# fiction writer (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover fiction writer. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Taste-Talent Gap](https://storytellingedge.substack.com/p/how-to-develop-taste-in-a-world-that) _2026-08-12 · Joe Lazer (FKA Lazauskas) · The Storytelling Edge_ Taste is the enemy of the algorithms—and the most powerful storytelling skill of the AI Age. ## [New Subscriber-Only Workshop: The Neuroscience of Great Stories](https://storytellingedge.substack.com/p/exclusive-workshop-invite-the-4-elements) _2026-08-03 · Joe Lazer (FKA Lazauskas) · The Storytelling Edge_ I'm hosting my first workshop for Storytelling Edge subscribers ## [I can't stop thinking about the Unicontext](https://storytellingedge.substack.com/p/the-5-most-interesting-ideas-of-2026) _2026-07-31 · Joe Lazer (FKA Lazauskas) · The Storytelling Edge_ I can't stop thinking about The Unicontext. ## [LinkedIn declares war on Slop with "Seems like AI Slop" button.](https://storytellingedge.substack.com/p/linkedin-declares-war-on-slop-with) _2026-07-30 · Joe Lazer (FKA Lazauskas) · The Storytelling Edge_ I can't believe they did it. ## [Can This Kids Show Save Media Literacy?](https://storytellingedge.substack.com/p/these-parents-made-a-kids-show-to) _2026-07-22 · Joe Lazer (FKA Lazauskas) · The Storytelling Edge_ These parents created a TV show to teach kids media literacy. Could it work? ## [Content Slop. Workslop. Now: Message-Slop](https://storytellingedge.substack.com/p/the-hidden-dangers-of-message-slop) _2026-07-17 · Joe Lazer (FKA Lazauskas) · The Storytelling Edge_ Recently, I was working on a project with someone, and they sent me an email. Immediately, I knew I was in trouble. ## [“We’re in a Bubble”: What I Told the World's Top CMOs About AI](https://storytellingedge.substack.com/p/were-in-a-bubble-what-i-told-the) _2026-07-07 · Joe Lazer (FKA Lazauskas) · The Storytelling Edge_ The IAA invited me to deliver a hot take on AI. Here's what happened next. ## [Where Did All the Creatives Go?](https://storytellingedge.substack.com/p/where-did-all-the-creatives-go) _2026-06-30 · Joe Lazer (FKA Lazauskas) · The Storytelling Edge_ Field notes from the wormhole of the marketing universe. ## [You are not your work (and other helpful reminders)](https://andreamann.com/blog/you-are-not-your-work-and-other-helpful-reminders/) _2026-06-23 · Andrea Mann · Andrea Mann_ The lovely and brilliant short fiction writer Emily Devane and I ran another Write Away workshop last month, all about pitching… both your writing project and yourself. The post You are not your work (and other helpful reminders) first appeared on Andrea Mann . ## [The Storytelling Skill Nobody Teaches](https://storytellingedge.substack.com/p/the-storytelling-skill-nobody-teaches) _2026-06-17 · Joe Lazer (FKA Lazauskas) · The Storytelling Edge_ The unsung key to success behind Oprah, Ira Glass, and Humans of New York. ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/qqYzYPfBc3Er) _2026-06-17 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## [The AI Backlash Is Everything Everywhere All At Once](https://storytellingedge.substack.com/p/the-ai-backlash-is-everything-everywhere) _2026-06-11 · Joe Lazer (FKA Lazauskas) · The Storytelling Edge_ AI is now less popular than Elon Musk and the IRS combined. It gets worse. ## [Perfect Your Pitch writing workshop in Ilkley – Saturday 23 May 2026](https://andreamann.com/blog/perfect-your-pitch-writing-workshop-in-ilkley-saturday-23-may-2026/) _2026-03-12 · Andrea Mann · Andrea Mann_ Life’s a pitch… and then you get a request for a read. Yes, the lovely and brilliant short fiction writer Emily Devane and I are co-hosting another morning writing workshop in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales town of Ilkley – and this time the focus is pitching and submitting your writing project. So whether you’re ready \[ \] The post Perfect Your Pitch writing workshop in Ilkley – Saturday 23 May… ## [Mentoring for Screenwriters](https://andreamann.com/blog/mentoring-for-screenwriters/) _2026-01-19 · Andrea Mann · Andrea Mann_ After mentoring on an informal and adhoc basis, I m super-excited to announce that I m now offering bespoke, one-to-one mentoring programs for beginner and emerging screenwriters. With six feature film scripts currently in development with producers – including the one that launched my career, above! – I know what it s like to follow your creative dreams and \[ \] The post Mentoring for… ## [Find Your Writing Voice workshop](https://andreamann.com/blog/find-your-writing-voice-workshop/) _2025-12-03 · Andrea Mann · Andrea Mann_ Write Away is back!