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
Oct 20, 2017 • 17min
090 - Mastering The Magic of Opening Lines
Writing the first line of your story is tough. Opening lines must: Set up the main question the reader is going to be asking all the way through Establish the voice of the protagonist/narrator Set the tone Ground the reader in a time or place So, how do you make your first line reflect all these things? Let’s look at some examples. Read more and sign up to get the extra case studies: Mastering The Magic of Opening Lines [http://storyaday.org/opening-lines]
Sep 22, 2017 • 16min
089 - StoryADay September Week 4 prompts
In This Week's Podcast Writing Prompts [1:44] http://storyaday.org/stadasep17-04/ What To Do If It's Getting Harder To Write [4:08] Book Review: Windy Lynn Harris's Writing and Selling Short Stories and Personal Essays [6:08] How's Your SWAGr? [12:18] Come and leave a comment or question at the blog: http://storyaday.org/stadasep17-04/ And listen next week for more information about an upcoming critique opportunity.
Sep 15, 2017 • 16min
088 - StoryADay Sep17 Writing Prompts and: Don't Quit!
This week I give you five story starter prompts and an excitable sermon on not quitting. Enjoy! The Prompts [0:52] Progress Report [1:46] Don't Quit (with bonus Cassini shout out) [3:36] Checklist and Feedback info [12:38] You can find the prompts online here: http://storyaday.org/stadasep17-03/ You can find the checklist for StoryADay Sep17 here: http://bitly.com/2fkPe5M You can take the survey (with last week's checklist clutched in your hot little hand) here: goo.gl/forms/O8fHSMfWAlDbrtBw2 And you can always make your public commitment to your writing at the first of the month at http://storyaday.org
Sep 10, 2017 • 17min
087 - September Prompts for Week 2
It's Week 2 of StoryADay September 2017 and I'm back with five prompts for you. IN THIS EPISODE The Prompts [1:16] Connecting With Other Writers [6:46] The Checklist and a Survey [12:44] Warm Wishes for your Writing [15:33] LINKS The Survey: goo.gl/forms/O8fHSMfWAlDbrtBw2 Print a new checklist Comment at the blog
Sep 5, 2017 • 18min
086 - StoryADay September Prompts & Encouragements
StoryADay September has begun In This Episode The Prompts [5:03] The Checklist [6:23] The Importance of Reading [12:19]
Aug 4, 2017 • 13min
085 - Refilling The Well
This month's theme at StoryADay is "Refilling The Well", in which I encourage you to find many ways of rebooting your creativity...largely by taking a break from your writing. Links: Bookriot's Best Books of 2017, So Far The Nature Fix by Florence Williams (af)
Jul 28, 2017 • 14min
084 - Learn To Love Revision
Now that StoryADay May is in the rear view mirror, it's time to dig out some of your stories and see what you can do to spruce them up. Now, before you panic, I have a whole episode for you on learning to love revision. Give it a listen. Your stories are worth it!
May 31, 2017 • 7min
083 - Write About A Writer - the last prompt of StoryADay May 2017
in today's prompt, you get a chance to write about a writer. This is not something I suggest often, but I think you've earned it. Also: news about StoryFest 2017 (http://storyaday.org/storyfest-2017) Find more about this prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170531-writer/
May 30, 2017 • 10min
082 - Hansel & Gretel Story Structure
Today I wrap up the Story Structure series with a Hansel & Gretel, a story that starts with the Life Changing Moment. The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170530-hansel
May 29, 2017 • 7min
081 - An Ugly Duckling Story Structure
Today's #writingprompt is the second in a series talking about structure. Today the life-changing moment comes in the center of the story. The Prompt: http://storyaday.org/20170529-duckling/
