Day 24 – Make it Easier
May 24, 2022
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Welcome back. In part one of this masterclass I talked about what writing is and why we so often are frustrated and derailed, and why we so
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Fun-Size Challenge
Day 23 – Story Sparks Redux
May 23, 2022
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Today we’re going back to the beginning…sort of.
Short Story Review Live Session is coming soon
May 21, 2022
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You’re invited to the live Story Review Session
Day 21 – Start Your Next Story
May 21, 2022
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Time to think about your next story
Day 20 – Review Your Progress
May 20, 2022
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I hope you enjoyed your artist’s date yesterday. Today I’m encouraging you to do a very important part of the process: stop and reflect on
Day 18 – Submit Your Story for Review
May 18, 2022
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Today’s the day: Submit your story for review!
Day 17 – Big News! Short Story Feedback Call
May 17, 2022
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Something unexpected is coming today!
Day 16 – The End
May 16, 2022
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Today we resolve things and tie them up (not necessarily with a bow)
Day 15 – And Because of That #2
May 15, 2022
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Today you write the end of the middle of your story
Day 14.5 – A Fun-Sized Feast
May 14, 2022
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A summary of all the writing-related tasks from the StoryADay Fun-Sized Challenge so far
Day 14 – Write the First “And Because Of That” Section
May 14, 2022
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Today we finally get back to writing your story!
Day 13 – Something Changes
May 13, 2022
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Today we’re pivoting towards the ending. Brainstorming, all the way!
Day 12 – Brainstorm the Second “And Because of That”
May 12, 2022
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Today we’re working on the middle of the story again.
Day 11 – Other People’s Middles
May 11, 2022
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Today we study how other authors manage to write the middle of their stories successfully.
Day 10 – …And Because Of That…
May 10, 2022
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Today we start brainstorming actions for the middle of your story
Day 09 – Pick Your “Win”
May 9, 2022
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Today we’re going to review how far you’ve come and pick a ‘win’ for the month
Day 7 – Their First Action
May 7, 2022
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At the start of your story, your character has a desire. That’s what we’re going to work on, today. Remember, in yesterday’s stories, the characters’
Day 6 – Other People’s Openings
May 6, 2022
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Today’s task is to read at least the opening of a few of these stories and see if you could fill in the first part
Day 5 – Starting Your Story
May 5, 2022
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Psst! Are you keeping up with your bingo card? If you post a pic of your card on Instagram, Pinterest or Twitter with 7 pieces
Day 4 – Read A Fave
May 4, 2022
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Today’s task is a real hardship: Read something written by your favorite author This doesn’t have to be something that will ‘impress’ me. You can
Day 3 – Target Practice
May 3, 2022
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How can you know you’re successful, if you haven’t defined ‘success’?
Day 2 – A Solid Support
May 2, 2022
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I’m continuing to ease you in to this challenge with tiny tasks, and today’s is to download The Short Story Framework and file it away
Day 1 – The Spark
May 1, 2022
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We’re starting this challenge gently. There’s a lot that goes into writing a story so we’re not going to rush into things. Later this week
Fun Size Challenge – Day 0
April 29, 2022
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(You weren’t expecting a Day 0, were you?!) Two quick things for you today before the challenge gets rolling: A bonus task and an invitation