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The Victorious Writer is a daily podcast dedicated to helping motivate and inspire people who want to be writers to take the first step and start writing. Each episode features a writing prompt and can also feature motivation to write, advice from the hos

Jason Zinzilieta


    • Oct 30, 2015 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 6m AVG DURATION
    • 126 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The Victorious Writer Daily Prompt-Cast

    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 30

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2015 4:38


    The final day in the development of a daily writing habit. One final writing and idea assignment is presented as Jason wraps up 125 total episodes of The Victorious Writer.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 29

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2015 4:16


    Jason discusses the evolution of the idea journal during the 30 day challenge, and presents the day's writing and idea assignments.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 28

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2015 3:55


    Author J. A. Jance provides today's motivation and advice for writers, and Jason provides the day's writing and idea goals.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 27

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2015 4:01


    Jason discusses some thoughts as the 30 day challenge heads into the home stretch and also presents the daily writing and idea goals.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 26

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2015 3:12


    In the home stretch of the 30 day challenge, Jason discusses today's writing minimum milestone as well as the day's writing and goal assignments.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 25

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2015 3:13


    Jason makes his weekly book recommendation and also presents the day's writing and idea minimum goals.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 24

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2015 3:19


    A quote from Maya Angelou is the inspiration to write today, and Jason also presents the day's writing and goal minimums.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 23

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2015 3:54


    Permission is given for you to write and create today, and Jason also presents the day's writing and idea goals.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 22

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2015 3:45


    The word count goes up as Jason discusses the dangers of procrastination to a writing career.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 21

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2015 4:51


    As with the past few Wednesdays, today Jason features some answers to questions posed to Nat Russo, author of Necromancer Awakening, and also discusses the daily writing and idea goals.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2015 4:16


    Jason continues his discussion of self-publishing from yesterday, going a little deeper into the possibility of starting your own blog, along with the day's writing goals.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2015 5:10


    Besides the daily writing and idea goals, Jason also discusses various possibilities for a writer to publish in this new age of digital self-publishing.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2015 3:04


    As the 18th day of the 30 day challenge dawns, Jason reviews the book You Are  A Writer by Jeff Goins, and also presents the day's writing and idea goals.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2015 3:04


    On Day 17, Jason presents an inspirational quote from author Neil Gaiman and also discusses the day's writing and idea goals.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2015 4:03


    Today's program features a discussion concerning frustration and failing to reach a daily writing goal, along with the day's writing and goal assignments.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2015 4:32


    Jason raises the word count again for the daily minimum at the halfway point of our 30 day exercise, and also suggests a few writing blogs to follow during this month and beyond.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2015 4:18


    On Day 14, Jason features an excerpt from an interview in July with writer Gretchen Schultek, author of "Elementary Education 101: What They Didn't Teach You In College" and the blog www.alwaysalesson.com.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 13

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2015 5:38


    Today, Jason discusses a few ways to jump-start your writing if you're feeling stuck and are having trouble reaching your daily writing goal.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2015 3:17


    On Day 12, the daily minimums rise again, and Jason discusses the Pomodoro Method to help in your time management as you write.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2015 3:34


    For this week's reading selection, Jason discusses Steven Pressfield's two masterpieces, Turning Pro and The War Of Art, and also presents the day's writing and idea assignments.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2015 3:20


    One-third of the way through the 30 day challenge, Jason discusses a few inspirational quotes from writers of note, and also presents the day's writing and idea assignments.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2015 3:49


    The word count minimum ticks up again, and Jason discusses the significance of today's word count.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2015 5:18


    Today, Jason discusses the upcoming annual National Novel Writing Month challenge, which takes place every November, and also gives out today's writing and idea assignments.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2015 6:48


    Day 7 of the 30 day habit challenge finds a new assignment of writing and idea generation, as well as advice from author Andy Weir (The Martian).

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2015 4:33


    Today, Jason discusses the minimum word and idea assignments, and also talks about the value of writing prompts when you are having problems getting started writing.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2015 3:42


    Jason discusses the day's assignment and also talks about why the daily minimum word count is so low - at least at first.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2015 4:13


    Today, Jason presents the first book recommendation, a book all writers should read: On Writing by Stephen King. Jason also discusses today's writing assignment to help develop the daily writing habit.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2015 4:13


    The minimum word count increases today, and Jason also presents an inspirational quote from Suze Orman to help motivate everyone working to develop their daily writing habit.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2015 3:15


    It's Day 2 of the 30-day Daily Writing Habit development program, and Jason gives the day's writing assignment as well as beginning another habit - the daily formation of ideas.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Day 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2015 4:38


    The first day of Jason's 30 day program to help listeners develop a daily writing habit. Jason gives the word count assingment, and also has a few other requirements for listeners to follow for the first day.

