# five things (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover five things. Page: Feed: --- ## [Introducing The Memoir Collection](https://myfivethings.substack.com/p/introducing-the-memoir-collection-df8) _2026-08-19 · Five Things I've Learned · Five Things I've Learned_ Plus: a special offer for readers of The Metropolitan Review. ## [S2E25: Tim Pilgrim on gardens, creativity and learning to work with what you can't control](https://megdunley.substack.com/p/s2e25-tim-pilgrim-on-gardens-creativity) _2026-08-19 · Meg Dunley · Musings with Meg_ Gardener and designer Tim Pilgrim on observation, time, happy accidents and why a garden is never really finished. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211659021/15a86423dc1f931ccc43e9af1cb180b9.mp3) ## [Eden: The Original Garden](https://gilberthouse.substack.com/p/eden-the-original-garden) _2026-08-17 · Giants, Gods & Dragons · Giants, Gods & Dragons_ Spoiler: It's at Jerusalem ## [Why are we so tough on ourselves?](https://megdunley.substack.com/p/why-are-we-so-tough-on-ourselves) _2026-08-17 · Meg Dunley · Musings with Meg_ How to understand and work with our inner critic. ## [Giants Are Coming](https://gilberthouse.substack.com/p/giants-are-coming) _2026-08-16 · Giants, Gods & Dragons · Giants, Gods & Dragons_ Listen now | Gilbert House Fellowship #491 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211438983/3d325f46b5f7e55ab8a81d15878ae03e.mp3) ## [How to Create a Timeline for Your World](https://angelinetrevena.substack.com/p/how-to-create-a-timeline-for-your) _2026-08-16 · Angeline Trevena · Step-by-Step Worldbuilding_ By the time your story begins, your world has likely already existed for many eras. ## [The Strong Covenant](https://gilberthouse.substack.com/p/the-strong-covenant) _2026-08-15 · Giants, Gods & Dragons · Giants, Gods & Dragons_ Listen now | P.I.D. Radio [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211324981/fd957ded514b7ee50b431c2a36d945d9.mp3) ## [Writing Opportunities & Competitions | August 2026](https://megdunley.substack.com/p/writing-opportunities-and-competitions-12c) _2026-08-15 · Meg Dunley · Musings with Meg_ A curated monthly roundup of competitions, grants, residencies, submissions and opportunities for writers, artists and illustrators. ## [Gardens of the Kings](https://gilberthouse.substack.com/p/gardens-of-the-kings) _2026-08-14 · Giants, Gods & Dragons · Giants, Gods & Dragons_ Cult centers for venerating dead royalty ## [5 Things of Joy](https://megdunley.substack.com/p/5-things-of-joy-ccb) _2026-08-14 · Meg Dunley · Musings with Meg_ Five things that brought me joy this week: More good reasons to knit | Family | Wattle season | Warm hands | New place to write ## [AI QA That Opens Fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3uyvuMwAB0I7) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs. ## [Money for Nothing and Kids for Free](https://gilberthouse.substack.com/p/money-for-nothing-and-kids-for-free) _2026-08-13 · Giants, Gods & Dragons · Giants, Gods & Dragons_ Listen now | P.I.D. Radio Throwback Thursday [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210657384/a14ac9f1a439f0a147d1d28573d5ff0e.mp3) ## [How to Show Big History in Small Details](https://angelinetrevena.substack.com/p/how-to-show-big-history-in-small) _2026-08-13 · Angeline Trevena · Step-by-Step Worldbuilding_ The big events that have happened in your world shouldn’t simply exist in the history books, monuments, or royal family trees. ## [Roswell and the Reich](https://gilberthouse.substack.com/p/roswell-and-the-reich) _2026-08-12 · Giants, Gods & Dragons · Giants, Gods & Dragons_ Listen now | A View from the Bunker Wayback Wednesday [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210646588/4763f14ade77b8642c034ed99822f508.mp3) ## [S2E24: Megan Dalla-Camina on creativity, truth and making space for what wants to come through](https://megdunley.substack.com/p/s2e24-megan-dalla-camina-on-creativity) _2026-08-11 · Meg Dunley · Musings with Meg_ Author, researcher, women's leader and founder of Women Rising Megan Dalla-Camina on slowing down, trusting your creative instincts and moving beyond the inner critic. