Do you want to be a therapist? Do you want your practice to grow? Do you want to fill your caseload? Are you tired of feeling like your practice isn't where it should be? If so, this podcast is for you. I'm Nick Bognar, and my mission is to help therapists fill their caseloads and grow their dream practices by helping them develop the skills and mindset of a successful businessperson. In each episode, we'll cover one aspect of running a successful therapy practice—from marketing yourself eff ...
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StoryADay presents: I, WRITER - A Writing Podcast about Building a Successful Writing Practice
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Welcome to StoryADay Presents: I, WRITER – A Writing Podcast about building a fulfilling writing life. Hosted by author and StoryADay founder Julie Duffy, this show helps writers of all kinds—novelists, short-story authors, poets, or anyone building a creative habit—turn writing into a sustainable, joyful practice. Each episode blends practical writing tips with mindset reframes drawn from the I, WRITER Framework (Imagine, Write, Refine, Improve, Triumph, Engage, Repeat), to help you avoid o ...
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Why Writer’s Block Is Real — and How Community Helps You Beat It
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16:25Writing is hard — but it’s even harder alone. In this episode, Julie shares why connecting with other writers is the key to overcoming blocks, staying consistent, and building a joyful writing life. Discover how community keeps you motivated, accountable, and growing as a writer. Join the Superstars group: storyaday.org/superstars…
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Day 14 - Do Hard Things, Build A Creative Life - A StoryADay Update
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14:23On Day 14 of the StoryADay Challenge, how's it going? Perfectly? Oh, you magical unicorn you. For the rest of us, I have some thoughts... 00:00 StoryADay Update - Limit Your Choice, Do Hard Things 04:51 Creating artificial limits for freedom 05:43 Recommit 05:46 Make It Public 06:44 Make It Smaller and More Specific 08:37 Have A Theme 09:24 Commit …
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Join Julie from Story A Day on Day 10 of Story A Day May as she discusses using strong emotions like rage as fuel for your writing. Julie shares personal insights on transforming negative emotions into positive creative energy and how it can lead to problem-solving and positive thinking. She also highlights today's writing prompt from Patricia A. J…
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Day 8 - Creativity Begets Creativity - A StoryADay Update
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5:32Creativity brings its own rewards - how writing more helps you write more... join us: https://storyaday.org저자 Julie Duffy
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Day 7 - Finding Writing Inspiration on Difficult Days - A StoryADay Update
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1:42I wasn't feeling great, on Day 7 of the StoryADay Challenge, so here's what I dd to get my inspriation back.... Join us: https://storyaday.org저자 Julie Duffy
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Day 5 - Write On: Embracing the Uneasy Journey of Writing Prompts for Creative Growth
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10:31(and yes, episode four comes from Day 5. You didn't miss anything. I just don't do these every day) This update from the StoryADay challenge comes on Day 5, but works for you any time you're trying to write. Join the challenge: https://storyaday.org 00:00 Introduction to StoryADay Challenge 00:15 Taking a Break: The Importance of Rest 01:07 Dealing…
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Day 3 - What To Do When Writing Seems To Hard - A StoryADay Update
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3:04Maybe you're tired, sad, or otherwise struggling emotions when you're trying to write. What do you do, to keep going? I have two suggestions, today. Find more at https//storyaday.org저자 Julie Duffy
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On writing flash fiction to a writing prompt by F. E. Choe, the art of Flash Fiction, and the benefits of brainstorming. Get a sneak preview of my Flash Fiction Workshop here (first 3 lessons, free!): https://stada.me/flash-preview저자 Julie Duffy
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Day 1 - Combining Confidence and Humility - a StoryADay Update
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8:28These mini episodes bring you in-the-moment updates from my StoryADay May challenge, in the hope that what I'm learning will also be helpful to you! Episode 1 - In which I talk about confidence and humility as a creative person join the challenge: https://storyaday.org/저자 Julie Duffy
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Warm up for the StoryADay May Challenge (or any writing) with these character exercises. Create your raw materials this month; write like the wind, next month! LINKS All the warm up tasks: https://stada.me/april-warm-ups저자 Julie Duffy
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Get ready for StoryADay May with these warm-up tasks in April PLUS: hear about the wonderful writers who have sent us prompts for this year's challenge sign up at: https://storyaday.org저자 Julie Duffy
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During StoryADay I like to give you meaty writing exercises disguised as prompts. This week I'm giving you seven mini-prompts that you can use to juice up an existing work-in-progress or to spark a new one. You can find all these prompts here: https://storyaday.org/sftw101 Playlist of YouTube Short writing prompts Sign up for the StoryADay May Chal…
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What's life really like as a writer? Well, the answer is as varied as the number of writers you ask, but for me, this is how things are going: Listen in, you might be inspired! LINKS Join Superstars + I, WRITER Course at a discount before Dec 15, 2024 https://storyaday.org/superstars Writing Prompts: https://storyaday.org/writing-prompt-archive/ Fl…
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It's that time of year again, when we look back at what happened last year in our lives and what we hope to make happen next year in our writing lives. 1-6 projects Planning Pie: LINKS: Register for the Annual Planning Workshop Join the StoryADay Superstars저자 Julie Duffy
