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Hosted by Julie Duffy, StoryADay.org has run the StoryADay May challenge each year since 2010, and is home to a writers' community, creativity lab, and podcast. FInd out more at storyaday.org
Today's #writingprompt comes from writer Grant Faulkner. Check it out: storyaday.org/2025-day-19
November 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Today's #writingprompt comes from author Tim Waggoner who invites us into a method for ensuring our stories are always ABOUT something.... storyaday.org/2025-day-18
November 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Today's #writingprompt comes from writer Walter Lawn and takes its inspiration from poetry (but don't let that scare you!). storyaday.org/2025-day-17
November 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Today's #writingprompt for #StoryADay comes from Neha Mediratta and lets you find a way into your character's world. storyaday.org/2025-day-15
November 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Relaxing with the Best Columbo EVAH…
November 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Focus on the little things, to make a big impact--this week's "Something for the Weekend", from my #writing desk to yours: storyaday.org/sftw123
November 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Today's StoryADay writing prompt comes from author Emma Burnett bsky.app/profile/slas... and encourages you to reinvent things! storyaday.org/2025-day-14
November 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Author and long-time StorYADay participant, Marta Pelrine-Bacon brings you a challenge with today's #writingprompt, and that is to switch things up: storyaday.org/2025-day-13
November 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Today's StoryADay prompt is from author Lori Ostlund and encourages you to write about taboos storyaday.org/2025-day-11
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Today's #WritingPrompt from author Lori Ostlund, invites you to dig into taboos...
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Writer Sasha Brown (bsky.app/profile/sash... ) has a test for you, over at StoryADay. What will you #write today? find out more: storyaday.org/2025-day-09
November 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Nobody likes an over-confident character. Today's #StoryADay #writingprompt from Lani Diane Rich (bsky.app/profile/lani...) invites you to fold in some subtle vulnerability... find out more: storyaday.org/2025-day-08
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Today's #writingprompt for StoryADay comes from writer Peyton Ellas and invites you to be expansive. find out more: storyaday.org/2025-day-07
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Today writer Jennifer Hudak (bsky.app/profile/jenn... ) invites you into a scene, to start your StoryADay story. What will YOU find? storyaday.org/2025-day-06
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Today's #writingprompt for StoryADay comes from RSA Garcia, (bsky.app/profile/rsag... )and everything's coming up...well, hibiscuses. storyaday.org/2025-day-05
November 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Day 4 of StoryADay. Are you still writing? Today's prompt from Mary Robinette Kowal can help you stay on track and reach 'the end'! storyaday.org/2025-day-04
November 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It's Day 3 and today's challenge comes from P. Djeli Clark with his prompt about 3 Mogadishu 2995 . Read it and write today; storyaday.org/2025-day-03
November 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It's Day 2 of the #StoryADay challenge and today's prompt comes from FE Choe: Literalizing the Metaphorical. Come and write with us! storyaday.org/2025-day-02
November 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The StoryADay Challenge has begun! Come and check out the first (optional) writing prompt, from Kim Coleman Foote, @kimcolemanfoote storyaday.org/2025-day-01
November 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Do you call it 'merch' or 'swag'?
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October 31, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Did you know I have a series of occasional #shortstory #reviews in which, I write about a story I've loved and tell you why, from a writer's perspective?

Well, I do.

Today: Caroline M. Yoachim's "We Will Teach You How To Read | We Will Teach You How To Read": storyaday.org/rr-teach-you...
October 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
How to improve your chances of having a good #writing day: storyaday.org/sftw121
October 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Everything I learned about writing from the Philadelphia Phillies crashing out of the World Series race...https://storyaday.org/sftw119
October 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
For years I've run StoryADayRedux in September because I didn't want to step on the November's noveling toes. But maybe this year it won't matter so much? What do you think? StoryADay November, for those of you who couldn't make May happen (or want to do it all again)? storyaday.org/signup
September 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Cite your sources…
August 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM