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Reading Short Stories
This week I rant about the Best American Short Story Collection...and more
00:00 20241018Podcast
06:00 Read literary fiction if you like it
07:29 Read in your chosen genre
10:38 Using Your Knowledge In Your Writing - How I Wrote A Story
14:28 Read widely
18:55 Reading from Critique Week
21:40 Book Club
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Writing Character Reactions
How to write realistic, fascinating characters that readers adore...and what it can teach you about BEING a writer...
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One Story Challenge: https://storyaday.org/one-story-signup
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Being You Is The Best Way To Be A Writer
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
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The Engine of Success
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
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https://storyaday.org
Instagram: https://instagram.com/storyadaymay
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Find Wonder Everywhere
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
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Leave a comment: https://storyaday.org/find-wonder-everywhere
Handbook: https://storyaday.org/challenge-handbook
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Building a Better Writing Practice
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
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The StoryADay Challenge Handbook: https://storyaday.org/challenge-handbook
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Character Needs
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
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The Courageous Writer
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
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More Joy, in Your Writing Life
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)
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How To Be A Productive Writer in 2024
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
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Feedback on Your Writing
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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StoryADay Week 2 - What We're Writing (And How)
In which I talk about how StoryADay May 2024 is going (spoiler: it's going great!) and how much fun everyone is having, and the best ways to participate, even if you don't want to write a story every day.
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[00:01:08] How Is StoryADay May 2024 going?
[00:01:30] Join The Discussion
[00:02:24] The Challenge Handbook Benefits
[00:04:51] The Experience of StoryADay May in 2024
[00:05:10] Week 1 - Come To Your Desk
[00:05:48] Week 2 - The Elements of Craft
[00:08:03] Week 3 - The Art of the Short Story
[00:09:10] Wish I'd Known Then...Podcast Appearance (Short stories for novelists)
[00:11:15] Fun With Short Stories
[00:12:45] The Benefits of Community & How to be A Good Literary Citizen
[00:17:29] Wish I'd Known Then...podcast - other topics we covered
[00:19:08] Indie vs Traditional Publishing
[00:20:39] If You're Having Difficulty Writing or Staying Motivated to Write...
LINKS StoryADay Challenge: https://storyaday.org
StoryADay Challenge Handbook: https://storyaday.org/challenge-handbook
Wish I'd Known Then...Podcast: https://stada.me/wishidknown
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What's New For StoryADay 2024?
Sign up at StoryADay
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7 Ways To Write Flash Fiction with Windy Lynn Harris
In this revist of my interview with writer Windy Lynn Harris, we talk about Seven Ways to Write Flash Fiction, a skill that is extremely handy during the upcoming StoryADay challenge Sign up for the challenge at StoryADay.org
CHAPTERS: 1:16 Flash art comes organically when being open.
6:58 Flash fiction: creative, short, under 500 words.
12:28 Be specific in short flash fiction writing.
13:05 Editing is essential for shorter pieces.
17:37 Essential aspect of storytelling, representing a moment.
19:32 Woman faces fear, mystery, and self-discovery.
23:27 Enjoy working on soliloquies and rants in writing.
26:56 Background, training influence the form of writing.
29:13 Accessing your authentic voice is essential.
33:08 Writers adapting to shorter work during pandemic.
36:51 Creativity can flourish without lofty goals.
41:05 Distraction in the world, set timer, create.
43:12 First book on writing short stories.
46:12 Strategic shorts can boost writing career prospects.
49:43 Writing needs community for support, progress, success.
54:27 Exciting prompts for daily creative writing in May.
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How To Write A StoryADay In May 2024
Intrigued by the StoryADay Challenge but intimidated? Don't be! In this episode I explain all the rules including the most important rule: Make Your Own Rules!
Sign up at https://storyaday.org/signup
00:00 History of the StoryADay Challenge
01:30 4. Give Yourself Permission To Have Fun
06:14 StoryADay May Rules
06:31 1. Make Your Own Rules
11:20 2. Don't Try To Catch Up
12:12 3. Don't Post Your Stories Online (Or Do)
13:30 4. Give Yourself Permission To Have Fun
14:47 5. Seek Out The Right Support At The Right Time
17:11 6. Dance Your Victory Dance, Every Day
19:56 7. Use the Prompts (Or Don't)
21:43 Summary of the "Rules"
22:52 How To Sign Up
23:03 What To Expect from This Year's Prompts
28:22 The importance of Community
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What We Crave
“In a digital world saturated with technicolor brilliance and filtered, unobtainable beauty, modern humans seem unmoored and at sea. We crave stories to tell us who we are.”
– Min Jin Lee, Best American Short Stories 2023
LINKS: StoryADay.org/what-we-crave
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