!LP 2023 Framework Write Your Dream

Live Your Writing Dreams Write with purpose and playfulnessMake progress towards your dreams, today…and every day! Download the free  Short Story Framework privacy terms

!LP 2021 Framework Dawn Calvinisti

Writing Shouldn’t Feel Like Work Write with purpose and playfulnessMake progress today and every day! Download the free  Short Story Framework privacy terms

!LP 2021 framework find your voice with short stories

Find your voice, as a writer Hone your storytelling skills by learning to write short stories Get to ‘the end’  every time Become the writer you were meant to be! Download the free  Short Story Frameworkand write today, not ‘some day’! privacy terms

Short Story Framework – PBK

Write A Story Today, not “some Day”! Reclaim your creativity and playfulness by writing a story today. Use the short story framework to turn your idea into a real story and have some fun!. Stories are important. Get back in practice today! Find the path from ‘idea’ to ‘the end’ every time Tell the stories that … Continue reading “Short Story Framework – PBK”

Short Story Framework B

Writers: Make this “Day One” of the rest of your writing life You know you were meant to be a writer, but taking the right next step isn’t always easy.  Use the short story framework to burst through blocks and keep working towards your dream. Draft a short story today: no more stalling Find the … Continue reading “Short Story Framework B”

Short Story Framework

Be the writer you were meant to be You know you were meant to be a writer, but taking the right next step isn’t always easy.  Use the short story framework to burst through blocks and keep working towards your dream. Draft a short story today: no more stalling Find the path from ‘idea’ to … Continue reading “Short Story Framework”

Short Story Framework

Write A Story Today, not “some Day”! You know you were meant to be a writer, but taking the right next step isn’t always easy.  Use the short story framework to burst through blocks and keep working towards your dream. Draft a short story today: no more stalling Find the path from ‘idea’ to ‘the … Continue reading “Short Story Framework”

Short Story Framework

StoryADay Story Framework Download the free Story Framework and: Outline your story even if you’ve started writing Discover the secret to finishing your story well Create a map to keep you on track all the way to ‘the end’ DON’T WAIT, FINISH YOUR STORY TODAY, NOT “SOME DAY!” Terms | Privacy

Short Story Framework

Write A Story Today, not “some Day”! You know you were meant to be a writer, but taking the right next step isn’t always easy.  Use the short story framework to burst through blocks and keep working towards your dream. Draft a short story today: no more stalling Find the path from ‘idea’ to ‘the … Continue reading “Short Story Framework”

Short Story Framework

StoryADay Short Story Framework Use this framework to keep you on track as you go from premise to opening, to ‘the end’ Download your copy of the Short Story Framework here. https://youtu.be/XssQYa3KUC8

130 – Short Story Framework

A popular resource at StoryADay is the StADa Short Story Framework. Now it’s available to everyone as a download: https://stada.me/framework Also in this episode I talk about the upcoming events at StoryADay after May finishes, including the Critique Week and StoryFest and, of course, StoryADay September! https://storyaday.org/events   It’s another new episode of the StoryADay … Continue reading “130 – Short Story Framework”

Confirmed for Cafe + StADa

You’re In! You’re all registered for the event. Check your email for confirmation and links, or keep an eye on the calendar. Looking For More? StoryAWeek A 52-Week Collection of Writing Lessons & Prompts from StoryADay‘s Julie Duffy Who will you be–and what will you create–in the next year, with a consistent writing habit in … Continue reading “Confirmed for Cafe + StADa”

Your Writing Life Lesson 2 for LC2023

Your Writing Life Masterclass Lesson 2 – A Framework for Success https://s3.amazonaws.com/StoryADay/cleansweep/Launch+Materials/IWC/IWC+2021-07/YourWritingLife2FrameworkForSuccess.MP4 Join the I, WRITER Course Prefer to read? Scroll down. If you came here from a link and haven’t registered yet for the whole Your Writing Life masterclass, make sure you’re on the list:  GET THE WHOLE SERIES Welcome back. I’m Julie Duffy, … Continue reading “Your Writing Life Lesson 2 for LC2023”

