# finish line (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover finish line. Page: Feed: --- ## [Frustrated with Your Revision? Breakthrough with the Right Tool](https://monicacox.substack.com/p/frustrated-with-your-revision-breakthrough) _2026-08-19 · Beyond the First Draft · Beyond the First Draft_ Finding the right questions is the first step to the right solutions ## [Destroy the doubt monster standing between you and the finish line](https://monicacox.substack.com/p/do-you-feel-resistance-the-closer) _2026-08-05 · Beyond the First Draft · Beyond the First Draft_ I have a confession to make. ## [Why do we read when we already know the endings?](https://monicacox.substack.com/p/why-do-we-read-when-we-already-know) _2026-07-29 · Beyond the First Draft · Beyond the First Draft_ Why do we read? ## [Trust the Process (Even When It's a Demolition Zone)](https://monicacox.substack.com/p/trust-the-process-even-when-its-a) _2026-07-22 · Beyond the First Draft · Beyond the First Draft_ A bathroom remodel metaphor for revision ## [Purpose, Try It On](https://realignproject.substack.com/p/purpose-try-it-on) _2026-07-21 · Natalie Shieh · (Re)align_ Photo by Kindel Media: https://www.pexels.com/photo/child-holding-a-colored-marker-on-paper-7105596/ ## [Craft Books Alone Won't Get You to the Finish Line of a Finished Novel](https://monicacox.substack.com/p/craft-books-alone-wont-get-you-to) _2026-07-15 · Beyond the First Draft · Beyond the First Draft_ I have a shelf+ of craft books. ## [When it Comes to Cutting Your Word Count, Line Edits Won't Cut It](https://monicacox.substack.com/p/when-it-comes-to-cutting-your-word) _2026-07-08 · Beyond the First Draft · Beyond the First Draft_ 5 Tips for Reducing Your Word Count ## [Marking Time: Finding Joy in the Process with no Guaranteed Stepoff](https://monicacox.substack.com/p/marking-time-finding-joy-in-the-process) _2026-07-01 · Beyond the First Draft · Beyond the First Draft_ Lessons learned from my DCI alternate ## [Why I Hate Show Don't Tell As Writing Advice](https://monicacox.substack.com/p/why-i-hate-show-dont-tell-as-writing) _2026-06-24 · Beyond the First Draft · Beyond the First Draft_ And how to take your protagonist's physical reactions to emotional responses instead ## [Why I'm Starting a Waitlist](https://monicacox.substack.com/p/why-im-starting-a-waitlist) _2026-06-18 · Beyond the First Draft · Beyond the First Draft_ And why you should get on it! ## [AI publishing with human taste (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fqVjb2Csn3SH) _2026-06-18 · **Sponsored**_ Convert AI research into blogs, podcasts, and newsletters with optional human review. ## [Why “More Work” Isn’t Fixing Your Manuscript](https://monicacox.substack.com/p/why-more-work-isnt-fixing-your-manuscript) _2026-06-03 · Beyond the First Draft · Beyond the First Draft_ Stop getting frustrated; get a plan. ## [Twenty-Two Months In Porto...](https://anamericaninporto.substack.com/p/twenty-two-months-in-porto) _2026-06-03 · Devyn · An American in Porto_ Thoughts, Reflections, and Gratitude ## [The Cost of Becoming](https://realignproject.substack.com/p/the-cost-of-becoming) _2026-05-19 · Natalie Shieh · (Re)align_ The hidden tension between who you were and who you’re becoming ## [The Practice of Becoming (It's More Practical Than You Think)](https://realignproject.substack.com/p/the-practice-of-becoming-its-more) _2026-04-14 · Natalie Shieh · (Re)align_ Between 2016 and 2023, everything in my life changed. ## [Designing the Bridge](https://realignproject.substack.com/p/designing-the-bridge) _2026-03-17 · Natalie Shieh · (Re)align_ A while back, I worked with a string of coaches to help me figure out what was next for me professionally. ## [Beyond the Finish Line](https://realignproject.substack.com/p/beyond-the-finish-line) _2026-02-11 · Natalie Shieh · (Re)align_ Why Your Future Self Matters More Than Your Goals Do ## [And Then There Were Two…](https://anamericaninporto.substack.com/p/and-then-there-were-two) _2026-02-02 · Devyn · An American in Porto_ Letting go can be hard to do. ## [The Starting-Line Trap](https://realignproject.substack.com/p/the-starting-line-trap) _2026-01-21 · Natalie Shieh · (Re)align_ Why your goals feel like failure (and how to flip the vantage point). ## [Gratitude, the