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StoryADay Podcast for Writers

By Julie Duffy

Bi-weekly bites of inspiration for writers who want to write every day, not “some day”. With an emphasis on short fiction, the StoryADay podcast brings you creativity tips, pep talks, and writing prompts year round—as well as highlights from the monthly challenges: StoryADay May and StoryADay September.

  1. 1.
    196 - Narrative WIth Julie Helmrich01/23/2021
    21:19
  2. 2.
    195 - Bumper Q&A Episode01/16/2021
    29:31
  3. 3.
    194 - History & Your Story01/09/2021
    10:10
  4. 4.
    193 - Goals or Getting From Here To There12/19/2020
    24:50
  5. 5.
    192 How Diverse Is Your Bookcase?12/12/2020
    23:34
  6. 6.
    191 - The Story We Tell Ourselves12/05/2020
    33:04
  7. 7.
    190 - Stop Waiting Start Writing11/28/2020
    21:07
  8. 8.
    189 - Have Fun In The Middle of Your Story11/14/2020
    32:23
  1. 9.
    188 - Angela Ackerman & Great Character Writing11/07/2020
    18:19
  2. 10.
    187 - Angela Ackerman and "Should You NaNoWriMo?"10/31/2020
    19:11
  3. 11.
    186 - Shiny Object Syndrome10/18/2020
    17:47
  4. 12.
    185 - Write To Read10/10/2020
    16:33
  5. 13.
    184 - What If Writing Felt Inevitable?10/03/2020
    15:16
  6. 14.
    183 - Writing Through The Change of Seasons09/26/2020
    17:14
  7. 15.
    182 - Shaping Dreams09/19/2020
    17:12
  8. 16.
    181 - Catching Up With StoryADay September09/12/2020
    18:07
  9. 17.
    180 - Gamify Your Writing09/05/2020
    23:58
  10. 18.
    179 - StoryADay September - Join us?08/29/2020
    22:11
  11. 19.
    178 - A Writing State of Mind08/22/2020
    23:13
  12. 20.
    177 - Enjoy Your Writing More08/15/2020
    26:31
  13. 21.
    176 -Shine! Making Your Writing Habits Stick08/08/2020
    16:13
  14. 22.
    175 - Triumph! Success & Your Writing Life08/01/2020
    18:34
  15. 23.
    174 - Fears and Focus07/18/2020
    19:44
  16. 24.
    173 - What's Your Very Next Step?07/11/2020
    15:42
  17. 25.
    172 - Be In The Stage You're In06/27/2020
    24:01
  18. 26.
    171 - More Readers For Your Writing06/20/2020
    25:21
  19. 27.
    170 - Take A Break06/06/2020
    18:40
  20. 28.
    169 - Triumph! Make a Habit of Celebrating Your Writing Wins05/23/2020
    12:33
  21. 29.
    168 - Give Yourself The Gift of Writing (Badly)05/16/2020
    11:54
  22. 30.
    167 - Tips for Week 2 of StoryADay May05/09/2020
    16:25
  23. 31.
    Windy Lynn Harris Makes Fiction Flash05/01/2020
    54:05
  24. 32.
    165 - Tammy Breitweiser Loves A Challenge04/25/2020
    38:27
  25. 33.
    164 - Michele Reisinger, Finding Success With Short Fiction04/18/2020
    24:26
  26. 34.
    163 - Laying The Foundations for StoryADay May04/11/2020
    17:44
  27. 35.
    162 - Premee Mohamed04/04/2020
    29:21
  28. 36.
    161 - Come and write with me03/21/2020
    12:36
  29. 37.
    160 - Creativity in a Time of Crisis03/14/2020
    14:23
  30. 38.
    159 - Talking About Creativity And Mental Health with Gabriela Pereira03/07/2020
    36:24
  31. 39.
    158 - Writing Love & Intimacy with Dr. Lanae St. John02/29/2020
    26:30
  32. 40.
    157 - Gabriela Pereira from DIYMFA Part 102/22/2020
    33:30
  33. 41.
    156 - What To Do When You're Bored With Your Writing02/15/2020
    20:42
  34. 42.
    155 - Stop Procrasti-learning and Start Writing02/08/2020
    12:58
  35. 43.
    154 - A System for Delighting Readers02/01/2020
    17:51
  36. 44.
    153 - Skillz01/25/2020
    17:20
  37. 45.
    152 - Reboot Your Writing Resolutions01/18/2020
    22:41
  38. 46.