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209887754/844850546e750a0222103354fd473dbb.mp3) ## [The Plague-god and the Exodus](https://gilberthouse.substack.com/p/the-plague-god-and-the-exodus) _2026-08-11 · Giants, Gods & Dragons · Giants, Gods & Dragons_ Apollo and the underworld ## [Just Five Things You Should Know About... Armageddon](https://gilberthouse.substack.com/p/just-five-things-you-should-know-be3) _2026-08-10 · Giants, Gods & Dragons · Giants, Gods & Dragons_ Watch now | Just Five Things [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210529697/3cdf36fe5464293eeebf2f1b6fbeb392.mp3) ## [5 Tips for Quickfire Worldbuilding](https://angelinetrevena.substack.com/p/5-tips-for-quickfire-worldbuilding) _2026-08-09 · Angeline Trevena · Step-by-Step Worldbuilding_ Summer isn’t always a great time for heavy four-hour writing sessions. ## [Gatekeeper of the Dead](https://gilberthouse.substack.com/p/gatekeeper-of-the-dead) _2026-08-07 · Giants, Gods & Dragons · Giants, Gods & Dragons_ Molech and the gates of hell ## [5 Things of Joy](https://megdunley.substack.com/p/5-things-of-joy-ba3) _2026-08-07 · Meg Dunley · Musings with Meg_ Five things that brought me joy this week: Fleeting light | A bowl of mandarin goodness | Tartan progress | Making for others | Skin checks ## [The Late Great USA](https://gilberthouse.substack.com/p/the-late-great-usa) _2026-08-06 · Giants, Gods & Dragons · Giants, Gods & Dragons_ Listen now | P.I.D. Radio Throwback Thursday [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209810368/aedbd4ab2e0399fec26abef1c7a2ec21.mp3) ## [Hire AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tNGiImyXcZcy) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Browse public gigs, message candidates, and run video interviews — free to start. ## [How to Make Your World Feel Old (Without Writing a History Book)](https://angelinetrevena.substack.com/p/how-to-make-your-world-feel-old-without) _2026-08-06 · Angeline Trevena · Step-by-Step Worldbuilding_ A world can have a deep, multi-millennial history mapped out, and still feel flat and lifeless. ## [S2E23: Samantha WL Lee on Building a 5am Writing Practice, Curiosity and Writing Bound](https://megdunley.substack.com/p/s2e23-samantha-wl-lee-on-building) _2026-08-05 · Meg Dunley · Musings with Meg_ Author Samantha WL Lee on writing before sunrise, following curiosity into fiction and why simply turning up is often the difference between dreaming about a book and finishing one. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209846447/80be74e95f6b152ed05dbfd7d9e87c0c.mp3) ## [Writing From Place: My Creative Process](https://angelinetrevena.substack.com/p/writing-from-place-my-creative-process) _2026-08-02 · Angeline Trevena · Step-by-Step Worldbuilding_ After a break of several years from writing fiction, I’m back in the saddle. ## [5 Things of Joy](https://megdunley.substack.com/p/5-things-of-joy-15b) _2026-07-31 · Meg Dunley · Musings with Meg_ Five things that brought me joy this week: Community | Unknotting story problems | Orange baubles | When a bunch of flowers is more than just a bunch of flowers | Babies ## [July Reading, Listening, Watching](https://megdunley.substack.com/p/july-reading-listening-watching) _2026-07-30 · Meg Dunley · Musings with Meg_ Books read this month: Mother Mary Comes to Me | I am Nannertgarrook | Every Wild Soul | The Children’s Bach | She Has My Heart | Iluka | Famesick | Circle of Wonders ## [How to Use Cross-Genre Ideas Without Losing Your Genre](https://angelinetrevena.substack.com/p/how-to-use-cross-genre-ideas-without) _2026-07-30 · Angeline Trevena · Step-by-Step Worldbuilding_ When you’ve been writing and publishing for over a decade, you have a lot of time to make a lot of mistakes. ## [S2E22: Author Lynsey McDonnell on magic, momentum & writing Bailey Street in the spaces between](https://megdunley.substack.com/p/s2e22-author-lynsey-mcdonnell-on) _2026-07-28 · Meg Dunley · Musings with Meg_ Perth CFO and debut novelist on writing retreats, trusting creative momentum, and why she believes she never had writer’s block. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208792086/57208d28139cfc3072d3f4bb061d0893.mp3) ## [Five Things I was Told About Self-Publishing (That Aren't the Whole Story)](https://angelinetrevena.substack.com/p/five-things-i-was-told-about-self) _2026-07-26 · Angeline Trevena · Step-by-Step Worldbuilding_ I started self publishing in 2015. ## [A personal invitation from Maya C. Popa](https://myfivethings.substack.com/p/a-personal-invitation-from-maya-c-384) _2026-07-24 · Five Things I've Learned · Five Things I've Learned_ Join me tomorrow at a special time, live and online for "Five Things I've Learned about Manuscript Mixtapes." [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/203339345/534d058ea3a6893938da109b0759aee1.mp3) ## [Five Ways to Make a Monster Actually Terrifying](https://angelinetrevena.substack.com/p/five-ways-to-make-a-monster-actually) _2026-07-23 · Angeline Trevena · Step-by-Step Worldbuilding_ You can give a monster claws, teeth, unnatural movement, a disturbing appearance, and a long history, and it can still fall flat the moment it appears on the page. ## [Meet Claude, the AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/9awwZyLx1zN1) _2026-07-23 · **Sponsored**_ Conversational AI to answer questions, brainstorm ideas, and help with tasks. ## [Folklore Map: The Devil's Teeth](https://angelinetrevena.substack.com/p/folklore-map-the-devils-teeth) _2026-07-19 · Angeline Trevena · Step-by-Step