StoryADay
Julie Duffy
Writers write. Professional writers write a lot. The StoryADay May challenge exists to help you learn how much you're capable of writing in a month. The Write Every Day, Not "Some Day" podcast helps you figure out how to keep that commitment up for the rest of your life. Each 10-15 minute episode tackles a particular topic and gives you a writing assignment to complete before the next episode.
Music credit: Alan McPike (http://standardstrax.com)
Music credit: Alan McPike (http://standardstrax.com)
Episodes
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Sep 16, 2016 • 3min
026 - The Challenge - Day 16
Today's Rescue Week prompt is to write a story that would fit on Twitter: 140 characters only! It's not as easy as you think...
Sep 15, 2016 • 5min
025 - The Challenge - Day 15 - Week Three
You did it! You've made it to week three! Congratulations. And don't worry if things are getting harder this week. This is your RESCUE WEEK, full of prompts exclusively designed to help you over the hump.
Sep 14, 2016 • 3min
024 - The Challenge - Day 14
Protagonists and Antagonists aren't the only characters to turn up in your stories. Today we take a look at the sidekick's role.
Sep 13, 2016 • 2min
023 - The Challenge - Day 13 - Writing Prompt
Today's prompt uses the antagonist to show what the protagonist could be if only they were a little bit worse/braver/less moral.
Sep 12, 2016 • 3min
022 - The Challenge - Day 12 - writing prompt
Today we're concentrating on character. You love your main character...just don't let them be too perfect!
Sep 10, 2016 • 4min
020 - The Challenge - Day 10 - Writing Prompt
Today I talk about the third of the short story structures I'm encouraging you to try out: This time the big moment comes right up front...BOOM!
Sep 8, 2016 • 4min
018 - The Challenge - Day 09 - Writing Prompt
Today I encourage you to try out the Ugly Duckling story structure: the big moment comes in the middle of the story and is balanced by events on either side...
Sep 8, 2016 • 7min
017 - The Challenge - Day 08 - Writing Prompt
A welcome to week two of the challenge, where we take a serious look at the Elements of Story. On this first day we look at what I call the "Cinderella Story Structure". It's a skeleton you can hang your own story on, fleshing it out with your own interests.
Sep 7, 2016 • 3min
016 - The Challenge - Day 07 - Writing Prompt
Today you'll write a story mostly or completely in dialogue.
Sep 6, 2016 • 4min
015 - The Challenge - Day 06 - Writing Prompt
Today, I challenge you to write a story about a character as unlike yourself as you can imagine. With they be sympathetic? Will they be evil? What can you do with this prompt?
