# guide point — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover guide point. Page: Feed: --- ## [What Can We Learn from Henry James about How to Write with Ease?](https://awritersdiary.substack.com/p/what-we-can-learn-from-henry-james-593) _2026-08-17 · Toby Litt · A Writer's Diary_ From the manuscript of The Europeans [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211544058/dcbc8d78c0694daa1052f041a942cd06.mp3) ## [What Can We Learn from Henry James about Troubleshooting a Story?](https://awritersdiary.substack.com/p/what-can-we-learn-from-henry-james-00f) _2026-08-14 · Toby Litt · A Writer's Diary_ Today we take a close look at a couple of entires in Henry James's notebooks, to see how he casts and recasts his ideas - always looking to improve them. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210578625/51934419a37022af94ab18ed4f45b8b7.mp3) ## [What Can We Learn from Henry James about How to Make Notes?](https://awritersdiary.substack.com/p/what-we-can-learn-from-henry-james) _2026-08-12 · Toby Litt · A Writer's Diary_ Today I'm talking about Henry James' initial note for 'The Turn of the Screw' - his story that's been adapted into so many films, and ripped off so many times. He got his hint, his donnee, from the Archbishop of Canterbury. And he noted it down in a way that does all a note should do. But what is that? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210032766/e8f30af894648a8d398fafe323307acb.mp3) ## [What Can We Learn from George Orwell About Humility, Endless Humility?](https://awritersdiary.substack.com/p/what-can-we-learn-from-orwell-about) _2026-08-10 · Toby Litt · A Writer's Diary_ From the first page of 1984 ## [What Can We Learn From George Orwell about Deliberate Overwriting?](https://awritersdiary.substack.com/p/what-can-we-learn-from-george-orwell-2ee) _2026-08-07 · Toby Litt · A Writer's Diary_ On the first page of 1984 ## [What Can We Learn From George Orwell About Not Overdoing the Worldbuilding?](https://awritersdiary.substack.com/p/what-can-we-learn-from-george-orwell) _2026-08-05 · Toby Litt · A Writer's Diary_ On the first page of 1984 ## [What Can We Learn from Jane Austen About Redrafting and Show, Don't Tell?](https://awritersdiary.substack.com/p/what-can-we-learn-about-redrafting) _2026-08-03 · Toby Litt · A Writer's Diary_ Chapter 10 of Persuasion ## [That Horrible Moment When You Have to Decide Which Version of a Book to Write](https://awritersdiary.substack.com/p/that-moment-when-you-have-to-decide) _2026-07-31 · Toby Litt · A Writer's Diary_ Where I Am with On Drafting ## [A Complete Guide to Point of View](https://awritersdiary.substack.com/p/a-complete-guide-to-point-of-view-904) _2026-07-20 · Toby Litt · A Writer's Diary_ Downloadable PDF for Paid Subscribers ## [Can You Use These POVs Better Than I Can?](https://awritersdiary.substack.com/p/can-you-use-these-povs-better-than) _2026-07-17 · Toby Litt · A Writer's Diary_ There's a challenge for you ## [AI Summaries & Audio Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fCKBnWtaFVmA) _2026-07-17 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to concise audio briefings for the latest stories. ## [Everyone Needs A Complete Guide to Point of View](https://awritersdiary.substack.com/p/everyone-needs-a-complete-guide-to) _2026-07-15 · Toby Litt · A Writer's Diary_ Become a Paid Subscriber to Download a PDF Copy ## [The Most Useful Books About Point of View](https://awritersdiary.substack.com/p/useful-books-about-point-of-view) _2026-07-14 · Toby Litt · A Writer's Diary_ A Complete Guide to Point of View Part 28 ## [Experimenting with POVs](https://awritersdiary.substack.com/p/experimenting-with-pov) _2026-07-13 · Toby Litt · A Writer's Diary_ A Complete Guide to Point of View Part 27 ## [On Douglas Adams' POV](https://awritersdiary.substack.com/p/on-douglas-adams-pov) _2026-07-08 · Toby Litt · A Writer's Diary_ A Complete Guide to Point of View Part 26 ## [On Muriel Spark's POV](https://awritersdiary.substack.com/p/on-muriel-sparks-pov-c87) _2026-07-01 · Toby Litt · A Writer's Diary_ A Complete Guide to Point of View Part 25 ## [First Person Posthumous](https://awritersdiary.substack.com/p/first-person-posthumous) _2026-06-24 · Toby Litt · A Writer's Diary_ A Complete Guide to Point of View Part 24 ## [Third Person Plural Future Tense (They \[both/all of them\] will go...)](https://awritersdiary.substack.com/p/third-person-plural-future-tense) _2026-06-22 · Toby Litt · A Writer's Diary_ A Complete Guide to Point of View Part 23 ## [Third Person Plural Present Tense (They \[both/all of them\] go...)](https://awritersdiary.substack.com/p/third-person-plural-present-tense) _2026-06-19 · Toby Litt · A Writer's Diary_ A Complete Guide to Point of View Part 22 ## [Third Person Plural Past Tense (They \[both/all of them\] went...)](https://awritersdiary.substack.com/p/third-person-plural-past-tense-they) _2026-06-12 · Toby Litt · A Writer's Diary_ A Complete Guide to Point of View Part 21 ## [AI Summaries & Audio Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/K8uHrNXi8h40) _2026-06-12 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to concise audio briefings for the latest stories. ## [Second Person Plural Future (You \[both/all of you\] will go...)](https://awritersdiary.substack.com/p/second-person-plural-future-you-bothall) _2026-06-03 · Toby Litt · A Writer's Diary_ A Complete Guide to Point of View Part 20