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Julie Duffy

Daily Prep for StoryADay May

Published 28 days ago • 1 min read

Did you know I'm doing daily videos on YouTube full of lessons from 15 years of running StoryADay May?

So far, I've talked about

  • Being Kind To Yourself
  • Finding the Best Writing Prompts
  • Collecting Story Sparks for success during the challenge
  • Ways to Make Time To Write
  • Writing in the Gaps (when there isn't much time)
  • Control What You Can and Make Time To Write
  • Setting up Your Workspace for StoryADay May

All these lessons can apply to any writing practice, not just the StoryADay May challenge, of course.

Keep writing,

Julie

P. S. Have you signed up for StoryADay May yet? Click here to make sure you get all the emails in your inbox.

Julie Duffy

Writer, Coach

Hi, I'm Julie Duffy, founder & director of StoryADay. Every year since 2010 I've challenged writers like you to prove to themselves that they can write more (and better) than they think, during the StoryADay May challenge. During the rest of the year, StoryADay supports you with the StoryAWeek newsletter (writing lessons & prompts), a popular podcast, blog posts, mini-challenges, courses, and a members' community. StoryADay May has become a fixture on the writing calendar, and the lively community is one of Writer's Digest's 101 Best Websites for Writers. Join me for info, workshops, challenges & courses, and of course, the StoryAWeek newsletter.

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