# dive notes (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover dive notes. Page: Feed: --- ## [News Flash: You Need to Write Less](https://bookshaman.substack.com/p/news-flash-you-need-to-write-less) _2026-08-17 · The Book Shaman_ In praise of novelists practicing flash fiction for fun and profit. ## [Scene Stormers This Way Comes](https://bookshaman.substack.com/p/scene-stormers-this-way-comes) _2026-08-14 · The Book Shaman_ The inaugural Mockingjay cohort will only accept twenty writers. ## [Stick the Landing](https://bookshaman.substack.com/p/stick-the-landing) _2026-08-09 · The Book Shaman_ How to Create a Cathartic and Satisfying Conclusion \[to Your Novel\] ## [What Are You Reading? July 2026 Edition](https://bookshaman.substack.com/p/what-are-you-reading-july-2026-edition) _2026-07-27 · Dave Reed · The Book Shaman_ To torture a metaphor, you are what you read. Right? ## [Reasons You Must Write in Our "ai" Era](https://bookshaman.substack.com/p/reasons-you-must-write-in-our-ai) _2026-07-25 · The Book Shaman_ You didn't ask, but she did, so here're my thoughts. ## [Deep Dive Notes: Aftermath](https://bookshaman.substack.com/p/deep-dive-notes-aftermath) _2026-07-16 · Dave Reed · The Book Shaman_ Collecting the notes from last week's paid subscriber call. ## [Relationships Are Hard](https://bookshaman.substack.com/p/relationships-are-hard) _2026-07-09 · Dave Reed · The Book Shaman_ Writing about them doesn't have to be. ## [The Storyteller's Promise](https://bookshaman.substack.com/p/the-storytellers-promise) _2026-07-01 · Dave Reed · The Book Shaman_ You did know you were making a promise, right? ## [What Are You Reading? June 2026 Edition](https://bookshaman.substack.com/p/what-are-you-reading-june-2026-edition) _2026-06-28 · Dave Reed · The Book Shaman_ To torture a metaphor, you are what you read. Right? ## [Deep Dive Notes: Cast Design Tools](https://bookshaman.substack.com/p/deep-dive-notes-cast-design-tools) _2026-06-25 · Dave Reed · The Book Shaman_ Collecting the notes from last week's paid subscriber call. ## [Find it on Amazon (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bnRHy10oubHZ) _2026-06-25 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Amazon product listing to see details and availability ## [Collaborating with You (a Human Writer)](https://bookshaman.substack.com/p/collaborating-with-you-a-human-writer) _2026-06-14 · Dave Reed · The Book Shaman_ There are at least as many ways to write a novel as there are novelists… ## [Ethical Disclosure Is Required](https://bookshaman.substack.com/p/ethical-disclosure-is-required) _2026-06-04 · Dave Reed · The Book Shaman_ There seems to be a growing trend of "ai" services not disclosing their chatbot use. ## [What Are You Reading? May 2026 Edition](https://bookshaman.substack.com/p/what-are-you-reading-may-2026-edition) _2026-06-01 · Dave Reed · The Book Shaman_ To torture a metaphor, you are what you read. Right? ## [Choose \[Your Level\] Wisely](https://bookshaman.substack.com/p/choose-your-level-wisely) _2026-05-26 · Dave Reed · The Book Shaman_ There are lots of levels of conflict to cover in every scene of your novel. ## [Are You Writing a Product or a Novel?](https://bookshaman.substack.com/p/are-you-writing-a-product-or-a-novel) _2026-05-23 · Dave Reed · The Book Shaman_ Your answer prioritizes what you focus on in the work and how you proceed. ## [Ignition. Combustion. Detonation. Aftermath.](https://bookshaman.substack.com/p/ignition-combustion-detonation-aftermath) _2026-05-19 · Dave Reed · The Book Shaman_ Whether your unit of story has a Dramatic Question or a Crisis Question, it has these. ## [Deep Dive Notes: Getting Started with Inciting Incidents](https://bookshaman.substack.com/p/deep-dive-notes-getting-started-with) _2026-05-17 · Dave Reed · The Book Shaman_ The first thing to happen in your scene or your story has to do more than one thing. ## [Baby's First Official Editor Credit](https://bookshaman.substack.com/p/babys-first-official-editor-credit) _2026-05-15 · Dave Reed · The Book Shaman_ Finishing a novel is only the beginning… Now, we've got to publish and promote it! ## [Adding a New Paid Subscriber Benefit](https://bookshaman.substack.com/p/adding-a-new-paid-subscriber-benefit) _2026-05-12 · Dave Reed · The Book Shaman_ What can I say? I like to be generous…and I like chatting with story nerds like you. ## [Finnish Seedboxes — Up to 20Gbps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/XKgVepXc5OEe) _2026-05-12 · **Sponsored**_ Private Finnish seedboxes with 1–20Gbps speeds, RAID storage and 14‑day refund ## [Belated Celebration of Maternal Units](https://bookshaman.substack.com/p/belated-celebration-of-maternal-units) _2026-05-11 · Dave Reed · The Book Shaman_ Be she an archetypical mother, a fictional mama, or a literal mom, worship her well.