I know that many of you reading this have been around StoryADay-land for a long time and I want to hear what’s happened for you since you first took part.
…and I want to sing your praises.
Click here and leave a comment to tell me what’s happened, for you
If art is resistance and hope is contagious, let’s spend a minute sharing!
Why I’m Asking
I hear lots of stories from people about ways their writing life has changed since they first took part in StoryADay, but I don’t have them all written down.
When I go on podcasts, or am interviewed about StoryADay, it’s one of the first questions people ask me. I’d love to be able to quote you.
Hearing real stories from previous participants is a wonderful way to give frustrated writers the courage to sign up and join the challenge.
In addition, I would love to be able to point people to your stories that have been released, your other creative enterprises, your Substack or whatever you’d like to promote. Or not. Depending on your preference.
Some Examples
Here are some examples of things that have changed for people:
- One writer, from Year 1, discovered that while she enjoyed writing, she loved art more. Since then I’ve seen her art grace the covers of magazines like Clarkesworld. Woohoo!
- One writer uses the energy around StoryADay to work on their novels, and short stories that act as marketing freebies for those novels.
- One discouraged writer rekindled her love of writing by spending a month on short stories, which encouraged her to send out her novel to agents again…and got a two-book deal!
- One writer told me that they are more decisive and that their day job feels easier when they are writing.
- Multiple writers have told me they’ve had their first publication from a story that started out as a StoryADay draft.
- One writer realized that seeking publication wasn’t right for them at this stage and that they just want to enjoy writing their stories and up-leveling their skills, as a delightful break from the day job and other obligations.
- Other writers have shared with me how showing up in the community (during the challenge and in the Superstars group) has been a lifeline in times of personal tragedy and upheaval.
Can you see how these stories would be more compelling with (as in fiction) some concrete details? I’d love to gather real, attributable stories of how your life has changed since you started showing up for your writing.
It doesn’t have to be a big, outward success. It might be an internal shift. I would still love to hear about it.
If you’d rather share a more personal story anonymously, you can email me (I bet you can guess my email address at storyaday.org) and tell me what’s changed for you. If you don’t want me to share it, even without your name attached, let me know. I’d still love to hear from you.