Worldbuilding_ I have started work on a folklore map, in which every location has a story to tell. ## [Five Things We've Learned from Americans We Admire (Part III)](https://myfivethings.substack.com/p/five-things-weve-learned-from-americans-f41) _2026-07-18 · Five Things I've Learned_ One more look back at collected reflections from "Five Things I've Learned about America" ## [How to Find a Story in the Landscape](https://angelinetrevena.substack.com/p/how-to-find-a-story-in-the-landscape) _2026-07-16 · Angeline Trevena · Step-by-Step Worldbuilding_ Sometimes, a story starts with a place. ## [Pre-order Maya C Popa's,"If You Love That Lady," and join the VIP List for "Five Things I've Learned about Manuscript Mixtapes"!](https://myfivethings.substack.com/p/pre-order-maya-c-popasif-you-love) _2026-07-12 · Five Things I've Learned_ Join us live for something special when Maya C. Popa returns to Five Things I’ve Learned Saturday, July 25! ## [Five Questions That Build a World Fast](https://angelinetrevena.substack.com/p/five-questions-that-build-a-world) _2026-07-12 · Angeline Trevena · Step-by-Step Worldbuilding_ You don’t always need more ideas. ## [Five Things We've Learned from Americans We Admire, Part II](https://myfivethings.substack.com/p/five-things-weve-learned-from-americans-b55) _2026-07-11 · Five Things I've Learned_ A second look back at collected reflections from "Five Things I've Learned about America" ## [What if Your World Could Write Your Plot?](https://angelinetrevena.substack.com/p/what-if-your-world-could-write-your) _2026-07-09 · Angeline Trevena · Step-by-Step Worldbuilding_ Well... ## [Five Things We've Learned from Americans We Admire](https://myfivethings.substack.com/p/five-things-weve-learned-from-americans) _2026-07-06 · Five Things I've Learned · Five Things I've Learned_ A look back at reflections from our series, "Five Things I've Learned about America" ## [Five Things to Do When Motivation Is Gone](https://angelinetrevena.substack.com/p/five-things-to-do-when-motivation) _2026-07-05 · Angeline Trevena · Step-by-Step Worldbuilding_ This isn’t a post about worldbuilding. ## [Build a Character From Your World (Printable Worksheet)](https://angelinetrevena.substack.com/p/build-a-character-from-your-world) _2026-07-02 · Angeline Trevena · Step-by-Step Worldbuilding_ Last week, we looked at the kinds of characters a world naturally produces. ## [Maya C. Popa’s new collection of poems, If You Love That Lady, releases July 14th!](https://myfivethings.substack.com/p/maya-c-popas-new-collection-of-poems) _2026-06-30 · Five Things I've Learned_ Something New from Someone We Admire. ## [Five Types of Characters Your World Naturally Produces](https://angelinetrevena.substack.com/p/five-types-of-characters-your-world) _2026-06-28 · Angeline Trevena · Step-by-Step Worldbuilding_ Characters don’t come out of nowhere, they’re a result of the world they live in. ## [The Kind of Characters Your World Creates](https://angelinetrevena.substack.com/p/the-kind-of-characters-your-world) _2026-06-25 · Angeline Trevena · Step-by-Step Worldbuilding_ Characters don’t exist in isolation, they all come from somewhere. ## [Writing and Reading](https://myfivethings.substack.com/p/writing-and-reading) _2026-06-23 · Five Things I've Learned · Five Things I've Learned_ Discover more great classes on writing and craft – available anytime, on demand. ## [Replay: Peter Orner shares Five Things He's Learned about Messing with the Truth (In Order to Lie)](https://myfivethings.substack.com/p/replay-peter-orner-shares-five-things-e53) _2026-06-23 · Five Things I've Learned_ Check out the first five minutes of his recent class. ## [Replay: Adam Gopnik shares Five Things He's Learned about Writing a Memoir](https://myfivethings.substack.com/p/replay-adam-gopnik-shares-five-things-a33) _2026-06-23 · Five Things I've Learned_ Check out the first five minutes of his recent class. ## [Five Types of Places Where Conflict Happens Naturally](https://angelinetrevena.substack.com/p/five-types-of-places-where-conflict) _2026-06-21 · Angeline Trevena · Step-by-Step Worldbuilding_ Some places carry conflict without needing much added to them, because the conditions are already there. ## [A Difficult Place to Cross](https://angelinetrevena.substack.com/p/a-difficult-place-to-cross) _2026-06-18 · Angeline Trevena · Step-by-Step Worldbuilding_ Some places look ordinary at first glance. ## [Five Ways to Build Real Stakes Into Your World](https://angelinetrevena.substack.com/p/five-ways-to-build-real-stakes-into) _2026-06-14 · Angeline Trevena · Step-by-Step Worldbuilding_ Stakes aren’t about scale. ## [Roll to Build: The Problem](https://angelinetrevena.substack.com/p/roll-to-build-the-problem) _2026-06-11 · Angeline Trevena · Step-by-Step Worldbuilding_ Some problems arrive loudly, while others creep in quietly.