\* Brilliant short fiction writer Emily Devane and I are hosting another writing workshop in beautiful Ilkley – and our theme this time is finding your writing voice. We ll be digging into what people mean by voice , how to find yours, how to use it on the page and how to develop it. \[ \] The post Find Your Writing Voice workshop first appeared on Andrea Mann . ## [An Attic Landing Of One’s Own](https://andreamann.com/blog/an-attic-landing-of-ones-own/) _2025-09-25 · Andrea Mann · Andrea Mann_ Why painting walls is like writing drafts – and why it’s progress, not perfection, that matters My husband Frank and I have bought a house together (for the very first time!) and been doing it up (also for the very first time!). It’s a Victorian terrace which has needed a bit of love. In other \[ \] The post An Attic Landing Of One’s Own first appeared on Andrea Mann . ## [Write Away: Join me and Emily Devane for a writing workshop in beautiful Ilkley](https://andreamann.com/blog/write-away-join-me-and-emily-devane-for-a-writing-workshop-in-beautiful-ilkley/) _2025-09-14 · Andrea Mann · Andrea Mann_ I m beyond excited to be joining forces with the lovely and brilliant short fiction writer Emily Devane to host a writing workshop in our (yes, beautiful) home town of Ilkley! Join us on Saturday 8 November for a morning of practical writing advice and inspiration. Here s a bit about it Are you a writer who \[ \] The post Write Away: Join me and Emily Devane for a writing workshop in beautiful… ## [Finding your ‘voice’ in writing (and music, and life)](https://andreamann.com/blog/finding-your-voice/) _2025-07-23 · Andrea Mann · Andrea Mann_ Did you know that Hold Me Now by The Thompson Twins has a middle bridge section that’s very like Wichita Lineman? Nor did I until this week, when I sat down at my piano keyboard on a whim to see how possible-slash-satisfying one of my absolute favourite songs from the 80s would be to sing \[ \] The post Finding your ‘voice’ in writing (and music, and life) first appeared on Andrea Mann . ## [I Set Up A Write-In In My Hometown. Here Are 5 Things It’s Taught Me](https://andreamann.com/blog/i-set-up-a-write-in-in-my-hometown/) _2025-06-30 · Andrea Mann · Andrea Mann_ For just over a year now, twice a month, every month, I plonk myself down at a big table in a cafe in my hometown at 10am and stay there for two hours. The reason I always bagsy a big table – and why I always stay there for two hours – is that I go to this café with the specific purpose not just to write, but to write alongside others. The post I Set Up A Write-In In My Hometown. Here Are 5 Things… ## [On Imposter Syndrome, And Getting Out Of Our Own Way](https://andreamann.com/blog/on-imposter-syndrome-and-getting-out-of-our-own-way/) _2025-05-20 · Andrea Mann · Andrea Mann_ I put myself forward for a writing gig this month that I almost didn’t put myself forward for. I’d seen the call out – asking for CV submissons – and immediately dismissed it as not something I would be good or experienced enough for. It required a writing muscle that I’ve not exercised in years and \[ \] The post On Imposter Syndrome, And Getting Out Of Our Own Way first appeared on Andrea Mann . ## [Exciting Announcement! A Stant Litore Story in Love, Death + Robots!](https://stantlitore.com/2025/04/25/love-death-robots/) _2025-04-25 · stantlitore · Stant Litore_ Dear readers, I can finally share an announcement that I have been sitting on for quite a while. It is my delight to let you know that my story The Screaming of the Tyrannosaur has been adapted in the new season of Love, Death + Robots, which drops on Netflix May 15. The episode list \[…\] The post Exciting Announcement! A Stant Litore Story in Love, Death + Robots! appeared first on Stant Litore . ## [Ship everywhere from one CLI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/llEmf57VVjpW) _2025-04-25 · **Sponsored**_ One codebase, hosted runners, encrypted credentials, and automated submissions across stores ## [The Myth Of The ‘Undeniable’ Spec Script](https://andreamann.com/blog/the-myth-of-the-undeniable-spec-script/) _2025-04-23 · Andrea Mann · Andrea Mann_ My debut spec screenplay was optioned by a Golden Globe-winning producer, and later Oscar-nominated actors were attached. Was it ‘undeniable’? No. The post The Myth Of The ‘Undeniable’ Spec Script first appeared on Andrea Mann .