# fiona (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover fiona. Page: Feed: --- ## [Chicago Day 3 and Day 4ish](https://fionabridgeswrites.substack.com/p/chicago-day-3-and-day-4ish) _2026-08-19 · Fiona Bridges · Flying High in Appalachia_ Travel Blog update ## [Chicago Day 2 and morning of Day 3](https://fionabridgeswrites.substack.com/p/chicago-day-2-and-morning-of-day) _2026-08-18 · Fiona Bridges · Flying High in Appalachia_ Fiona's mini travel blog ## [Chicago Day 1](https://fionabridgeswrites.substack.com/p/chicago-day-1) _2026-08-17 · Fiona Bridges · Flying High in Appalachia_ Travel Day ## [Fiona After Dark with Special Guest The Secret Ingredient - Paid Subscribers Only](https://fionabridgeswrites.substack.com/p/fiona-after-dark-with-special-guest-7ad) _2026-08-08 · Fiona Bridges · Flying High in Appalachia_ A recording from Fiona Bridges's live video ## [State of Fiona](https://fionabridgeswrites.substack.com/p/state-of-fiona-aab) _2026-08-07 · Fiona Bridges · Flying High in Appalachia_ A tribute, an analysis of my Substack experience and an update ## [The Bookmarked Q&A... with Tom Mead](https://www.maxelwoodauthor.com/post/the-bookmarked-q-a-with-tom-mead) _2026-08-03 · Max Elwood · Dark Waters_ Author Tom Mead is the writer behind the compelling series of mystery novels featuring lead character Joseph Spector, a charismatic, highly observant retired magician-turned-amateur detective. Taking inspiration from the Golden Age of crime novels and authors like Agatha Christie, Tom's Spector stories, beginning with Death and the Conjuror, are set in 1930s London, brilliantly evoking the wonder… ## [What's that Tittie?](https://fionabridgeswrites.substack.com/p/whats-that-tittie) _2026-08-02 · Fiona Bridges · Flying High in Appalachia_ A quickie ## [State of Fiona](https://fionabridgeswrites.substack.com/p/state-of-fiona-51d) _2026-07-31 · Fiona Bridges · Flying High in Appalachia_ So much to say, such little ability to say it ## [Disaster Lounge with Laura B and Fiona with special guest S. from the Begrudging Dispatch (Begrudgingly Grateful)](https://fionabridgeswrites.substack.com/p/disaster-lounge-with-laura-b-and-45c) _2026-07-28 · Fiona Bridges · Flying High in Appalachia_ Watch now | A recording from Fiona Bridges's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208571007/ab1b2cf61131dd12a8f81397b4336638.mp3) ## [Fiona Sad](https://fionabridgeswrites.substack.com/p/fiona-sad) _2026-07-20 · Fiona Bridges · Flying High in Appalachia_ A blog update ## [Try Before You Buy, Risk-Free (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/4BeI32ppKlkg) _2026-07-20 · **Sponsored**_ Free trial hosting plus refunds processed in 12-24 hours, guaranteed. ## [Disaster Lounge with Laura and Fiona with special guest Miles Hack](https://fionabridgeswrites.substack.com/p/disaster-lounge-with-laura-and-fiona) _2026-07-13 · Fiona Bridges · Flying High in Appalachia_ A recording from Fiona Bridges's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206775942/fba566a23a1fcee99d54c7d24a550eaa.mp3) ## [From page to Screen Part 2; The 10 Best Film Adaptations](https://www.maxelwoodauthor.com/post/from-page-to-screen-part-2-the-10-best-film-adaptations) _2026-06-30 · Max Elwood · Dark Waters_ I mean, this is harder, right? After posting about my ten favourite book-to-TV adaptations a couple of months ago, I got into a fair few... let's say, discussions... with friends and colleagues about my list. 'What about Normal People?' some asked? 'Bad Monkey on Apple TV was excellent!' others stated. 'I'd have added Morse,' James McShane rightly suggested to me on social media. 'I thought One… ## [The Bookmarked Interview... with BR Dexter](https://www.maxelwoodauthor.com/post/the-bookmarked-interview-with-br-dexter) _2026-06-01 · Max Elwood · Dark Waters_ Author BR Dexter has recently released his debut novel, Footsteps of Heroes, a story about friendship, division, tradition and honour, all bound up within an intriguing mystery and set in a fictional South African boarding school for boys. Taking place in the mid-1990s, just as Nelson Mandela is about to win the country's first democratic elections, Footsteps of Heroes is a beautifully written… ## [From Page to Screen; The 10 Best TV Adaptations](https://www.maxelwoodauthor.com/post/from-page-to-screen-the-10-best-tv-adaptations) _2026-05-03 · Max Elwood · Dark Waters_ In each of the Bookmarked interviews that I've undertaken, I've asked the various authors which movie or TV show - one adapted from a book - they've most enjoyed. There have been a host of great answers; Fiona Cummins mentioned Thomas Harris' Silence of the Lambs, Lesley McEvoy chose Wuthering Heights, while Mark Stay stated that Peter Benchley's Jaws was also "Spielberg’s masterpiece". All great… ## [Why Dashboard Projects Fail - Fix Your Dashboard Design | Dub Dub](https://www.dubdubdata.com/blog/why-dashboards-fail) _2026-04-13 · Data & Analytics Blog | Insights from Dub Dub Data_ by Sarah Burnett & Fiona Crocker | Co-Founders, Dub Dub Data Here is a number worth sitting with: 71%. That is the proportion of professionals surveyed across a combined professional network who said yes when asked whether most dashboard projects fail. No definition of "failure" was provided - people were left to judge for themselves. And the majority verdict was a resounding yes. That is a… ## [TC26: The Ultimate Guide for Viz Fans - Tableau Conference Tips Pt 2](https://www.dubdubdata.com/blog/tc26-the-ultimate-guide-for-datafam-tableau-conference-schedule-tips-part2) _2026-04-13 · Data & Analytics Blog | Insights from Dub Dub Data_ by Sarah Burnett & Fiona Crocker | Co-Founders, Dub Dub Data Welcome back to part 2 of or Tableau Conference Tips! In our previous blog , we focused on how to get the most out of a conference. This part is all about the human side of conference. Managing imposter syndrome, showing up and connecting with people, being visible while you're there, and actually doing something with it when you get… ## [TC26: The Ultimate Guide for Viz Fans - Tableau Conference Tips Pt 1](https://www.dubdubdata.com/blog/tc26-the-ultimate-guide-for-viz-fans-tableau-conference-schedule-tips) _2026-04-08 · Data & Analytics Blog | Insights from Dub Dub Data_ by Sarah Burnett & Fiona Crocker | Co-Founders, Dub Dub Data With the annual Tableau Conference fast approaching, we've pulled together a quick post of conference tips and tricks, covering everything from planning your conference schedule to navigating the conference mobile app, finding the best breakout sessions to attend, and making the most of the conference events taking place. If you're… ## [The Bookmarked interview... with DL Fisher](https://www.maxelwoodauthor.com/post/the-bookmarked-interview-with-dl-fisher) _2026-03-30 · Max Elwood · Dark Waters_ Danielle Fisher, who writes as DL Fisher , is an Amazon and Audible bestselling author of domestic thrillers. Danielle only published her debut novel, My Missing Boy , about a missing teenager and the suspicious nature of his disappearance, in 2023. Since then she has been hugely productive, having written four other novels. Based in North Carolina, before becoming an author, Danielle was a… ## [How to Build Confident Data Analysts and Upskill Your Team | Dub Dub](https://www.dubdubdata.com/blog/how-to-build-confident-data-analysts-upskill-your-team) _2026-03-12 · Data & Analytics Blog | Insights from Dub Dub Data_ by Sarah Burnett & Fiona Crocker | Co-Founders, Dub Dub Data You know that analyst on your team. Technically brilliant. Quietly exceptional. Builds the most useful Tableau dashboard in the organisation - and then says absolutely nothing about it in the meeting. They are not quiet because they lack capability. They are quiet because nobody ever designed an environment that made it safe to speak up.… ## [The Bookmarked Interview... with Fiona Cummins](https://www.maxelwoodauthor.com/post/the-bookmarked-interview-with-fiona-cummins) _2026-03-02 · Max Elwood · Dark Waters_ Fiona Cummins is an award-winning crime thriller author whose 2017 debut novel Rattle , about a serial killer who targets victims with rare medical conditions, was the subject of a huge international auction. A former journalist for titles including the The Mirror and a graduate of the Faber Academy, Fiona followed up Rattle 's success with a sequel, The Collector , in 2018, and has gone on to… ## [Build with the cheapest GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/jN7738tVY32i) _2026-03-02 · **Sponsored**_ Deployed a live API in minutes; one user spent under $10. ## [How to Communicate Data Impact: The Complete Guide for Data Leaders and Professionals](https://www.dubdubdata.com/blog/how-to-communicate-data-impact-the-complete-guide-for-data-leaders-and-professionals-dub-dub-data) _2026-03-02 · Data & Analytics Blog | Insights from Dub Dub Data_ by Fiona Crocker & Sarah Burnett | Co-Founders, Dub Dub Data You have the data. You have done the analysis. The insights are solid. Yet somehow, you walk out of the executive meeting feeling invisible, your work acknowledged with a polite nod and promptly forgotten. If this sounds familiar, you are not alone. Across many data teams, the biggest non-technical challenge is not analytics capability… ## [From Tableau Tips to Visionary Impact: Celebrating 10 Years with the Flerlage Twins](https://www.dubdubdata.com/blog/from-tableau-tips-to-visionary-impact-flerlage-twins-dub-dub) _2026-02-15 · Data & Analytics Blog | Insights from Dub Dub Data_ by Fiona Crocker & Sarah Burnett| Co-Founders, Dub Dub Data There are people in every professional community who give more than they take. Who show up consistently, share generously, and quietly raise the floor for everyone around them. In the Tableau and data