    151 - Language and Culture with Seumas MacDonald01/11/2020
    26:18
  39. 47.
    150 - Habits, Writing, and the Fogg Behavioral Method01/04/2020
    26:26
  40. 48.
    149 - Looking Back & Looking Forward12/21/2019
    14:04
  41. 49.
    148 - Terrific Titles or How To Hook Your Reader12/14/2019
    23:54
  42. 50.
    147 - Let The Yeast Do Its Work12/07/2019
    6:46
  43. 51.
    146 - Voice Assistants with Raphael Schaad11/30/2019
    18:19
  44. 52.
    145 - Ending Strong11/23/2019
    17:17
  45. 53.
    144 - Mastering The Middle of a Creative Challenge11/16/2019
    23:00
  46. 54.
    143 - NaNoWriMo Survival Tips11/02/2019
    30:02
  47. 55.
    142 - An Audience Of One10/12/2019
    15:25
  48. 56.
    141 - Changing Seasons09/28/2019
    12:48
  49. 57.
    140 - Finishing Your Stories09/07/2019
    11:26
  50. 58.
    139 - Your Hero's Journey, as a writer08/31/2019
    10:40
  51. 59.
    138 - Top Tips for StoryADay September08/24/2019
    14:51
  52. 60.
    137 - Today Is The First Day of the Rest of Your Writing Life08/17/2019
    20:07
  53. 61.
    136 - Art Is08/04/2019
    16:09
  54. 62.
    135 - Courage07/27/2019
    14:44
  55. 63.
    134 - Dialogue and Distractions07/13/2019
    11:08
  56. 64.
    133 - Stepping Onto A Larger Stage07/06/2019
    18:59
  57. 65.
    132 - Compelling Characters06/15/2019
    16:24
  58. 66.
    130 - Short Story Framework05/25/2019
    16:06
  59. 67.
    129 - Motivation for May05/11/2019
    23:15
  60. 68.
    128 - Character Counts04/20/2019
    11:50
  61. 69.
    127 - Finding Support04/06/2019
    19:04
  62. 70.
    126 - What Is Writing?03/16/2019
    16:53
  63. 71.
    125 - Goals vs. Reality03/02/2019
    16:25
  64. 72.
    124 - Being A Writer02/16/2019
    16:12
  65. 73.
    123 - When The Writing Stalls02/02/2019
    18:05
  66. 74.
    122 - A Room Of One's Own01/21/2019
    15:58
  67. 75.
    121- Happy Hogmanay 201812/31/2018
    9:29
  68. 76.
    120 - Identity And Outcomes12/15/2018
    10:19
  69. 77.
    119 - Creative Play11/18/2018
    12:00
  70. 78.
    118 - UnStick Your Writing During NaNoWriMo, Part 211/12/2018
    14:17
  71. 79.
    117 - Getting Unstuck During NaNoWriMo - Part 111/12/2018
    17:45
  72. 80.
    116 - Critique Week Is Back! Oct 21-3110/20/2018
    12:59
  73. 81.
    115 - Slow Down10/06/2018
    19:55
  74. 82.
    114 - On Promiscuity09/24/2018
    16:00
  75. 83.
    113 - Should You Edit While You Write?09/08/2018
    17:38
  76. 84.
    112 - Backstories & Integrity08/11/2018
    15:52
  77. 85.
    111 - The Joy of Writing (Backstories)07/28/2018
    15:52
  78. 86.
    110 - Putting Systems in Place07/14/2018
    16:19
  79. 87.
    109 - Writing For Minor Holidays06/30/2018
    29:24
  80. 88.
    108 - June is for Revisions06/16/2018
    18:46
  81. 89.
    107 - Revisions, StoryFest and SWAGr06/02/2018
    14:56
  82. 90.
    106 - After The Challenge05/26/2018
    15:05
  83. 91.
    105 - Is It Time To Quit?05/19/2018
    14:11
  84. 92.
    104 - Getting Your Mojo Back05/12/2018
    10:33
  85. 93.
    103 - StoryADay May 2018 is Underway!05/06/2018
    11:51
  86. 94.
    102 - Top Three Tips For A Successful StoryADay May04/28/2018
    15:18
  87. 95.
    101 - Windy Lynn Harris & Short Fiction04/21/2018
    21:24
  88. 96.
    100 - Read LIke A Writer04/14/2018
    17:08
  89. 97.
    099 - Jane Friedman & The Business of Being A Writer04/07/2018
    15:42
  90. 98.
