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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 … Continue reading "100 – Read Like A Writer"

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 … Continue reading "100 – Read LIke A Writer"

[Reading Room] The Radium Room by Tony Conaway

This week I’m bringing you an interview with Tony Conaway whose story The Radium Room is in the anthology Spring Into ScFi. We talk about his inspiration for the story, how his love of detail (he calls it “trivia”) informs his writing, and yes, we talk about homing rats… Where did you get the idea … Continue reading "[Reading Room] The Radium Room by Tony Conaway"

099 – Jane Friedman & The Business of Being A Writer

Today I interview publishing industry expert Jane Friedman (www.janefriedman.com) whose new book The Business Of Being A Writer is billed as ‘the business education you never got’, for writers. We discuss what writers should do when they want to go pro, the myth of the overnight success, the nature of ‘work’ and networking for introverts! … Continue reading "099 – Jane Friedman & The Business of Being A Writer"

[Write on Wed] Story Sparks for May 2018

We’re less than a month away from StoryADay May 2018. Yes, I’m going to be providing you with optional writing prompts. The best stories, however, come from ideas that you care about. You can use my prompts, but it is going to be the sparks of ideas that you collect, that ignite your stories. That’s … Continue reading "[Write on Wed] Story Sparks for May 2018"

[Reading Room] Paradox by Naomi Kritzer

I was blogging and podcasting a lot, last month, about short story forms, and how short stories do not have to read like mini novels. And the month before that was all about Flash Fiction. Today, I’m recommending that you take a look at this story Paradox, by Naomi Kritzer. It is both flash fiction … Continue reading "[Reading Room] Paradox by Naomi Kritzer"

SWAGr for April 2018

Every month we gather here to discuss what we’ve achieved and commit to making more progress in our creative lives in the coming month. We call it our   Serious Writer’s Accountability Group or SWAGr, for short! (We’re serious, not sombre!) Leave a comment below telling us how you got on last month, and what you plan to do next … Continue reading "SWAGr for April 2018"

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 … Continue reading "098 – Why Can’t You Write That Story?"

Mini Episode: Sonnet writing prompt

Today’s mini episode is a writing prompt that challenges you to write a story in the form of a prose sonnet (don’t worry, I explain what I mean and give you a few different styles to choose from). It’s a challenge, but it’s a good one! Read more: http://stada.me/sonnet Another new episode of Write Every … Continue reading "Mini Episode: Sonnet writing prompt"