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By Julie Duffy
4.8
2020 ratings
The podcast currently has 320 episodes available.
How to write realistic, fascinating characters that readers adore...and what it can teach you about BEING a writer...
LINKS
One Story Challenge: https://storyaday.org/one-story-signup
This week's StoryADay podcast is about loving your writing and sharing the love! Yes, there is stuff about marketing your writing in here, but don't let that put you off.
CHAPTERS 00:00 StADa321 - Being You 01:09 The One-Story Challenge: Show, Don't Tell Edition 08:07 Marketing
LINKS The One-Story Challenge - Show Don't Tell Edition: https://storyaday.org/one-story-signup
Elizabeth Wheatley's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elisabethwheatley Elizabeth Wheatley's Books: https://elisabethwheatley.com/collections/books-ebooks
Sometimes it seems like success comes easily to other people when it feels so elusive to us. But there are secrets to making it more likely you'll be one of those success stories, and that's what I'm talking about this week on the StoryADay Podcast. Whether you're a writer or not, I think you'll like this one!
LINKS:
Tell me what you're celebrating: https://storyaday.org/the-secret-to-sticking-with-it/
The StoryADay Handbook: https://storyaday.org/challenge-handbook
CHAPTERS:
00:00 The Engine Of Success for Writers
01:13 Things I Learned About Motivation, from My Kids
03:49 Our Inner Writer Is Just A Kid
07:36 The Characteristics of Resilient People
10:46 Steal the Strategies of Resilient People
Follow along
https://storyaday.org
Instagram: https://instagram.com/storyadaymay
In which I share revelations from my recent travels to Scotland, and talk about the importance of seeing the wonder in everyday life.
0:00 Find Wonder Everywhere
10:14 This Week's Assignment
17:49 Your gift to the world
LINKS
Leave a comment: https://storyaday.org/find-wonder-everywhere
Handbook: https://storyaday.org/challenge-handbook
This week I share what worked from StoryADay May this year, including our secret weapon, the warm up and brainstorming exercises.
00:09: Inspiration from Unlikely Sources
04:31 Encouragement from Writing Friends
07:12 Building a Supportive Writing Community
10:28 Back to Fundamentals: Improving Your Writing Practice
11:58 Warm-Up and Brainstorming Exercises
20:40 Resources and Programs for Writers
24:43 Upcoming Topics and Conclusion
LINKS
The StoryADay Challenge Handbook: https://storyaday.org/challenge-handbook
Characters need to need something. They need to want something. Otherwise, it's just a series of things happening to a character...and readers won't care.
In this episode I share a writing prompt and lesson from my year-long email series, StoryAWeek, which you can start today,all about creating a story in which a character needs something.
I also talk about creating suspense in creative and marketing writing, and about why it's so important to build a writing practice.
LINKS Mary Robinette Kowal interview
StoryAWeek
StoryADay Challenge Handbook
In a week when a(nother) rockstar writer is falling from their pedestal, I made a case for the rest of us being brave enough to complete and release our work into the world; to flood the reading public with good options, and not worry about what might happen if we accidentally become successful.
LINKS:
Contact: https://storyaday.org/contact
The StoryADay Challenge Handbook: https://storyaday.org/challenge-handbook
Want more joy and less angst, in your writing life?
I have some suggestions, that will helo you create and stick to a writing practice that works for you, right now.
LINKS
StoryADay Handbook: https://storyaday.org/challenge-handbook
BJ Fogg’s Tiny Habits: https://amzn.to/4chLUmd (affiliate link)
Why can you write so well during challenges like StoryADay May but struggle to motivate yourself outside challenges?
In this episode I dig into why challenges work AND how you can create and refine your own processes for replicating that success in your writing life.
LINKS:
StoryADay Challenge Handbook: https://storyaday.org/challenge-handbook
Do you have a system for consistently seeking out feedback on your completed pieces?
Could that system use a few tweaks?
What is this word, 'system' I keep using (and how dare I)?
All this and more, in this week's episode...
LINKS
Critique Week: https://storyaday.org/critique
StoryADay Challenge Handbook: https://storyaday.org/challenge-handbook
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