Write Now, not "Some Day"!

I'm Julie Duffy and I've led thousands of writers through the StoryADay challenge since 2010. 

Now I'm back with a 3-Day Challenge to help you reach your goals of being a more productive, more fulfilled, more creative writer.

StoryADay’s 3-Day Challenge

The 3-Day Challenge is a self-paced online writing retreat where I’ll walk you through the key elements of successful short stories.

You’ll emerge with three completed first drafts you can revise and share, along with a better understanding of your best writing practices.

Write Today, Not ‘Some Day’!

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to take the 3 Day Challenge -- maybe this coming weekend? -- so that you can 

• quiet the voices in your head that insist you couldn’t possibly write today, or finish a story, or 
• keep that momentum going and so that you can confidently sit down to write and turn out complete pieces whenever you want, not just from time to time or when the stars align. 

Practice Makes Progress

When you build a confident, regular writing practice you feel that you’re doing the work you were put here to do. 

That confidence spills out into all the other areas of your life. 

• When you get your writing done, the rest of your day goes so much better. You’re happier, your family and friends get your best, because you’ve already filled yourself.
• When you know that you can write any day, not just when you feel inspired, you’re not longer held back by perfectionism. It frees you to write more often, to experiment more, to get to the good stuff more quickly.

You know that swell of emotion you feel when you’re reading your favorite author?

Well, when you’re writing more, and better, you have stacks of stories ready to share with readers, so that you can give them the gift, you can take them out of their lives for a moment inspire them, scare them, delight them, give them a moment of connection.

 What’s In The Challenge?

So that all sounds great but how does the 3-Day Challenge help you get there?

As in the StoryADay challenge, I’ll give you a daily writing prompt, but more than that, I spend each day sharing a key element of short story writing to equip you to get to ‘the end’ faster, knowing you’ve hit all the elements readers love.

Day 1

We dig into character so that your plot takes care of itself. I’ll ask you to write a flash fiction story using what you’ve learned (and yes, I’ll share what makes a flash fiction story tick)

Day 2

We focus on shaping the story so it doesn’t wander off in the middle or try to grow into a novel, before you reach the end. Then you’ll write a story that pivots around a single action, to put this principle into practice and solidify it for you.

Day 3

We focus on when and how to end the story so your readers feel both hungry for more of your writing and satisfied by this story. They will feel reassured that, any time they pick up one of your stories, they are in good hands. And that will turn them into your raving fans.

Every lesson is delivered in bite-sized videos along with audio and written versions, and downloadable transcripts. And there’s a place to chat with your fellow writers during the challenge.

The World Needs Your Story

OK, so if you’re still scrolling, I suspect it’s because the idea of writing is important to you. 

• Writing makes you feel better,
• Writing is what  you’re supposed to be doing, 
• You've tried, over and over again, maybe for years, to find the way to make it work.

May I humbly suggest that taking three days -- not even full days, just an hour or two-- to give yourself the gift of focus on your writing, may be just what you need?

If not now, when?

What’s going to be different, this time next week?

Chances are your money situation will be about the same.

You’ll be just as pressed for time, and your brain will have had extra 7 days to reinforce the idea that you can’t make any progress in your writing. 

Or you could, 7 days from now, have

• Drafted three stories
• Learned the principles of putting together a kick-ass short story
• Discovered your best writing practices
• Developed tons of ideas for future projects and a method for writing them
• Conquered your perfectionism
• Muffled your inner critic long enough to get some work done.

Doing what you’ve always done has got you where you are.

And I know you’re not satisfied with where you are.

I know because I was there.

And I can tell you,I am a much better, happier, more fulfilled person, easier to live with, and more generous with my time, less envious of other writers, now that I am on this side of the hurdle and I’m writing regularly.

I don’t want you to stay stuck there.

I invite you to join me, over here. I invite you to click on that link. Sign up for the three-day challenge, DO the three-day challenge.

I want this to be the start of you having the confidence to give the world the gift of your words, your experiences, and your voice.

Because your voice matters and the world needs your story.

Click the link and I’ll see you inside.