Hi, I'm Julie Duffy, founder & director of StoryADay. Every year since 2010 I've challenged writers like you to prove to themselves that they can write more (and better) than they think, during the StoryADay May challenge. During the rest of the year, StoryADay supports you with the StoryAWeek newsletter (writing lessons & prompts), a popular podcast, blog posts, mini-challenges, courses, and a members' community. StoryADay May has become a fixture on the writing calendar, and the lively community is one of Writer's Digest's 101 Best Websites for Writers. Join me for info, workshops, challenges & courses, and of course, the StoryAWeek newsletter.
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At some point, you signed up to hear from me: maybe for writing prompts (like these), maybe for inspiration and recommendations (like this), or maybe for something else entirely. As I hatch plans for the coming year, I'd love to know how I can help you, best? What do you need more of? What could you take less of? How can I help you pursue your dreams? I'd love it if you'd fill out this 2-question survey (People often find that answering the questions helps them clarify where they need to focus.) If you didn't make it to our Annual Planning Workshop, this week, this exercise can be a springboard into your own end-of-year assessment/planning. Keep writing, Julie |
Julie Duffy
Hi, I'm Julie Duffy, founder & director of StoryADay. Every year since 2010 I've challenged writers like you to prove to themselves that they can write more (and better) than they think, during the StoryADay May challenge. During the rest of the year, StoryADay supports you with the StoryAWeek newsletter (writing lessons & prompts), a popular podcast, blog posts, mini-challenges, courses, and a members' community. StoryADay May has become a fixture on the writing calendar, and the lively community is one of Writer's Digest's 101 Best Websites for Writers. Join me for info, workshops, challenges & courses, and of course, the StoryAWeek newsletter.
Read online or listen, here It’s tempting to think that other writers have it easier, or other times were easier on writers. Wasn’t it easier to get published when there were more independent publishing houses? Wasn’t it easier to make a living at writing in the golden age of magazine publishing? All those other writers who are selling their work must have some kind of cheat code that they’re not sharing with us, right? This week I read the editorial in the February 1951 issue of Galaxy...
I’m thinking of doing a thing to make StoryADay May more accessible and enjoyable and I’d like to know if you’re interested. What Four weekly Workshop/Writing Dates during the challenge 75 minutes each 10-15 minutes of instruction and prompts 2 x 20 minute writing sprints 20-25 minutes to share snippets and discuss how it went(optional). Each week would feature a different prompt from the StoryADay Challenge (but you would be free, as always, to write whatever you want!). Writing together in...
What I learned about writing from the Phillies crashing out of the World Series race… I’m a fan of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team. (Thank you for your condolences. Visiting hours will be between 6 and 8 pm) One of the things I love about baseball is the fact that it’s not over until it’s over, when suddenly, nail-bitingly, it is. (Like last night. Ugh.) But as I’ve become more of a fan of the game, other lessons have become clear that I think we writers could do with pondering....