StoryADay

I saw a tweet this week, asking 'am I overly-emotional because I'm a writer, or a writer because I'm overly-emotional?" I have some thoughts...   :LINKS: The tweet, from author AD Graves, that got me thinking (shared with permission) https://twitter.com/adgravesbooks/status/1471335552830033920?s=21 This episode: https://storyaday.org/episode235 3-Day Challenge: https://storyaday.org/3dc

Writing your bio and summaries of your work causes authors all kinds of angst, but I have good news: you're probably trying to do too much and be too clever...and this comes to our writing lives too. It's time to strip it all back to the essentials. ::LINKS:: This episode: https://storyaday.org/episode234 Write Your Bio & Summary Workshop: https://storyaday.mykajabi.com/join-workshop  

Annual Planning Bundle: https://storyaday.org/annualplan/

If you don't know what to write in your bio...steal! Plus a writing prompt from Michael X. Wang, author of the short story collection "Further News of Defeat" LINKS The Writing Prompt: https://storyaday.org/2021-day-12/ Michael X. Wang's "Further News of Defeat": https://stada.me/mxwang The 3-Day Challenge, a short story course: https://storyaday.org/3dc    

You have to talk about yourself and your work. I'm sorry if that makes you uncomfortable. The good news? If you can give yourself permission, you CAN learn to do this. ::LINKS:: 3 Day Challenge: https://storyaday.org/3dc Write Your Author Bio & Story Summary Essentials Guide: https://stada.me/marketingyou

What is the difference between writing a scene and writing a summary and when should you do each? I'm sharing notes from my upcoming workshop on that topic, in this episode. Learn why it's important to write scenes not just summary. And learn when to use them. LINKS Register for the workshop: https://stada.me/workshop Take the 3-Day Challenge: https://storyaday.org/3dc Find the story 'Escape from the Dysphesiac People' by Brandon Hobson in The Best American Short Stories 2021 https://stada.me/bass21 Million Dollar Outlines by David Farland: https://stada.me/farland (These book links help support indie bookstore Reads & Company in Pennsylvania)

Seven peices of 'advice' you NEVER need to hear again, on the topic of revision. Come with me on a myth-busting adventure. Plus a writing prompt called The Post-Modern Pop Song ::Links:: This episode: storyaday.org/episode228 3-Day Challenge: storyday.org/3dc The Writing Prompt: https://stada.me/prompt-pop

Sharing your writing with other can be fabulous, but also a scary and, occasionally, can dent a writer's confidence. This episode shows you how to give and recieve critique in a way that will make you and your writing stronger. This week's writing prompt: write a story in three sections about two characters who love each other. (at 32 minute mark) ::LINKS:: StoryADay's Critique Week: https://storyaday.org/critique

Now that you have a stack of stories, what do you do with them? There's a lot to the next part of the process, and I'm here to break it down into manageable steps for you. ::LINKS:: Superstars Full Payment: https://stada.me/superstars-full Superstars Payment Plan: https://stada.me/superstars-pp 3-Day Challenge: storyday.org/3dc

Are you avoiding your writing? It's possible you're suffering from burnout. Learn how to identify it and combat it in this episode of the StoryADay Podcast   ::LINKS:: 3-Day Challenge: https://storyaday.org/3dc