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This week I rant about the Best American Short Story Collection...and more 00:00 20241018Podcast 06:00 Read literary fiction if you like it 07:29 Read in your chosen genre 10:38 Using Your Knowledge In Your Writing - How I Wrote A Story 14:28 Read widely 18:55 Reading from Critique Week 21:40 Book Club…
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How to write realistic, fascinating characters that readers adore...and what it can teach you about BEING a writer... LINKS One Story Challenge: https://storyaday.org/one-story-signup저자 Julie Duffy
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This week's StoryADay podcast is about loving your writing and sharing the love! Yes, there is stuff about marketing your writing in here, but don't let that put you off. CHAPTERS 00:00 StADa321 - Being You 01:09 The One-Story Challenge: Show, Don't Tell Edition 08:07 Marketing LINKS The One-Story Challenge - Show Don't Tell Edition: https://storya…
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Sometimes it seems like success comes easily to other people when it feels so elusive to us. But there are secrets to making it more likely you'll be one of those success stories, and that's what I'm talking about this week on the StoryADay Podcast. Whether you're a writer or not, I think you'll like this one! LINKS: Tell me what you're celebrating…
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S2Ep3: Building a Successful Trauma-Informed Practice (with Danielle Golan)
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29:50In this episode, I get the wonderful opportunity to have a conversation with Danielle Golan, founder of The Feeling Space, an LGBTQIA and ENM/poly-affirming group practice in Southern California. Danielle shares insights into her specialty in trauma, including PTSD, CPTSD, and EMDR and brain spotting modalities, as well as how to initiate and marke…
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In which I share revelations from my recent travels to Scotland, and talk about the importance of seeing the wonder in everyday life. 0:00 Find Wonder Everywhere 10:14 This Week's Assignment 17:49 Your gift to the world LINKS Leave a comment: https://storyaday.org/find-wonder-everywhere Handbook: https://storyaday.org/challenge-handbook…
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S2Ep2: The Jensen Effect: Suiting Up & Showing Up (with Ian Jensen)
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24:43This week on the Action Practice Building podcast, I dive into the essentials of establishing a successful trauma therapy practice with my guest (and fellow bearer of a theater undergrad degree) Ian Jensen, a licensed marriage and family therapist from Silver Lake, California. Ian shares his journey and valuable insights on how to navigate the chal…
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This week I share what worked from StoryADay May this year, including our secret weapon, the warm up and brainstorming exercises. 00:09: Inspiration from Unlikely Sources 04:31 Encouragement from Writing Friends 07:12 Building a Supportive Writing Community 10:28 Back to Fundamentals: Improving Your Writing Practice 11:58 Warm-Up and Brainstorming …
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S2Ep1: I Am Strong, I Am Powerful (with Patrick Muñoz)
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31:59The vast majority of my coaching students tell me that they know that confidence is important in networking situations, but that it feels out of reach for them. How can we be confident -and appear confident- in situations where we're talking with strangers about ourselves and our businesses? In this episode, prominent Hollywood vocal coach and all-…
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Characters need to need something. They need to want something. Otherwise, it's just a series of things happening to a character...and readers won't care. In this episode I share a writing prompt and lesson from my year-long email series, StoryAWeek, which you can start today,all about creating a story in which a character needs something. I also t…
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In a week when a(nother) rockstar writer is falling from their pedestal, I made a case for the rest of us being brave enough to complete and release our work into the world; to flood the reading public with good options, and not worry about what might happen if we accidentally become successful. LINKS: Contact: https://storyaday.org/contact The Sto…
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Want more joy and less angst, in your writing life? I have some suggestions, that will helo you create and stick to a writing practice that works for you, right now. LINKS StoryADay Handbook: https://storyaday.org/challenge-handbook BJ Fogg’s Tiny Habits: https://amzn.to/4chLUmd (affiliate link)저자 Julie Duffy
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Why can you write so well during challenges like StoryADay May but struggle to motivate yourself outside challenges? In this episode I dig into why challenges work AND how you can create and refine your own processes for replicating that success in your writing life. LINKS: StoryADay Challenge Handbook: https://storyaday.org/challenge-handbook…
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Do you have a system for consistently seeking out feedback on your completed pieces? Could that system use a few tweaks? What is this word, 'system' I keep using (and how dare I)? All this and more, in this week's episode... LINKS Critique Week: https://storyaday.org/critique StoryADay Challenge Handbook: https://storyaday.org/challenge-handbook…
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In which I talk about how StoryADay May 2024 is going (spoiler: it's going great!) and how much fun everyone is having, and the best ways to participate, even if you don't want to write a story every day. CHAPTERS: hapters [00:01:08] How Is StoryADay May 2024 going? [00:01:30] Join The Discussion [00:02:24] The Challenge Handbook Benefits [00:04:51…
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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 s…
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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.…
