Hi, I'm Julie...
…and I help writers like you build a creative practice that is rewarding and fits your life, today, not ‘some day’.
some ways I can help
Short story framework
Get the story structure that will help you brainstorm and complete a short story any time. Includes my top tips for delighting readers.
3-Day Challenge
Start here: a self-paced online writing 'retreat' that teaches you all you need to know to start, develop and finish three short stories and discover your own best practices as a writer...who writes!
i, WRITER Course
Next: develop your writing practice by joining us on this 6-module journey where you'll write up to 11 story drafts and learn the skills to build a satisfying writing practice.
Further Reading
Writing Articles & Advice
Writing articles, prompts, podcasts and interviews from 2010 until today. Check out the archives and stay up to date with the best in writing inspiration from StoryADay
Story Prompt archive
Dive into the archive of writing prompts I've been building since 2010. Includes tips & writing advice on character, plot, point of view, tension...and how to finish stories!
Join the Superstars
Ready for more? Join our virtual year-round writing conference, retreat, workshop, and mastermind group. Open to new members periodically. Find out more now!
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All the extra content I created for the Superstars during the challenge...none of the commitment. Join us for one month, keep the content all year!
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Writing Articles & Advice
Writing articles, prompts, podcasts and interviews from 2010 until today. Check out the archives and stay up to date with the best in writing inspiration from StoryADay
Recent Posts
SWAGr for July 2022
It’s that time again: time to make your commitments to your writing for the coming month. Join us!
A Fresh Pespective
Vacations can give us a much needed fresh perspective, as writers and creators, but you don’t have to cross an ocean to see things a-fresh.
What is Your Legacy, As A Writer – Episode 253
Writers don’t just write for themselves, we write to be read, and with that we leave a legacy. in this episode I tell the story
SWAGr for June 2022
It’s that time again: time to make your commitments to your writing for the coming month. Join us!
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
Day 31 – Hope
I hope you’ve had a brilliant May! Leave a comment and let me know your hopes for the future.
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Some of the places that love storyADay
Writing a story a day has been very good practice to develop a positive orientation to writing endeavors, not to mention that it has led me to meet new people, be part of a community and find my writing feet again.
