StoryADay

Today I talk with Raphael Schaad about audio and voice assistants and all the opportunities (and pitfalls) for authors.  Raphael Schaadt, who works with innovative entrepreneurs who are interested in tapping the power of voice-interaction, talks with me about how writers can take advantage of these powerful new technologies. Would you be interested in a walk-through of this technology? Email me at podcast@storyaday.org LINKS:  Find out more about Raphael Schaad here. What writers stand to lose because their book titles aren't searchable on voice assistants: https://stada.me/va Tell us if you'd be interested in hearing more about this topic: https://storyaday.org/epdisode146      

It can be hard to write endings (So many logistics! So tired from writing the whole story!), but the ending is the thing that sends your reader off into the world feeling good about your story...or deflated because you let them down. In this week's episode I talk about the importance of endings, and a powerful way for you to think about them so you can delight your reader. Also:  I talk about StoryADay's writing prompts for November and my impressions of the 2019 edition of the Best American Short Stories anthology, edited by Anthony Doerr. LINKS:  Want to write a short story today? Get the StoryADay Short Story Framework: https://stada.me/framework Mirror Mirror Writing Prompt: https://storyaday.org/wow-mirror/ Penny For The Guy Writing Prompt: https://storyaday.org/wow-guy/ A writing prompts about openings & endings: https://storyaday.org/2019-14/ The StoryADay Reading Room series: https://storyaday.org/category/inspiration/reading-room/ Browse the archive of 590+ writing prompts: https://storyaday.org/category/inspiration/writing-prompts/

Mindset and specific craft tips are equally important as you approach the chronological AND creative midpoints of any word of art. In this episode I talk about The midpoint of the challenge But what if my story is no good? Why story middles suck Making it suck less Find all the links and resources here: https://storyaday.org/144 Want to write a short story today? Get the StoryADay Short Story Framework: https://stada.me/framework

Whether you're taking part in NaNoWriMo this month or simply trying to keep your rating on track, I have five tips from the trenches of the extreme creativity challenge world. Recommended: The Nature Fix by Florence Williams  Bright Line Eating by Susan Pierce Thompson  No Plot, Not Problem by Chris Baty Save The Cat Writes A Novel by Jessica Brody  Power Nap  by Andrew Johnson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXBG1-1zI_E Want to write a short story today? Get the StoryADay Short Story Framework: https://stada.me/framework

In which I talk about how writing helped me in the wake of a recent, unexpected loss, and the importance of writing for an audience of one. LINKS Listen to my recent interview on the Unmistakable Creative Podcast: https://stada.me/unmistakable Listen to me talk about short stories on the Kiingo podcast: https://stada.me/kiingo An Audience Of One by Srini Rao: https://amzn.to/2Mroq3w (aff)   Want to write a short story today? Get the StoryADay Short Story Framework: https://stada.me/framework

There are different seasons in your writing life. Today, I talk about how to navigate the switch from creation mode to 'everything else' mode, along with some tools to ease that transition.

Fresh from the trenches of StoryADay September, a question about how to get to the resolution of a story. Plus:  More Julie on the Kiingo.com podcast: https://kiingo.com/blog/short-stories-with-julie-duffy Sign up for daily prompts this September: https://storyaday.org/next-challenge  

It's tough to cross the threshold from the ordinary world to the magical world where you are a writer. I know. And i have some ideas... LINKS StoryADay Superstars: https://members.storyaday.org/join

Are you ready to write a story a day this September so you can prove to yourself that you CAN make writing a priority, you CAN be more creative, you CAN get unblocked and write stories that amaze yourself and delight readers? I share my top tips for a successful month of extreme writing. Sign up for daily prompts during September at StoryADay.org/next-challenge

The StoryADay community shares what they're writing and they're most likely to get that writing-high (you know the one, right?) And in this episode I encourage you to make this last part of 2019 the best of your writing life. This coming week I'm sending out a series of emails with my best tips for creating a fulfilling writing life. Make sure you sign up for that and information about StoryADay September:  StoryADay.org/next-challenge