    098 - Why Can't You Write That Story?03/31/2018
    10:04
  91. 99.
    Mini Episode: Sonnet writing prompt03/30/2018
    3:44
  92. 100.
    Mini Episode: Writing Prompt - Letters03/29/2018
    3:07
  93. 101.
    Mini Episode: Lists, A Writing Prompt03/28/2018
    3:22
  94. 102.
    097 - Short Story Forms03/17/2018
    9:38
  95. 103.
    096 - How To Make Flash Fiction...Flash02/24/2018
    22:27
  96. 104.
    095 - Flash Fiction Part 102/10/2018
    17:35
  97. 105.
    094 - P.A.C.E. Yourself To Reach Your Writing Goals01/27/2018
    22:53
  98. 106.
    093 - Getting Creative In The New Year01/14/2018
    11:51
  99. 107.
    092 - Making Choices In Writing And Life11/17/2017
    16:46
  100. 108.
    090 - Mastering The Magic of Opening Lines10/20/2017
    16:55
  101. 109.
    089 - StoryADay September Week 4 prompts09/22/2017
    15:39
  102. 110.
    088 - StoryADay Sep17 Writing Prompts and: Don't Quit!09/15/2017
    15:38
  103. 111.
    087 - September Prompts for Week 209/10/2017
    16:50
  104. 112.
    086 - StoryADay September Prompts & Encouragements09/05/2017
    17:32
  105. 113.
    085 - Refilling The Well08/04/2017
    13:07
  106. 114.
    084 - Learn To Love Revision07/28/2017
    13:40
  107. 115.
    083 - Write About A Writer - the last prompt of StoryADay May 201705/31/2017
    6:30
  108. 116.
    082 - Hansel & Gretel Story Structure05/30/2017
    9:41
  109. 117.
    081 - An Ugly Duckling Story Structure05/29/2017
    7:21
  110. 118.
    080 - Cinderella Story Structure05/28/2017
    5:56
  111. 119.
    079 - A Non-Traditional Love Story - a writing prompt05/27/2017
    2:47
  112. 120.
    078 - Letters - a writing prompt for May 26, 201705/26/2017
    7:54
  113. 121.
    077 - Sonnet - a writing prompt05/25/2017
    6:23
  114. 122.
    076 - Hidden Messages, a writing prompt05/24/2017
    5:46
  115. 123.
    075 - Lists: a short story writing prompt05/23/2017
    7:41
  116. 124.
    074 - Sensuous Setting - a writing prompt05/22/2017
    6:57
  117. 125.
    073 - World Building A Society - writing prompt05/21/2017
    4:48
  118. 126.
    072 - Concrete World Building - a writing prompt05/20/2017
    6:13
  119. 127.
    071 - Secondary Meeting - a writing prompt05/19/2017
    3:22
  120. 128.
    070 - A Refusal - a writing prompt05/18/2017
    5:49
  121. 129.
    068 - The Protagonist's Journal - a writing prompt05/17/2017
    6:25
  122. 130.
    066 - Writing Prompt - A Second Look05/15/2017
    4:25
  123. 131.
    064 - A writing prompt from Tony Conway05/13/2017
    3:49
  124. 132.
    063 - A Writing prompt from Elise Holland05/12/2017
    3:53
  125. 133.
    062 - A writing prompt from Bea at The Busy Muse05/11/2017
    4:49
  126. 134.
    061 - A Writing Prompt from Sarah Cain05/10/2017
    6:00
  127. 135.
    059 - A writing prompt from Marta Pelrine-Bacon05/08/2017
    6:17
  128. 136.
    058 - A writing prompt from Stuart Horwitz05/07/2017
    5:22
  129. 137.
    055 - May 04 2017 LJ Cohen writing prompt05/04/2017
    5:37
  130. 138.
    054 - Day 3 of StoryADay May 201705/03/2017
    7:14
  131. 139.
    053 - Day 2 of StoryADay May 201705/02/2017
    4:45
  132. 140.
    StADa 052 - May 01 2017 GregoryFrost05/01/2017
    7:03
  133. 141.
    050 - Cycles in a Writing Life04/14/2017
    16:35
  134. 142.
    Ep 049 - Publishing Short Stories03/04/2017
    8:16
  135. 143.
    Ep 48: Cheerleaders and why we need them01/20/2017
    10:18
  136. 144.
    047 - Stay Excited About Your Writing This Year01/06/2017
    15:37
  137. 145.
