# brown bag (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover brown bag. Page: Feed: --- ## [Summer heat: This too is the writing life](https://lisapoisso.substack.com/p/summer-heat-this-too-is-the-writing) _2026-07-14 · Lisa Poisso · Writes of Fiction_ The writing life plods on, even in the summer heat. And manuscripts aren't finished in a blaze of inspiration. They're finished in a hundred ordinary sessions. ## [Your manuscript has been patient long enough](https://lisapoisso.substack.com/p/your-manuscript-has-been-patient) _2026-07-03 · Lisa Poisso · Writes of Fiction_ Four coaching spots—two private, two group—and two editing slots left for the rest of the year. If your manuscript has been waiting on you, maybe it's time to stop making it wait. Here's what's open. ## [Sizzling summer writing links](https://lisapoisso.substack.com/p/sizzling-summer-writing-links) _2026-06-29 · Lisa Poisso · Writes of Fiction_ Peak summer: The four-legged editorial assistants are pancaked on the tile, the fan is pointed at my desk, and the links keep coming. Here's another mega-dump of writing links. ## [Fiction Resources: Links worth the tab clutter](https://lisapoisso.substack.com/p/fiction-resources-links-worth-the) _2026-05-16 · Lisa Poisso · Writes of Fiction_ I'm saving writing craft links faster than I can share them, so here's another categorized mega-dump—the top of what's worth keeping from my recent reading. ## [The links were good again this week](https://lisapoisso.substack.com/p/the-links-were-good-again-this-week) _2026-05-04 · Lisa Poisso · Writes of Fiction_ The links keep coming—another categorized mega-dump of everything I've been saving, plus a reminder to save the date for our next third Tuesday Brown Bag call with me and Beth Hill. ## [TODAY! Link to Brown Bag writers' chat at noon](https://lisapoisso.substack.com/p/today-brown-bag-writers-chat-at-noon) _2026-04-21 · Writes of Fiction_ Grab your lunch and join us live on Tuesday, April 21 at 12:00 p.m. US Central. My friend and supereditor Beth Hill and I will be chatting about writing and answering your questions. ## [Tomorrow! Brown Bag writers' chat at noon](https://lisapoisso.substack.com/p/tomorrow-brown-bag-writers-chat-at) _2026-04-20 · Lisa Poisso · Writes of Fiction_ Grab your lunch and join us live on Tuesday, April 21 at 12:00 p.m. US Central. My friend and supereditor Beth Hill and I will be chatting about writing and answering your questions. ## [Links I've been hoarding (you're welcome)](https://lisapoisso.substack.com/p/links-ive-been-hoarding-youre-welcome) _2026-04-20 · Lisa Poisso · Writes of Fiction_ All the links I've not had the space to share—plus the link to our Brown Bag writer's lunch call on Tuesday. Join me and guest Beth Hill for a lively conversation about the craft of writing! ## [Setting or inventory?](https://lisapoisso.substack.com/p/setting-or-inventory) _2026-04-07 · Lisa Poisso · Writes of Fiction_ This week at The Writes: setting versus inventory, revealing other characters' inner life, focusing your feedback for another writer, and what you can learn from a book you didn't like. ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/q2KmBODQvIDi) _2026-04-07 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [Brown Bag for Writers: Bring your writing dilemmas to our monthly call](https://lisapoisso.substack.com/p/brown-bag-for-writers-bring-your) _2026-03-21 · Lisa Poisso · Writes of Fiction_ Something I've been wanting to bring back is finally happening: Brown Bag, a monthly call where we discuss your writing questions and whatever's been tripping up the writers I work with lately.