StoryADay September has begun
In This Episode
The Prompts [5:03]
The Checklist [6:23]
The Importance of Reading [12:19]
085 – Refilling The Well
This month’s theme at StoryADay is “Refilling The Well”, in which I encourage you to find many ways of rebooting your creativity…largely by taking a break from your writing.
Links:
Bookriot’s Best Books of 2017, So Far
The Nature Fix by Florence Williams (af)
084 – Learn To Love Revision
Now that StoryADay May is in the rear view mirror, it’s time to dig out some of your stories and see what you can do to spruce them up.
Now, before you panic, I have a whole episode for you on learning to love revision. Give it a listen. Your stories are worth it!
084 – Write About A Writer – the last prompt of StoryADay May 2017
in today’s prompt, you get a chance to write about a writer. This is not something I suggest often, but I think you’ve earned it.
Also: news about StoryFest 2017 (https://storyaday.org/storyfest-2017)
Find more about this prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170531-writer/
082 – Hansel & Gretel Story Structure
Today I wrap up the Story Structure series with a Hansel & Gretel, a story that starts with the Life Changing Moment.
The Prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170530-hansel
081 – An Ugly Duckling Story Structure
Today’s #writingprompt is the second in a series talking about structure. Today the life-changing moment comes in the center of the story.
The Prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170529-duckling/
080 – Cinderella Story Structure
Today’s #writingprompt is the first of three looking at story structure. Today: a Cinderella story.
The Prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170528-cinderella
079 – A Non-Traditional Love Story – a writing prompt
Today I encourage you to write a non-traditional love story for the 27th day of StoryADay May 2017
The prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170527/
078 – Letters – a writing prompt for May 26, 2017
Today’s #writingprompt is one of my faves: write a story in letter form.
The Prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170526-letters
077 – Sonnet – a writing prompt
Today’s #writingprompt for StoryADay May is to write a prose sonnet: 14 sentences long.
The Prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170525-sonnet
076 – Hidden Messages, a writing prompt
Today I’m prompting you to write a story within a story. To find out how, check out the blog post below
The Prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170524-hidden-message/
075 – Lists: a short story writing prompt
Today we’re back to writing short story forms, after our week of working on support for the novelists among us.
The Prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170523-list/
074 – Sensuous Setting – a writing prompt
Today we tell a story focusing on the setting (and your five senses)
The Prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170522-setting
073 – World Building A Society – writing prompt
Today we look at less tangible aspects of the world you’re building, and what makes them the way they are.
The prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170521-society
072 – Concrete World Building – a writing prompt
Continuing our week of short story writing, for novelists, today we look at what aspects of your world might need better examined.
The Prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170520-concrete
071 – Secondary Meeting – a writing prompt
Today we step back into the past, to when your protagonist met an important supporting character
The prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170519-secondary
070 – A Refusal – a writing prompt
Today we ask: what if the protagonist simply isn’t up to the job…
The Prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170518-no
068 – The Protagonist’s Journal – a writing prompt
Today we continue diving deeply into your protagonist’s past with a story that takes place just before the story you really want to tell; or with a series of journal entries from the same time period.
The Prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170517-journal
067 – Turning point, a writing prompt
Today kicks off a week of prompts that are aimed at helping novelists spend part of this month deepening their understanding of a work in progress or a work-to-be. Of course, the prompts can all be used by short story writers too!
Today’s prompt encourages you to delve into the past of a protagonist in one of your stories (or novels) and unearth what makes them the way they are…
The Prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170516-turning-point
066 – Writing Prompt – A Second Look
Today’s writing prompt encourages you to take a second look at an earlier story.
The prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170515-second-look/
065 – A writing prompt from Maria Hazen Lewis
Today’s prompt encourages you to think like a writer.
The Prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170514-maria
064 – A writing prompt from Tony Conway
In today’s prompt, writer Tony Conaway invites you to write about a misapprehension.
The Prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170513-tony
More about Tony: http://wayneaconaway.blogspot.com/
063 – A Writing prompt from Elise Holland
Today’s prompt is all about poetry. Or theft. Or possibly both…
The Prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170512-elise/
More about Elise: 2 Elizabeths
062 – A writing prompt from Bea at The Busy Muse
In today’s prompt Bea from The Busy Muse encourages us to take a second look at our first idea.
The Prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170516-bea/
Bea’s site: The Busy Muse
061 – A Writing Prompt from Sarah Cain
Today’s writing prompt involves a chance encounter.
The Prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170510-sarah
Sarah’s Books: http://amzn.to/2pir5nN
Another new episode of Write Every Day, Not “Some Day”
060 – A writing prompt from Charlotte Rains Dixon
Today’s prompt from Charlotte Rains Dixon is very, very silly. And sometimes that is exactly what we need…
The Prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170509-charlotte
Charlotte’s page: http://www.wordstrumpet.com/
059 – A writing prompt from Marta Pelrine-Bacon
Today Marta Pelrine-Bacon encourages us to get a bit surprising in our writing.
The Prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170508-marta
Marta’s novel: http://amzn.to/2pM1Xm7
058 – A writing prompt from Stuart Horwitz
A reflective prompt for Sunday, from writer and developmental editor Stuart Horwitz.
The Prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170507-stuart
Stuart’s books: http://amzn.to/2q55Llr
057 – A writing prompt from Angela Ackerman
In this prompt, Angela Ackerman invites us to explore our characters’ pasts, to find out what made them the people they are today.
The Prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170506-angela/
Angela’s books: http://amzn.to/2p60wgn
056 – 05 May 2017 Writing Prompt from Phil Giunta
Today’s prompt comes from paranormal mystery author Phil Giunta, which reminds me that suspense and intrigue are essential components of any story.
The Prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170505-phil
Phil’s Books: http://amzn.to/2qJTOxN
055 – May 04 2017 LJ Cohen writing prompt
LJ Cohen gives us a writing prompt that proves to us that limits are awesome when it comes to productivity
The Prompt: https://storyaday.org/20170504-LJ
LJ’s Books: http://amzn.to/2q62a3l