    046 - Looking Forward, Goal-Setting for Your Best Writing Year in 201712/20/2016
    12:30
  138. 146.
    045 - Looking Back11/30/2016
    13:33
  139. 147.
    044 - Energy For Your Writing Life plus a writing prompt11/02/2016
    10:55
  140. 148.
    043 - Regretful Writing Prompt plus a review of "Apollo" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie10/19/2016
    11:14
  141. 149.
    042 - Holiday Writing Prompt, plus: Short Stories and NaNoWriMo10/05/2016
    6:28
  142. 150.
    041 - Accountability - SWAGr for Oct 2016 with guest Monique Cuillerier10/01/2016
    15:31
  143. 151.
    Episode 040 - The Challenge - Day 3009/30/2016
    8:23
  144. 152.
    039 - The Challenge - Day 29 - writing prompt09/29/2016
    4:56
  145. 153.
    038 - The Challenge - Day 2809/28/2016
    2:48
  146. 154.
    037 - The Challenge - Day 2709/27/2016
    4:12
  147. 155.
    036 - The Challenge - Day 26 - Writing Prompt09/26/2016
    2:15
  148. 156.
    035 - The Challenge - 25 - Writing Prompt09/25/2016
    3:37
  149. 157.
    034 - The Challenge - Day 24 - Writing Prompt09/24/2016
    4:05
  150. 158.
    033 - The Challenge - Day 23 - writing prompt09/23/2016
    1:54
  151. 159.
    032 - The Challenge - Day 22 - writing prompt09/22/2016
    3:36
  152. 160.
    031 - The Challenge - Day 21 - writing prompt09/21/2016
    1:26
  153. 161.
    030 - The Challenge - Day 20 - writing prompt09/20/2016
    2:27
  154. 162.
    029 - The Challenge - Day 19 - Writing prompt09/19/2016
    2:34
  155. 163.
    028 - The Challenge - Day 18 - writing prompt09/18/2016
    2:21
  156. 164.
    027 - The Challenge - Day 17 - Writing Prompt09/17/2016
    2:08
  157. 165.
    026 - The Challenge - Day 1609/16/2016
    2:51
  158. 166.
    025 - The Challenge - Day 15 - Week Three09/15/2016
    4:46
  159. 167.
    024 - The Challenge - Day 1409/14/2016
    2:29
  160. 168.
    023 - The Challenge - Day 13 - Writing Prompt09/13/2016
    2:21
  161. 169.
    022 - The Challenge - Day 12 - writing prompt09/12/2016
    3:17
  162. 170.
    020 - The Challenge - Day 10 - Writing Prompt09/10/2016
    4:09
  163. 171.
    018 - The Challenge - Day 09 - Writing Prompt09/08/2016
    4:18
  164. 172.
    017 - The Challenge - Day 08 - Writing Prompt09/08/2016
    6:42
  165. 173.
    016 - The Challenge - Day 07 - Writing Prompt09/07/2016
    2:55
  166. 174.
    015 - The Challenge - Day 06 - Writing Prompt09/06/2016
    3:56
  167. 175.
    014 - The Challenge - Day 05 - Writing Prompt09/05/2016
    3:43
  168. 176.
    013 - The Challenge - Day 04 - Writing Prompt09/04/2016
    3:38
  169. 177.
    012 - The Challenge Day 03 - Writing Prompt09/03/2016
    1:59
  170. 178.
    011 - The Challenge - Day 02 - Writing Prompt09/02/2016
    2:01
  171. 179.
    010 - The Challenge - Week 1, Day 109/01/2016
    6:33
  172. 180.
    009 - Tips For A Successful Month of Writing09/01/2016
    7:58
  173. 181.
    008 - How To Write A StoryADay for a Month - The StADa Way05/18/2016
    9:36
  174. 182.
    007 - How Do You Write A StoryADay For A Month?05/18/2016
    2:26
  175. 183.
    006 - Yes, You Should Write Your Stories!05/18/2016
    2:11
  176. 184.
    005 - Giving Yourself Permission Write05/18/2016
    4:17
  177. 185.
    004 - How To Become A Highly Successful Writer05/18/2016
    5:51
  178. 186.
    003 - More Ways To Log Your Writing And Motivate Yourself05/18/2016
    4:29
  179. 187.
    002 - Use Word Count Logging To Motivate You To Write More05/18/2016
    7:54
  180. 188.
    001 - Don't Let Guilt & Shame Derail Your Writing05/18/2016
    5:09

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