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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May 21, 2022 • 19min
3 Ways Writers Connect
Episode 252 - this week I bring you three different stories from the writing world that bust the myth of the lone genius writer. (Now, doesn't that make you feel better?)
May 14, 2022 • 16min
Something Changes
We know that, in a story something must change before the protagonist can begin to conquer their problem. If you're a writer who isn't writing as much as you'd like, might I suggest that you, too, need to make a change? Perhaps that something is catching up on the StoryADay May 2022 Fun-Size challenge Catch up with the fun-size challenge now: https://storyaday.org/fun-size/
May 7, 2022 • 25min
StoryADay May 2022 Week 1 Recap
StoryADay May 2022 is underway and it's time for a recap of what hundreds of writers have been up to this week. LINKS: StoryADay.org StoryADay.org/3dc
Apr 30, 2022 • 30min
Q&A for StoryADay May 2022
Replay of a live Q&A session with the community, recorded 30 April 2022 Links: StoryADay.org
Apr 23, 2022 • 22min
Get Ready for StoryADay May 2022
Why should you sign up for StoryADay May, and what happens once you do? This episode is full of trips and tricks to help you get the most out of the upcoming month of creativity, including details of the new Fun-Size Challenge LINKS Sign up! https://storyaday.org/signup
Apr 9, 2022 • 23min
Get Excited About Your Writing
What if you could slide up to your desk, knowing that you were going to have a good time, with your writing? What if, when you sat down to write, the words just flowed? What's the secret ingredient that makes this possible? LINKS https://storyaday.org/signup https://storyaday.org/3dc
Apr 2, 2022 • 0sec
The State of the Short Story
Some early details about the new flavor of StoryADay May I'm introducing this year, and my note from the AWP 2022 Conference - an my thoughts on the state of the short story ::LINKS:: Main site: StoryADay.org 3 Day Challenge: StoryADay.org/3dc My interview with Jane Friedman: storyaday.org/episode099
Mar 18, 2022 • 27min
Top 10 Mistakes Writers Make
Here's a rundown of mistake you're probably making as a writer (plus three bonus mistakes, because we've all been there!) Join us in the StoryADay Superstars group: https://stada.me/Superstars Full transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/UzbdsMeiNBZ
Mar 12, 2022 • 11min
Use Conflict to Make Stories More Interesting - a writing prompt
If there is nothing happning in your writing, your stories will be boring! Avoid the trap of writing beautiful language with no plot, but injecting some conflict into your stories...and I don't mean car chases or war! Full transcript: https://share.descript.com/embed/Wnfp8TWAI7m
Mar 5, 2022 • 19min
You are not Brandon Sanderson
...and you don't have to be. This week I'm talking about the different paths available to writers, from creating a practice, to creating an empire that can run a record-breaking Kickstarter campaign. ::LINKS:: John Scalzi's article: https://stada.me/scalzi The 3-Day Challenge: https://storyaday.org/3dc Stay updated with StoryADay: https://storyaday.org/signup
