# book coach (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover book coach. Page: Feed: --- ## [The pages I kept trying to delete.](https://stuartwakefieldthebookcoach.substack.com/p/the-pages-i-kept-trying-to-delete) _2026-07-29 · Stuart Wakefield · Stuart Wakefield: The Book Coach_ Today, All Hands on Dick is published. ## [Your Characters Don’t Need Better Dialogue](https://stuartwakefieldthebookcoach.substack.com/p/your-characters-dont-need-better) _2026-07-22 · Stuart Wakefield · Stuart Wakefield: The Book Coach_ Why argument scenes become compelling when characters change tactics instead of repeating themselves. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207797081/97604371271a40399b9428b331025fe7.mp3) ## [Why So Many Fictional Arguments Feel Fake](https://stuartwakefieldthebookcoach.substack.com/p/why-so-many-fictional-arguments-feel) _2026-07-15 · Stuart Wakefield · Stuart Wakefield: The Book Coach_ I read a lot of manuscripts as a book coach, and there’s one problem that turns up surprisingly often. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206823893/8f3e7fa19a241f7a5e224c904f05f7a1.mp3) ## [The Quiet Scene](https://stuartwakefieldthebookcoach.substack.com/p/the-quiet-scene) _2026-06-23 · Stuart Wakefield · Stuart Wakefield: The Book Coach_ Why Low-Action Scenes Still Need to Move ## [The phone call scene is never just a phone call](https://stuartwakefieldthebookcoach.substack.com/p/the-phone-call-scene-is-never-just) _2026-06-17 · Stuart Wakefield · Stuart Wakefield: The Book Coach_ There’s a type of scene writers often apologise for before anyone’s even complained. ## [What happens when a powerful story finds its shape](https://stuartwakefieldthebookcoach.substack.com/p/what-happens-when-a-powerful-story) _2026-06-09 · Stuart Wakefield · Stuart Wakefield: The Book Coach_ I’m so pleased to share that Jaz Ampaw-Farr’s book, Because of You, This Is Me, has now sold over 10,000 copies. That’s wonderful in itself, of course, but it also feels very fitting, because this was never a book that was just trying to sit politely on a shelf and look nice. Jaz’s story was always going to go out into the world and do something. It was always going to find the people who needed… ## [The scene might start before anyone says a word](https://stuartwakefieldthebookcoach.substack.com/p/the-scene-might-start-before-anyone) _2026-06-09 · Stuart Wakefield · Stuart Wakefield: The Book Coach_ I’ve been thinking about doorways. ## [The Queer Story Engine](https://stuartwakefieldthebookcoach.substack.com/p/the-queer-story-engine) _2026-06-03 · Stuart Wakefield · Stuart Wakefield: The Book Coach_ A Free Write with Pride Webinar ## [Your Story Has to Change Its Mind](https://stuartwakefieldthebookcoach.substack.com/p/your-story-has-to-change-its-mind) _2026-06-02 · Stuart Wakefield · Stuart Wakefield: The Book Coach_ Why the Middle of a Novel Is Where the Real Book Reveals Itself. ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/rEN6sAgiQYKi) _2026-06-02 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [A Book Launch, A Glowing Birthmark, and One Very Proud Book Coach](https://stuartwakefieldthebookcoach.substack.com/p/a-book-launch-a-glowing-birthmark) _2026-05-06 · Stuart Wakefield · Stuart Wakefield: The Book Coach_ Celebrating Eira Morgan-Jones’s YA fantasy novel Sentinel of the Sun (and the quiet, powerful work of getting a story ready to meet the world).