

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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Sep 4, 2016 • 4min
013 - The Challenge - Day 04 - Writing Prompt
Continuing this week's theme of 'Limits', today I'm limiting you to a first-person point-of-view story.

Sep 3, 2016 • 2min
012 - The Challenge Day 03 - Writing Prompt
Today you're going to write a story in 100 words

Sep 2, 2016 • 2min
011 - The Challenge - Day 02 - Writing Prompt
This is a very silly prompt, but it always gets people writing!

Sep 1, 2016 • 7min
010 - The Challenge - Week 1, Day 1
You're doing it! Good for you! Today's episode is a pep talk and your first writing prompt. This week's theme is "Limits" You can leave a comment about today's story here: http://storyaday.org/prompt-30-mins/

Sep 1, 2016 • 8min
009 - Tips For A Successful Month of Writing
Julie shares her best tips from 6 years of Extreme Writing Challenges, for getting your writing done this month. Don't turn off before the last tip...it's the best! Music credit: Alan McPike standardstrax.com

May 18, 2016 • 10min
008 - How To Write A StoryADay for a Month - The StADa Way
Wondering how it's possible to write a story a day for a month? 6 years' worth of FAQs, condensed into one little podcast!

May 18, 2016 • 2min
007 - How Do You Write A StoryADay For A Month?
It sounds like a crazy idea: trying to write a story a day every day for a month, and yet thousands of people have taken on this task every May since 2010. How? Why? Listen and find out what your writing life will gain from giving it a try.

May 18, 2016 • 2min
006 - Yes, You Should Write Your Stories!
In which I rant about the "professionalization" of entertainment and encourage you to rail against it.

May 18, 2016 • 4min
005 - Giving Yourself Permission Write
In this episode I talk about the many, many ways we are wrong when we tell ourselves we simply can't write!

May 18, 2016 • 6min
004 - How To Become A Highly Successful Writer
Make sure that your definition of 'success' for your writing is really YOUR definition of writing success. Don't allow anyone else to tell you what success looks like! Also covering: fifth grade failures; epic wins; a look forward to December 31.