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    The Martian - Interview With Author Andy Weir

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2015 29:45


    In honor of the theatrical release of "The Martian" on Friday starring Matt Damon, Jason airs a repeat of his conversation from July with author Andy Weir, who details the journey of his bestselling book and his advice to writers.

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    30 Days To A Daily Writing Habit - Prelude

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2015 6:35


    Beginning October 1 and for the entire month of October, Jason will be producing an episode every day dedicated to helping people develop a daily writing habit. Today, Jason discusses the idea and asks people to join him beginning Thursday, October 1st.

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    Author Interview - Nat Russo, Necromancer Awakening

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2015 45:48


    Today's interview features Nat Russo, author of "Necromancer Awakening", who discusses his inspiration to write his first novel, his writing routine and experiences in self-publishing on Amazon. Jason also makes an announcement concerning the show in October.

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    Author Interview - J. A. Jance

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2015 24:40


    Bestselling author J. A. Jance is Jason's guest today, discussing her latest book, "Dance Of The Bones" along with aspects of her life, her writing, and the impact she has made after publishing more than 50 novels in her career.

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    The Final Daily Show - But More To Come!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2015 4:00


    Jason is going to end the daily show, but don't worry - his interview with J. A. Jance is still coming up on Thursday! Thanks for tuning in every day for the past few months. Keep up the writing, and keep checking back for more!

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    Quote Of The Day - Dorothy Parker

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2015 3:21


    Today's quote comes from author Dorothy Parker. Jason also presents the Top 3 Sunday writing prompt to help get you started.

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    Quote Of The Day - Beatrix Potter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2015 2:59


    Jason presents a quote from author Beatrix Potter and presents the writing prompt of the day to get the weekend started.

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    The Friday Five #11 - Five Tips On This Anniversary Of 9/11

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2015 7:38


    Jason shares five writing - and life - tips on this 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and also provides the writing prompt of the day.

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    Author Interview - Steve Scott

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2015 28:29


    Steve Scott is an author of many books published on Kindle and various other platforms for the past few years, writing about business and forming habits, and talked with Jason about his books, how he writes so many so quickly and also the future of self-publishing online. Jason also presents the writing prompt of the day following the interview.

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    The Compound Effect

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2015 5:48


    Jason discusses "The Compound Effect", a book by Darren Hardy, and the effect it's had on his writing, as well as the writing prompt of the day.

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    Author Advice - J. A. Jance

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2015 4:34


    Today we feature a small part of a recent interview between Jason and New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance (the full interview is scheduled to air on September 17th) on the day of her latest book release, Dance Of The Bones. Jason also presents the writing prompt of the week.

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    A Labor Of Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2015 4:18


    Jason discusses writing being a labor of love on Labor Day, and also presents the writing prompt of the day.

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    Quote Of The Day - Theodore Roosevelt

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2015 3:37


    Jason discusses one of Theodore Roosevelt's most famous passages from a speech of the former president's, and also presents the writing prompt of the day.

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    Quote Of The Day - Anton Chekhov

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2015 2:31


    Jason discusses a quote from Anton Chekhov, and also presents the writing prompt of the day.

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    The Friday Five #10 - Five Actions To Jump-Start Your Writing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2015 6:21


    For today's Friday Five list, Jason presents five actions you can take to un-stick yourself from writer's block, and also presents the writing prompt of the day (which is also one of the five actions, amazingly enough).

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    Author Advice - Andy Weir (The Martian)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2015 5:48


    Today, Jason revisits his interview with Andy Weir, author of "The Martian", and has Andy discuss his three points of advice to new authors. Jason also presents the writing prompt of the day.

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    It's Not "Content"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2015 4:24


    Jason discusses the difference between "content" and creative writing, and presents the writing prompt of the day.

    Shine A New Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2015 3:55


    Jason discusses the beginning of a new month and the opportunities it presents, along with the writing prompt of the day.

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    Massive Imperfect Action In August

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2015 4:01


    Jason discusses massive imperfect action on the last day of August, and also presents the writing prompt of the day.

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    Author Quote - John Steinbeck

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2015 4:23


    Jason discusses a quote from John Steinbeck (and the blog of author James Altucher) concerning ideas, and also presents the writing prompt of the day.

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    Quote Of The Day - Jack London

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2015 4:05


    A quote from Jack London today discussing inspiration and writing, as well as the writing prompt of the day.

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