Your Writing Life Lesson 1 – LC2023

Your Writing Life Masterclass It’s Time for a New Approach to Writing https://s3.amazonaws.com/StoryADay/cleansweep/Launch+Materials/IWC/IWC+2021-07/IWC_WritingLife1ANewApproach.mp4 Join the I, WRITER Course Prefer to read? Scroll down! If you came here from a link and haven’t registered yet for the whole Your Writing Life masterclass, make sure you’re on the list:  GET THE WHOLE SERIES TELL ME HOW YOU … Continue reading “Your Writing Life Lesson 1 – LC2023”

3 Short Stories To Read Before May Begins

As we warm up for StoryADay May 2023, it’s always useful to read great examples of the kind of short fiction we might end up writing during May. Here are three great (and a little weird) stories I’ve read over the past few months, to inspire you. If you’ve ever thought “I can’t write a … Continue reading “3 Short Stories To Read Before May Begins”

!LP writer code 1

Days Hours The WRITER Code Masterclass Get Started with the WRITER Code https://s3.amazonaws.com/StoryADay/cleansweep/Launch+Materials/WRITER+Code+-+Superstars+-+2023/The+WRITER+Code+2023+++Pt+1.mp4 DOWNLOAD THE STORY SPARKS CATCHER If you came here from a link and haven’t registered yet for the whole masterclass, make sure you’re on the list  Getting Started With The Writer Code (click to expand)) Welcome to the StoryADay WRITER Code Masterclass. … Continue reading “!LP writer code 1”

Editorial Calendar 2023

In 2023 I’ll be using the I, WRITE framework to tackle these topics: January – Improve (your writing and your chances of getting published)February – Triumph (celebrating — and tracking — our successes)March – Engage (April – Imagine (gather Story Sparks AND visualize yourself as a writer)May – Write (theannual StoryADay May 2023 Challenge – … Continue reading “Editorial Calendar 2023”

links

with Julie Duffy StoryADay May Writing Challenge Courses, Workshops & Events Community I help writers like you build a creative practice that is rewarding and fits your life, today, not ‘some day’. Here are some of the ways I can help: Download the Short Story Framework DOWNLOAD Previous Next Globe Podcast Envelope Twitter Instagram Linkedin … Continue reading “links”

Day – 6 Flash Fiction Friday

Psst! If you’re getting tired and losing steam, pop over to the comments of yesterday’s Fun-Size Challenge, where people are working through the early parts of the Short Story Framework and getting excited about their ideas. It’s quite infectious. Why not pull out the Short Story Framework and use it to help plan today’s story? … Continue reading “Day – 6 Flash Fiction Friday”

StoryAWeek Sample

StoryAWeek from StoryADay‘s Julie Duffy Need to see a sample of the kind of ‘writing prompt’ I send out? Every week you’ll get a prompt AND a lesson you can dig into. Each month there will be  recommended reading, links, and even some surprise bonuses. I promise to make it worth your time.Scroll down for … Continue reading “StoryAWeek Sample”

StoryAWeek Invitation

StoryAWeek from StoryADay‘s Julie Duffy SIGN UP TODAY Write one short story a week…at the end of the year you have 52 short stories, and I defy you to write 52 bad ones. Can’t be done. -Ray Bradbury Bonus 1: Draft In A Day Short Story Workshop  Work through the Short Story Framework in real … Continue reading “StoryAWeek Invitation”

StoryAWeek Sign Up

StoryAWeek from StoryADay‘s Julie Duffy Who will you be–and what will you create–in the next year, with a consistent writing habit in place? Feel the relief of finishing stories that satisfy you and delight readers Enjoy the rock-solid identity of “writer” Regularly experience the high of losing time to the writing flow  Step into endless … Continue reading “StoryAWeek Sign Up”

The cost of not writing

I hate interviews where authors say things like, “I simply have to write, it’s like breathing.” I don’t know about you, but I find it pretty easy to not-write.  I just sit there. Or I eat more. Or I doomscroll.  It feels easier, in the moment, to not-write, because writing can be hard.  Vulnerable.  Scary. … Continue reading “The cost of not writing”

!LP 2023 home

StoryADay September 2023 Challenge! Julie Duffy, Founder & Director Writing prompts from the 2023 StoryADay Challenge, in your inbox, daily.  Get inspired by writers like Mary Robinette Kowal, K. B. Carle, Rachel Swearingen, Meghan Louise Wagner, Lisa Thorton, Tommy Dean, Amy Barnes and more… Start with a cohort, on September 1, 2023 Make your own rules Prove … Continue reading “!LP 2023 home”