Unsung Hero](https://realignproject.substack.com/p/gratitude-the-unsung-hero) _2026-01-21 · Natalie Shieh · (Re)align_ Why a "feel-good" emotion is actually a high-performance strategy ## [The Overwork Trap](https://realignproject.substack.com/p/the-overwork-trap) _2026-01-21 · Natalie Shieh · (Re)align_ Why boundaries are the fuel, not the finish line. ## [Watch Chovy Code Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/9THIuM8PQ8Xx) _2026-01-21 · **Sponsored**_ Join live coding streams with real-time collaborative screen sharing, open source and free. ## [The "Too Many Tabs Open" Syndrome](https://realignproject.substack.com/p/the-too-many-tabs-open-syndrome) _2026-01-21 · Natalie Shieh · (Re)align_ When your inner world gets too loud to lead. ## [The Whack-a-Mole Problem](https://realignproject.substack.com/p/the-whack-a-mole-problem) _2026-01-21 · Natalie Shieh · (Re)align_ Why leadership feels like an endless game of reaction, and how to put the mallet down. ## [2025 is Over... Next...](https://anamericaninporto.substack.com/p/2025-is-over-next) _2025-12-31 · Devyn · An American in Porto_ Reflections past and future ## [I was Just Thinking...](https://anamericaninporto.substack.com/p/i-was-just-thinking) _2025-11-03 · Devyn · An American in Porto_ Fifteen Months in Portugal. Lately I have found myself doing some deep thinking and reflecting on my past while I am adjusting to my new life. ## [Um Ano Aqui - One Year Here](https://anamericaninporto.substack.com/p/um-ano-aaui-one-year-here) _2025-08-12 · Devyn · An American in Porto_ Thoughts on my first year of being an immigrant ## [Mini Apartment Tour](https://anamericaninporto.substack.com/p/mini-apartment-tour) _2025-08-05 · Devyn · An American in Porto_ The often requested, and the often promised, is finally here. ## [Making the Best of it… Settling In… Finally](https://anamericaninporto.substack.com/p/making-the-best-of-it-settling-in) _2025-07-01 · Devyn · An American in Porto_ We've been here nearly a year... No regrets... None! ## [Six Months In...](https://anamericaninporto.substack.com/p/six-months-in) _2025-02-17 · Devyn · An American in Porto_ And the clusterfuckery is exactly as we anticipated, but life in Porto is good. ## [Our Shipping Container Experience](https://anamericaninporto.substack.com/p/our-shipping-container-experience) _2025-01-28 · Devyn · An American in Porto_ We shipped our household goods across the Atlantic. How one company made our move easier... ## [“Sure we can be home this afternoon to receive our stuff!”](https://anamericaninporto.substack.com/p/sure-we-can-be-home-this-afternoon) _2025-01-07 · Devyn · An American in Porto_ And the anticipated empty apartment tour too ## [Ship everywhere from one CLI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/RNsgHgPSlnN0) _2025-01-07 · **Sponsored**_ One codebase, hosted runners, encrypted credentials, and automated submissions across stores ## [Containers and Gratitude](https://anamericaninporto.substack.com/p/containers-and-gratitude) _2024-11-29 · Devyn · An American in Porto_ Our stuff is coming! And there is much to be thankful for. ## [Shaken, But Not Surprised](https://anamericaninporto.substack.com/p/shaken-but-not-surprised) _2024-11-08 · Devyn · An American in Porto_ Ignorance Trumps Logic... Americans show their true colors. ## [Things That Made Me Go Hmmmm…](https://anamericaninporto.substack.com/p/things-that-made-me-go-hmmmm) _2024-10-28 · Devyn · An American in Porto_ Observations of newly landed immigrant from the United States. ## [Well... This was Unexpected!](https://anamericaninporto.substack.com/p/well-this-was-unexpected) _2024-10-23 · Devyn · An American in Porto_ Temporary residency update, along with a timeline of how we got here. ## [Crossing the Finish Line... (Mostly)](https://anamericaninporto.substack.com/p/crossing-the-finish-line-mostly) _2024-10-11 · Devyn · An American in Porto_ Let the postponed rejoicing begin... ## [Coming Home...](https://anamericaninporto.substack.com/p/coming-home) _2024-09-17 · Devyn · An American in Porto_ And so begins a new volume of life... ## [Greetings From Newark!](https://anamericaninporto.substack.com/p/greetings-from-newark) _2024-09-13 · Devyn · An American in Porto_ One step closer to the finish line...