

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
Mentioned books

May 16, 2017 • 11min
067 - Turning point, a writing prompt
Today kicks off a week of prompts that are aimed at helping novelists spend part of this month deepening their understanding of a work in progress or a work-to-be. Of course, the prompts can all be used by short story writers too! Today's prompt encourages you to delve into the past of a protagonist in one of your stories (or novels) and unearth what makes them the way they are... The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170516-turning-point

May 15, 2017 • 4min
066 - Writing Prompt - A Second Look
Today's writing prompt encourages you to take a second look at an earlier story. The prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170515-second-look/

May 13, 2017 • 4min
064 - A writing prompt from Tony Conway
In today's prompt, writer Tony Conaway invites you to write about a misapprehension. The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170513-tony More about Tony: http://wayneaconaway.blogspot.com/

May 12, 2017 • 4min
063 - A Writing prompt from Elise Holland
Today's prompt is all about poetry. Or theft. Or possibly both... The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170512-elise/ More about Elise: 2 Elizabeths

May 11, 2017 • 5min
062 - A writing prompt from Bea at The Busy Muse
In today's prompt Bea from The Busy Muse encourages us to take a second look at our first idea. The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170516-bea/ Bea's site: The Busy Muse

May 10, 2017 • 6min
061 - A Writing Prompt from Sarah Cain
Today's writing prompt involves a chance encounter. The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170510-sarah/ Sarah's Books: http://amzn.to/2pir5nN

May 9, 2017 • 4min
060 - A writing prompt from Charlotte Rains Dixon
Today's prompt from Charlotte Rains Dixon is very, very silly. And sometimes that is exactly what we need... The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170509-charlotte Charlotte's page: http://www.wordstrumpet.com/

May 8, 2017 • 6min
059 - A writing prompt from Marta Pelrine-Bacon
Today Marta Pelrine-Bacon encourages us to get a bit surprising in our writing. The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170508-marta Marta's novel: http://amzn.to/2pM1Xm7

May 7, 2017 • 5min
058 - A writing prompt from Stuart Horwitz
A reflective prompt for Sunday, from writer and developmental editor Stuart Horwitz. The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170507-stuart Stuart's books: http://amzn.to/2q55Llr

May 6, 2017 • 5min
057 - A writing prompt from Angela Ackerman
In this prompt, Angela Ackerman invites us to explore our characters' pasts, to find out what made them the people they are today. The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170506-angela/ Angela's books: http://amzn.to/2p60wgn


