# James Powell — RSS Amplifier

Everything James Powell publishes, via the RSS Amplifier directory.

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## [I Used to Hate Marketing. Then I Realized What It Actually Is.](https://jamespowellediting.substack.com/p/i-used-to-hate-marketing-then-i-realized)

_2026-08-19 · The Fiction Coach_

Most writers I’ve worked with hate promotion.

## [Live with Clay Adams](https://jamespowellediting.substack.com/p/live-with-clay-adams)

_2026-08-14 · The Fiction Coach_

Talking about writing comics, editing, and the all important page turn

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211102303/62cbccd772fa1fbb9fff7f5a8a4071a7.mp3)

## [I Found a Mistake in My Book!](https://jamespowellediting.substack.com/p/i-found-a-mistake-in-my-book)

_2026-08-13 · The Fiction Coach_

The PDF looked perfect, but the printed page told a different story.

## [Oh, No! The Numbers!](https://jamespowellediting.substack.com/p/oh-no-the-numbers)

_2026-07-30 · The Fiction Coach_

My mind is doing mental gymnastics again

## [It's Time to Level Up Your Comic Book Scripts](https://jamespowellediting.substack.com/p/its-time-to-level-up-your-comic-book-scripts)

_2026-07-28 · The Fiction Coach_

Live Now: Self-Editing for Comic Book Writers

## [You're Making It Too Easy on Your Protagonist](https://jamespowellediting.substack.com/p/youre-making-it-too-easy)

_2026-07-22 · The Fiction Coach_

Action doesn't always indicate challenge.

## [That's Nice, Dear](https://jamespowellediting.substack.com/p/thats-nice-dear)

_2026-07-16 · The Fiction Coach_

On learning to stop shrinking your own excitement, and why the habit might be costing you more than your feelings

## [What Romance Taught Me About Storytelling](https://jamespowellediting.substack.com/p/what-romance-taught-me-about-storytelling)

_2026-07-09 · The Fiction Coach_

With a Detour Through Pulp Crime and a Rocky Start in Erotica

## [The Real Job of Page One](https://jamespowellediting.substack.com/p/the-real-job-of-page-one)

_2026-06-25 · The Fiction Coach_

The Importance of Meaningful Action and That First Page Turn

## [CLI-first decentralized GPU compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/XMOTUhhUO4eQ)

_2026-06-25 · **Sponsored**_

Pay workers or run your GPU for FFmpeg transcode and AI inference.

## [The 25% Problem](https://jamespowellediting.substack.com/p/the-25-problem)

_2026-06-18 · The Fiction Coach_

Why Readers Aren't Coming Back for Issue Two