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StoryADay: a writing podcast about building a successful writing practice

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Podcasts air every other Saturday throughout the year and daily during the StoryADay May challenge.

May 30, 2026

A reminder to mark the end of the StoryADay May challenge, and not to simply keep sprinting.


May 23, 2026

What does success really look like for a writer?

In this episode, I share a surprisingly encouraging reminder from a 1951 editorial in Galaxy Science Fiction: even at the highest magazine rates of the day, it took “a stupendous amount of writing” to support a writer.

That may not sound comforting at first — but it...


May 18, 2026

StoryADay 2026 Handbook: https://stada.me/2026handbook

Inspiration Corner

Here are some prompts that you might have missed, this month, to get your creative wheels turning.

Days 1-9

Day 10 - Darkness to Light, from Renan Bernardo

Day 11 - Inhumanity, from Julie Duffy

Day 12 - The Visitor, from Debbie Ohi Ridpath

Day 13...


Dec 20, 2025

In the light of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America organization's statement on AI and eligibility for the Nebula Awards, I recorded this bonus episode of the podcast to give you my perspective on where we are and where we're headed, regarding AI and the creative arts and, well, civilization as...


Dec 19, 2025

A story got accepted… and another came back not accepted — and I’m weirdly thrilled. Here’s why embracing rejection can strengthen your consistent writing habits, PLUS: a holiday writing prompt to keep you writing in December.

Links:

StoryADay Podcast episode 109: https://storyaday.org/episode109

The 3-Day...