visualization world, Ken and Kevin Flerlage are those people. And after ten years, 451 blog posts, two Tableau Visionary Hall of Fame… ## [The Bookmarked interview... with Martin Edwards](https://www.maxelwoodauthor.com/post/the-bookmarked-interview-with-martin-edwards) _2026-02-03 · Max Elwood · Dark Waters_ Martin Edwards is a best-selling crime novelist and the winner of the Crime Writers' Association's Diamond Dagger award for 'sustained excellence in crime fiction writing'. He was described by Richard Osman as "a true master of British crime writing", and is a member of The Detection Club, which was started in the 1930s by a group of leading detective novelists. Martin has written scores of books… ## [Best Way to Learn Tableau? My Next Level Tableau Course Review for Data Visualisation & BI](https://www.dubdubdata.com/blog/next-level-tableau-review) _2026-01-29 · Data & Analytics Blog | Insights from Dub Dub Data_ by Fiona Crocker | Co-Founder, Dub Dub Data TL;DR - Next Level Tableau Review for Analysts (Tableau Course Takeaways) Next Level Tableau works because it doesn't just teach what to do - it teaches how to think in Tableau. After more thanten years of using Tableau, I still learnt dozens of techniques from this Tableau course. LODs are framed as decisions about granularity, not syntax tricks. Dates… ## [How to Run and Facilitate a Successful Workshop | Dub Dub Data](https://www.dubdubdata.com/blog/how-to-run-and-facilitate-a-successful-workshop-dub-dub) _2026-01-28 · Data & Analytics Blog | Insights from Dub Dub Data_ by Sarah Burnett & Fiona Crocker | Co-Founders, Dub Dub Data Many workshops look productive but deliver very little. Sticky notes everywhere. Whiteboards full of arrows. High energy at the beginning of a workshop, then a slow fade as people realise nothing concrete is going to change. The workshop doesn't fail loudly. It quietly dissolves once everyone returns to their day job. That is workshops… ## [How Tableau Next & Data 360 Turn Business Data into Value | Dub Dub](https://www.dubdubdata.com/blog/how-tableau-next-data-360-turn-business-data-into-value-dub-dub) _2026-01-17 · Data & Analytics Blog | Insights from Dub Dub Data_ by Sarah Burnett & Fiona Crocker | Co-Founders, Dub Dub Data If you have been in the Tableau or Salesforce world for a while, you have probably felt the tension building. On one side, teams want the freedom, depth, and creative control they have in Tableau Classic. On the other, businesses are demanding something more pragmatic. They want answers where work happens, and they want those answers to… ## [How Leaders Use Next Level Tableau Training and Video Courses to Help Teams Learn Tableau Desktop](https://www.dubdubdata.com/blog/how-teams-learn-tableau-online-training-course-for-data-analytics) _2026-01-15 · Data & Analytics Blog | Insights from Dub Dub Data_ by Fiona Crocker | Co-Founder, Dub Dub Data TL;DR The best Tableau training doesn't just teach features - it helps teams learn how to build consistency, resilience, and confidence in the way they work with data. Leaders who invest wisely aren't just buying an online course; they're building sustainable Tableau capability and analytics skill that compounds in business value over time. Dub Dub Data… ## [The Bookmarked interview... with Andrew Bridgeman](https://www.maxelwoodauthor.com/post/the-bookmarked-interview-with-andrew-bridgeman) _2026-01-04 · Max Elwood · Dark Waters_ As this interview reveals, Andrew Bridgeman did a lot of things before becoming an author. But, luckily for his many readers, he eventually settled behind a keyboard and took the plunge as a writer. The result of that decision was the release, in 2024, of his debut novel Fortunate Son , a twisty, suspenseful and tightly plotted thriller which features rookie FBI agent Emma Noble who finds herself… ## [My Top Reads of 2025](https://www.maxelwoodauthor.com/post/my-top-reads-of-2025) _2025-12-09 · Max Elwood · Dark Waters_ I've read a decent amount of books across this year - not as many as I'd like, and probably not as many as some of you - but enough to be able to pick 10 of my favourites. Now, the headline of this post might be somewhat misleading, because not all of these books are from 2025. Some are new, some are old, but all are books which I read at some point in the last 12 months and which - like the good… ## [Production-grade web engineering (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ZmhZ39ngSZLL) _2025-12-09 · **Sponsored**_ Senior engineers who rebuild or launch scalable web products with enterprise rigor ## [The Bookmarked Interview... with Lesley McEvoy](https://www.maxelwoodauthor.com/post/the-bookmarked-interview-with-lesley-mcevoy) _2025-11-10 · Max Elwood · Dark Waters_ Lesley McEvoy discusses bringing Jack the Ripper back, why being a psychopath isn't always a bad thing, and why Yorkshire's so important to her writing.