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Sign up for the I, WRITER Course today and build a writing practice you can love today, not 'some day'. LEAP DAY SPECIAL $229 (regularly $497) or 54% off! https://stada.me/leapday Listening after Leap Day? It's still incredible value and you can get started today: https://stada.me/iwriternow저자 Julie Duffy
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“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 LINKS: StoryADay.org/what-we-crave
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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/critique저자 Julie Duffy
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What do Groundhogs have to do with getting better at skills? Oh, so much. Trust me. LINKS Friday Freebie: https://storyaday.org/friday저자 Julie Duffy
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In which I talk about Mary Oliver and the power of words to lift us out of the everyday. I also invite you to take part in the January Challenge, a five-day exercise that will make you more decisive around your fiction and every aspect of your writing life. Sign up here:https://storyaday.org/jan-challenge…
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In this episode I discuss the concept of discomfort in the journey of pursuing creative endeavors and explore the different types of discomfort, such as striving to reach one's ambitions versus worrying about not having what it takes. I encourage you to embrace discomfort as a sign of growth and progress, and suggest a solid-gold way to make that l…
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Are you setting goals for outcomes or simply turning towards your writing more? Here are some ways I can help: Download the Short Story Framework: https://storyaday.org/ssf Take the 3-Day Challenge https://storyaday.org/3dc Sign up for the StoryAWeek Newsletter https://storyaday.org/storyaweek Take the I, WRITER Course https://stada.me/iwriternow J…
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in this week's episode I'm celebrating the successes of writers from the StoryADay Community, and our Superstars Group. Some of those successes are publication-related and others are more about the progress of the writers' practice. Join us. I also extend an invitation to join our Superstar group in the coming year. LINKS Join Superstars: https://m…
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In this episode I explain where the podcast has been for the past few week, talk about the workshops I've been running and talk about what's coming next for StoryADay, AND encourage you to understand the value of the work you're doing. 00:00 Introduction and Podcast Updates 00:10 Creating Content and Workshops 02:08 Exploring the Use of AI in Writi…
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S1Ep20: Ben Spills the Beans about Action Practice Building (with Ben Esch)
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45:48I can sit here all day and tell you what it's like to be in Action Practice Building, and if you ever come and visit me, I just might. But I know people want to hear about it from someone who has been through the program. In this episode, APB alumnus Ben Esch sits down with me to discuss his experience in the program, and how it changed his approac…
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I could give you a million and one tactics for fitting writing into your life...and none of them will matter a jot until you do this one simple (not easy) thing... LINKS NaNoWriMo Support Pack: https://storyaday.org/nanowrimo-essentials The Keep Writing Workbook https://stada.me/kww저자 Julie Duffy
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Welcome to The StoryADay Podcast, where we explore the power of storytelling and the importance of writing every day. In today's episode, titled "How Good Is Good Enough?" I encourage you to think about the significance of our narratives and the impact they have on the world around us. Drawing inspiration from a talk by former New Zealand prime min…
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Although I often have advice for what to say and do during networking events, I don't often offer much advice about what my students can do with their bodies, let alone the cues that their bodies might be sending them during these experiences. To bridge that gap, I have invited Kim Bevans, a therapist and coach who specializes in Embodied Work, to …
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Are you looking to find success in the publishing world? Join me on The StoryADay Podcast as I discuss the importance of engagement in writing and publishing. In this episode titled "Lurk Your Way to Success in Publishing", I share strategies and insights that can help you achieve your goals as a writer. Here are 3 key takeaways from the episode: 1…
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Engaging Readers: Making Your Stories Pop and Connecting with Your Audience
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22:29Welcome to another episode of The StoryADay Podcast! I'm your host, Julie Duffy, from Storyaday.org, and today we're diving into a topic that every writer grapples with: engaging the reader. As we explore the importance of captivating our audience, we'll also discuss the challenges that come with balancing our own creative process and the desire fo…
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As we kick off StoryADay September 2023 I talk about how there is more than one way to engage with your writing...and your identity as a writer. 00:00 StADa295EngageWithYourWritingPractice 00:00 Intro 00:15 How To Engage with Your Writing Practice 15:16 Strategies for StoryADay Join the challenge and find out more at https://storyaday.org…
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This week author Jane Friedman noticed that someone had used her name on a bunch of junk, AI-generated books about writing. Lest you get discouraged I have some thoughts on what authors can about this. Also in this episode: the Importance of Celebrations, and some tips for how to do that. LINKS: LINKS: The Importance of Celebrations Workbook: http:…
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The StoryADay Podcast took a sneaky wee vacation this month, but will be back in August with our monthly theme of Triumph! Keep writing, Julie저자 Julie Duffy
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