WRITING ON THE DAILY
SINCE 1/1/11
In my 13th year in a row of daily writing, I will be honoring the past 12 years, month by month.
ABOUT MY DAILY WRITING
I have written something unique every single day since January 1, 2011. I started this project six years after completing my MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College because I noticed I wasn't making enough time to work on my first true love: the written word. To keep my creativity sharp and active, I made my first-ever New Year's Resolution to write every day for one year and I have re-upped this promise to myself annually ever since. I truly love my craft and can't imagine not taking the time to write every day. I am so thankful for the sparking of this idea at the end of 2010 and am humbled and honored by all of you who have supported, urged, and inspired my work along the way.
ABOUT THE 2023 BLOG
I'm giving myself the biggest challenge yet! Every month I will honor one of the previous 12 themes I used to inspire my daily writing.
Here’s the breakdown:
JANUARY: My challenge will be to write anything I want, maybe even using some of my old grad school writing exercises to inspire the day’s creativity.
FEBRUARY: My challenge will be to write a piece of short fiction every day — with first lines written by YOU, my wonderful friends and family
MARCH: My challenge will be to write something every day that will be inspired by THREE THINGS provided by YOU, my wonderful friends and family.
APRIL: My challenge will be to write a choose-your-own-adventure story that will begin April 1 and conclude April 30. I’ll write a piece of the story every day and YOU, my wonderful friends and family, will vote on what happens next.
MAY: My challenge will be to write something every day inspired by songs suggested by YOU, my wonderful friends and family.
JUNE: My challenge will be to write something everyday inspired by words YOU, my wonderful friends and family choose, based on the “letter of the day” (i.e. June 1 will be A, June 2 will be B, and etc.)
JULY: My challenge will be to write something every day using things that inspire YOU, my wonderful friends and family.
AUGUST: My challenge will be to write something every day using post titles written by YOU, my wonderful friends and family.
SEPTEMBER: My challenge will be to write about the simple, everyday things that make “today special” — input from YOU, my wonderful friends and family, wanted.
OCTOBER: My challenge will be to use photos or images provided by YOU, my wonderful friends and family, to inspire each day’s writing.
NOVEMBER: My challenge will be to use the comments section to answer YOUR questions and take YOUR suggestions about what I will write each day.
DECEMBER: My challenge will be to get personal, get introspective, and write what I want to write as I reflect on another year of daily writing.
There will be NO COST to follow the 2023 blog - subscribe on Substack to get the posts emailed to you daily. Donations always appreciated: Venmo @sarahwolfstar.
I have written something unique every single day since January 1, 2011. I started this project six years after completing my MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College because I noticed I wasn't making enough time to work on my first true love: the written word. To keep my creativity sharp and active, I made my first-ever New Year's Resolution to write every day for one year and I have re-upped this promise to myself annually ever since. I truly love my craft and can't imagine not taking the time to write every day. I am so thankful for the sparking of this idea at the end of 2010 and am humbled and honored by all of you who have supported, urged, and inspired my work along the way.
ABOUT THE 2023 BLOG
I'm giving myself the biggest challenge yet! Every month I will honor one of the previous 12 themes I used to inspire my daily writing.
Here’s the breakdown:
JANUARY: My challenge will be to write anything I want, maybe even using some of my old grad school writing exercises to inspire the day’s creativity.
FEBRUARY: My challenge will be to write a piece of short fiction every day — with first lines written by YOU, my wonderful friends and family
MARCH: My challenge will be to write something every day that will be inspired by THREE THINGS provided by YOU, my wonderful friends and family.
APRIL: My challenge will be to write a choose-your-own-adventure story that will begin April 1 and conclude April 30. I’ll write a piece of the story every day and YOU, my wonderful friends and family, will vote on what happens next.
MAY: My challenge will be to write something every day inspired by songs suggested by YOU, my wonderful friends and family.
JUNE: My challenge will be to write something everyday inspired by words YOU, my wonderful friends and family choose, based on the “letter of the day” (i.e. June 1 will be A, June 2 will be B, and etc.)
JULY: My challenge will be to write something every day using things that inspire YOU, my wonderful friends and family.
