StoryADay Julie Duffy
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Writers write. Professional writers write a lot. The StoryADay May challenge exists to help you learn how much you're capable of writing in a month. The Write Every Day, Not "Some Day" podcast helps you figure out how to keep that commitment up for the rest of your life. Each 10-15 minute episode tackles a particular topic and gives you a writing assignment to complete before the next episode.
Music credit: Alan McPike (http://standardstrax.com)
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7 Ways To Write Flash Fiction with Windy Lynn Harris
In this revist of my interview with writer Windy Lynn Harris, we talk about Seven Ways to Write Flash Fiction, a skill that is extremely handy during the upcoming StoryADay challenge
Sign up for the challenge at StoryADay.org
CHAPTERS:
1:16 Flash art comes organically when being open.
6:58 Flash fiction: creative, short, under 500 words.
12:28 Be specific in short flash fiction writing.
13:05 Editing is essential for shorter pieces.
17:37 Essential aspect of storytelling, representing a moment.
19:32 Woman faces fear, mystery, and self-discovery.
23:27 Enjoy working on soliloquies and rants in writing.
26:56 Background, training influence the form of writing.
29:13 Accessing your authentic voice is essential.
33:08 Writers adapting to shorter work during pandemic.
36:51 Creativity can flourish without lofty goals.
41:05 Distraction in the world, set timer, create.
43:12 First book on writing short stories.
46:12 Strategic shorts can boost writing career prospects.
49:43 Writing needs community for support, progress, success.
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How To Write A StoryADay In May 2024
Intrigued by the StoryADay Challenge but intimidated? Don't be! In this episode I explain all the rules including the most important rule: Make Your Own Rules!
Sign up at https://storyaday.org/signup
00:00 History of the StoryADay Challenge
01:30 4. Give Yourself Permission To Have Fun
06:14 StoryADay May Rules
06:31 1. Make Your Own Rules
11:20 2. Don't Try To Catch Up
12:12 3. Don't Post Your Stories Online (Or Do)
13:30 4. Give Yourself Permission To Have Fun
14:47 5. Seek Out The Right Support At The Right Time
17:11 6. Dance Your Victory Dance, Every Day
19:56 7. Use the Prompts (Or Don't)
21:43 Summary of the "Rules"
22:52 How To Sign Up
23:03 What To Expect from This Year's Prompts
28:22 The importance of Community -
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What We Crave
“In a digital world saturated with technicolor brilliance and filtered, unobtainable beauty, modern humans seem unmoored and at sea. We crave stories to tell us who we are.”
– Min Jin Lee, Best American Short Stories 2023
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Shake Up Your Writing
In this on-the-road episode, I come to you fresh from a conference, full of new energy and ideas, and I encourage you to find ways to shake up YOUR practice.
LINKS
Critique Week https://stada.me/critique
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Simple Practices amidst Real Life
Thanks for your insights that honour the messiness of life and writing in the midst of actual (and imagined!) constraints. And love your voice :)
Useful for any kind of writer, non-fiction too.