-igniter-summit/
May 23, 2020 • 13min
169 - Triumph! Make a Habit of Celebrating Your Writing Wins
In this fourth week of StoryADay May 2020 I talk about the importance of celebrating every win in your writing life. LINKS: NaNoWriMo YWP Flash Fiction Workshop with Julie Duffy: https://youtu.be/ecYq1CHqArw
May 16, 2020 • 12min
168 - Give Yourself The Gift of Writing (Badly)
We're heading into Week 3 of StoryADay May 2020. What can you do this week to make the most of all this creative energy? I have some suggestions...
May 9, 2020 • 16min
167 - Tips for Week 2 of StoryADay May
Whether you've been writing this month, are still thinking about jumping into the challenge, or are working on other writing, this episode is full of tips for staying motivated to write week after week, month after month. Do't skip this one!
May 1, 2020 • 54min
Windy Lynn Harris Makes Fiction Flash
Today the author of "Writing & Selling Short Stories & Personal Essays: the Essential Guide To Getting Your Work Published" AND frequent StoryADay participant, Windy Lynn Harris joins me to talk about Flash Fiction: what it is, 7 different ways to approach it, and how it can help your career, even if you're a novelist.
Apr 25, 2020 • 38min
165 - Tammy Breitweiser Loves A Challenge
We're a week away from StoryADay May. Take the WRITER Code workshop here: https://storyaday.org/writer-code Find out more about StoryADay Superstars, our writing community: https://www.storyaday.com/superstars-2020 Today's episode is a conversation with Tammy Breitweiser whose flash fiction has been published in The Ninja Writers Monthly, Spelk, Clover and White, and Elephants Never. Her essay is in the I Wrote it Anyway anthology. You can connect with Tammy through Twitter @TLBREIT or through her medium page https://medium.com/@tammybreitweiser. Sign up for her newsletter here. In this interview she mentions Windy Lynn Harris's excellent book "Writing & Selling Short Stories & Personal Essays"
