Write A Story As A News Report
This could be a TV report with a panel of pundits yelling at each other, a reporter on the street, the voice of a producer in your anchor’s ear…
Or, this could be a traditional newspaper report.
Remember to tell a story, though! Then tell us all about it in the comments.
Write A Story In The Form Of A Series of Letters
Remember to leave a comment to let us know how you got on!
The problem with doing something hard (like writing) is not that you aren’t good. It’s that it’s hard to know how long to work before you decide that you really aren’t any good.
(Hint: It’s longer than you think. And you may never be able to tell!)
How to keep going when you’re not sure if you should.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
My author interviews at NaNoWriMo’s blog: http://blog.nanowrimo.org/
Jerry Jenkins: http://jerrysguild.com
DIYMFA’s 101 Course: https://members.diymfa.com/101-course/
May is far from over! Don’t give up now. And if you’ve just discovered StoryADay May, it’s not too late to jump in. Here’s today’s prompt, and you can find a new episode of the podcast here: Is It Time To Quit? (spoiler: no!)
Tell A Story ‘Direct To Camera’
This is probably going to be in first person.
Write as if you’re writing to your best friend, or talking directly to a police officer, or relaying this to a room of strangers.
if all else fails, stand in front of your phone and tell the story. Tell a real story or a fairy story. See what this does to your writing.
Leave a comment and tell us how it went today!
Write a story today in which the reader only hears one side of the conversation
This could be a telephone conversation, a text conversation, a series of social media updates, a series of letters, whatever.
Bob Newhart telephone does this in telephone calls
Watch Neil Gaiman read his story Orange here or read it here
In Week 2 of StoryADay May 2018 we’re working on craft-based writing prompts (character desires, conflict, structures, openings and endings). Picking up skills and putting down words.
But now that the novelty has worn off, what can you do to rekindle your excitement about writing every day for a month?
The only qualification to be a ‘Superstar” is a desire to write and support your fellow writers.
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A 6-part journey through the short story.
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