110 – Putting Systems in Place

This month I am still talking about writing for minor holidays and anniversaries. In this podcast I reveal the grand plan behind this: it’s a system for focusing on particularly stories, regularly.

I talk about the importance of systems (because apparently Ihave a problem with the word “routine”) and I recommend you check out Tim Grahl’s new book Running Down The Dream.

If you want a super-bundle that includes not only Tim’s book, but the new book by Stephen Pressfield too “The Artist’s Journey” (swoon!), you can find that here.

https://stada.me/grahl (not an affiliate link. I’m just a huge fan of both of these guys)

The bundle contains all ebook formats plus audio book files. Quite the steal!

 

 

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106 – After The Challenge

This week I share some of the prompts from week 4 of StoryADay May 2018, talk about creativity and limits, and encourage you to dive into the community at StoryADay.

Also, I talk about drug discovery and wheelbarrows…

LINKS

Serious Writers’ Accountability Group (SWAGr): https://stada.me/swagr

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105 – Is It Time To Quit?

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/

 

 

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104 – Getting Your Mojo Back

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?

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100 – Read Like A Writer

This week I share some ideas on how you can read like a writer, and turn that effort into a resource that you can return to again and again.

StoryADay May 2018 starts in a few weeks. Reading short stories in the run-up to a big writing challenge, can be incredibly inspiring.

100th Episode Celebratory Look Back

Here are some episodes you  might have missed.

Jane Friedman and The Business of Being A Writer: https://stada.me/pdjane

Flash Fiction Essentials: http://stada.me/flash

Mastering The Magic of Opening Lines: https://stada.me/pdopenings

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098 – Why Can’t You Write That Story?

This week’s podcast is a pep-talk to get you writing, even when you’re having trouble getting started.

(Isn’t “getting started” the hardest part some days?)

And sometimes, getting started isn’t the problem. The problem crops up somewhere else: 

* Getting through the mushy middle

* Reining in a story that wants to become a novella

* Losing focus before the end.

I want to hear from you: what problems do you encounter when attempting to write short stories? 

(I’m not calling it writer’s block, because that sounds like an artificial, external problem, and I believe we can all find the solution to temporary ‘stuckness’ from inside ourselves.)

Leave your comment and join the discussion here: http://stada.me/wrong

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