StoryADay May is coming
Let’s be honest, the past couple of years have been kind of exhausting, and you might be finding it hard to find the fun in your writing life.
Writing 31 stories in 31 days might excite you or….it might leave you wanting to take a nap.
That’s why this year I’m working on:
2 way to StoryADay your May
Want to know more? Sign up now and I’ll keep you up to date with all the news as we prepare for an awesome StoryADay May 2022.
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!
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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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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
Day 11 | Inhuman by Julie Duffy
The Prompt Write a story of exactly 100 words with the theme “Inhuman”. My illustration for this prompt suggests one way to go with this
Day 10 | Darkness to Light by Renan Bernardo
The Prompt Choose a bleak, hopeless setting (examples: a dystopian city, a prison, a refugee boat). Write a story in this setting and make everything
Pick a Prompt
(Any prompt) The StoryADay Challenge has rolled into its second week for 2026, and there’s a lively community of writers leaving comments about their writing,
Day 9 | The Prompt by Lara Hughes
The Prompt Begin with a confined space. This could mean physically cramped, or that your character is constrained such that they must—for whatever reasons—remain in
Day 8 | Like a Sore Thumb by Gabrielle Johansen
The Prompt Think of a time you saw something that was so out-of-place that it made you wonder, “How did that happen?” Answer yourself with
Day 7 | Dip Your Toe into the World of ‘Memoiries’ by Heidi Clausius
The Prompt Write about an experience from your past that impacted you. It can be from any period in your life. It must be something
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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.