AUGUST: My challenge will be to write something every day using post titles written by YOU, my wonderful friends and family.
SEPTEMBER: My challenge will be to write about the simple, everyday things that make “today special” — input from YOU, my wonderful friends and family, wanted.
OCTOBER: My challenge will be to use photos or images provided by YOU, my wonderful friends and family, to inspire each day’s writing.
NOVEMBER: My challenge will be to use the comments section to answer YOUR questions and take YOUR suggestions about what I will write each day.
DECEMBER: My challenge will be to get personal, get introspective, and write what I want to write as I reflect on another year of daily writing.
There will be NO COST to follow the 2023 blog - subscribe on Substack to get the posts emailed to you daily. Donations always appreciated: Venmo @sarahwolfstar.
ARCHIVE of PAST BLOG PROJECTS
* Contact me about accessing past projects - donations welcome *
2022 - Write for Me. This year's daily writing was private access to me-only, with selected posts made available to subscribers.
2021 - Anything Goes. This year's project opened up the comments section for audience feedback as inspiration.
2020 - I Spy. This blog got its inspiration from photographs. Mostly. Audio versions of each post from July-December.
2019 - Today's Special. This blog was all me and focused on what was special to me each day.
2018 - What's It Called. Here, I asked friends to write titles that I would use to inspire each day's post.
2017 - Inspired. This project initially was to be propelled by what inspired all of you, but I went rogue and spent the year writing about what inspired me. The writing from this project is some of my personal career favorite.
2016 - ABC's. Each day had a featured letter for participants to use to send me words that started with that letter. While many of these posts turned out great, the poetry yielded by this premise is some of my best.
2015 - Sing-Along. Friends gave me songs they liked and I used that music to inspire my daily writing. Check out the Spotify playlist of every song used.
2014 - The Untitled Blog. Written choose-your-own-adventure-style, this project defied gravity, had a fiercely loyal readership who all voted daily on what would happen next, and the end result was an actual novel. I have no idea how I pulled off this magic trick, but I am immensely proud of this piece of fiction, now available in a two-part novel called A Somerville Love Story.
2013 - Triple Play. Folks gave me any three things they wanted and I incorporated them into a piece of writing.
2012 - With a Little Help From My Friends. This all-fiction blog had friends writing the first lines of short stories and me writing the rest. I selected my 50 favorites from this project and compiled them into a a collection called Sobriety (And 49 Other Fine Stories).
2011 - Three Hundred Sixty-Five for Twenty-Eleven. The "OG" blog. This one was all me and had no broader theme than write every day.
2021 - Anything Goes. This year's project opened up the comments section for audience feedback as inspiration.
2020 - I Spy. This blog got its inspiration from photographs. Mostly. Audio versions of each post from July-December.
2019 - Today's Special. This blog was all me and focused on what was special to me each day.
2018 - What's It Called. Here, I asked friends to write titles that I would use to inspire each day's post.
2017 - Inspired. This project initially was to be propelled by what inspired all of you, but I went rogue and spent the year writing about what inspired me. The writing from this project is some of my personal career favorite.
2016 - ABC's. Each day had a featured letter for participants to use to send me words that started with that letter. While many of these posts turned out great, the poetry yielded by this premise is some of my best.
2015 - Sing-Along. Friends gave me songs they liked and I used that music to inspire my daily writing. Check out the Spotify playlist of every song used.
2014 - The Untitled Blog. Written choose-your-own-adventure-style, this project defied gravity, had a fiercely loyal readership who all voted daily on what would happen next, and the end result was an actual novel. I have no idea how I pulled off this magic trick, but I am immensely proud of this piece of fiction, now available in a two-part novel called A Somerville Love Story.
2013 - Triple Play. Folks gave me any three things they wanted and I incorporated them into a piece of writing.
2012 - With a Little Help From My Friends. This all-fiction blog had friends writing the first lines of short stories and me writing the rest. I selected my 50 favorites from this project and compiled them into a a collection called Sobriety (And 49 Other Fine Stories).
2011 - Three Hundred Sixty-Five for Twenty-Eleven. The "OG" blog. This one was all me and had no broader theme than write every day.
