# writing & publishing (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover writing & publishing. Page: Feed: --- ## [Comprehensive List of AI Tools for Researchers UPDATED (All the tools out there.. with a FREE search tool) ...](https://garethdyke.substack.com/p/comprehensive-list-of-ai-tools-for-34d) _2026-08-19 · Gareth Dyke · Writing and Publishing Research Papers: Tips n'Tricks_ AI tools available to researchers and journal editors have changed faster in the last two years than in the previous decade. And that’ll keep getting faster. It’s pretty overwhelming ... BUT we help ! ## [Drabble Tryptych — Photobombers, Plotters, and Hidden Things](https://nissaharlowauthor.substack.com/p/drabble-tryptych-photobombers-plotters) _2026-08-19 · Nissa Harlow · Nissa Harlow_ Three 100-word stories to get you over the Wednesday hump. ## [Dr. Judith's Be A Doer … Not a Dreamer](https://www.judithbrilesbooks.com/post/dr-judith-s-be-a-doer-not-a-dreamer-7) _2026-08-15 · Judith Briles · JudithBrilesBooks.com_ Be goofy. Be silly. Be outrageous. Be open. Your muse can spark stunning, fun, and creative ideas—if you recognize it and let it guide your words and strategies. ## [It's time to stop letting perfect be the enemy of good](https://ruthallen.substack.com/p/its-time-to-stop-letting-perfect) _2026-08-13 · Ruth Allen, PhD (MNCPS) · Breccia by Ruth Allen_ a light-hearted romp through my unnewsworthy week in & they key to a contented life ## [Are You Using the Hemingway app? Smart Authors and Writers DO ...](https://www.judithbrilesbooks.com/post/hemingway-app-for-writers) _2026-08-12 · Judith Briles · JudithBrilesBooks.com_ Want clearer, stronger writing? Discover how the Hemingway App helps authors and writers identify complex sentences, passive voice, unnecessary adverbs, and other readability issues that can weaken their words. ## [How to Make Your Paper Impossible to Ignore ..... (& FREE Webinar next week).... & a NEW Research Feedback Platform!!](https://garethdyke.substack.com/p/how-to-make-your-paper-impossible-571) _2026-08-11 · Gareth Dyke · Writing and Publishing Research Papers: Tips n'Tricks_ The painful truth is that most papers—even well-written, well-researched ones—vanish into the digital void ..... CHECK out a FREE Webinar and New Platforms!! (Get QUICK and USEFUL article feedback!!) ## [Today's the Day!](https://nissaharlowauthor.substack.com/p/todays-the-day) _2026-08-11 · Nissa Harlow · Nissa Harlow_ My fantasy drabble collection is finally here! ## [Making good decisions for yourself and your work](https://ruthallen.substack.com/p/making-good-decisions-for-yourself) _2026-08-06 · Ruth Allen, PhD (MNCPS) · Breccia by Ruth Allen_ How I'm avoiding falling into a pit of post-residency blues // a few things I've been playing with this week ## [Drabble Triptych — Calls, Halls, and Dangerous Things](https://nissaharlowauthor.substack.com/p/drabble-tryptych-calls-halls-and) _2026-08-05 · Nissa Harlow · Nissa Harlow_ Three 100-word stories to get you over the Wednesday hump. ## [Oh-Oh ... Authors Lose When They Snooze!](https://www.judithbrilesbooks.com/post/authordontsnooze) _2026-07-29 · Judith Briles · JudithBrilesBooks.com_ Build an author inner circle that fuels your writing, publishing, and book marketing success. Discover the nine essential people every author needs for honest feedback, accountability, fresh ideas, and long-term growth in today's publishing world. ## [Ask the crowd: AI or not (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/S5wNl26Q17qo) _2026-07-29 · **Sponsored**_ Get a transparent verdict from verified humans via web, RSS, or API. ## ['No, Impossible', and other recurring creative motifs](https://ruthallen.substack.com/p/no-impossible-and-other-recurring) _2026-07-26 · Ruth Allen, PhD (MNCPS) · Breccia by Ruth Allen_ residency report // open studio and thoughts on returning home ## [Drabble Triptych — Raindrops, Roadtrips, and Endless Things](https://nissaharlowauthor.substack.com/p/drabble-tryptych-raindrops-roadtrips) _2026-07-22 · Nissa Harlow · Nissa Harlow_ Three 100-word stories to get you over the Wednesday hump. ## [Writing your Abstract (Title, and Introduction): An easy-to-follow template and explanation (New Vids!)](https://garethdyke.substack.com/p/writing-your-abstract-title-and-introduction-dd1) _2026-07-21 · Gareth Dyke · Writing and Publishing Research Papers: Tips n'Tricks_ It is very important that your abstract is well prepared and sufficiently represents your paper, because often it's all people gonna read! FREE WEBINAR TOMORROW (WED) ! ## [The suspended reality of life on residency](https://ruthallen.substack.com/p/the-suspended-reality-of-life-on) _2026-07-19 · Ruth Allen, PhD (MNCPS) · Breccia by Ruth Allen_ residency report // becoming more artist in my mindset, going where the energy flows ## [Create Your Author’s Inner Circle for Publishing Success](https://www.judithbrilesbooks.com/post/publishing-success) _2026-07-15 · Judith Briles · JudithBrilesBooks.com_ Build an author inner circle that fuels your writing, publishing, and book marketing success. Discover the nine essential people every author needs for honest feedback, accountability, fresh ideas, and long-term growth in today's publishing world. ## [Mastering Journal Peer Review: An Easy 'How-To' Guide for Researchers .....](https://garethdyke.substack.com/p/mastering-journal-peer-review-an-591) _2026-07-13 · Gareth Dyke · Writing and Publishing Research Papers: Tips n'Tricks_ .... AND upcoming FREE Webinars!! .... "AI tool use" and "Abstracts and Titles" ... (READ ON!) .... ## [Who are you?](https://ruthallen.substack.com/p/who-are-you) _2026-07-12 · Ruth Allen, PhD (MNCPS) · Breccia by Ruth Allen_ Residency report // settling in, seeing what's here, surfacing new project questions ## [How to Turn a Story Idea into a Novel Premise](https://plotandpublishstudio.substack.com/p/how-to-turn-a-story-idea-into-a-novel) _2026-07-09 · Jennette · Plot & Publish Studio_ The missing step between a great story idea and a novel readers can't put down ## [Drabble Triptych — Tiptoeing, Surfing, and Sinking Things](https://nissaharlowauthor.substack.com/p/drabble-tryptych-tiptoeing-surfing) _2026-07-08 · Nissa Harlow · Nissa Harlow_ Three 100-word stories to get you over the Wednesday hump. ## [It's ARC Time!](https://nissaharlowauthor.substack.com/p/its-arc-time) _2026-07-06 · Nissa Harlow · Nissa Harlow_ I'm looking for advance readers for my collection of 100-word stories. ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/GNTX88k4sUmC) _2026-07-06 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and access low-cost global trading. ## [I'm starting a new project!](https://ruthallen.substack.com/p/im-starting-a-new-project) _2026-07-02 · Ruth Allen, PhD (MNCPS) · Breccia by Ruth Allen_ Exploring RIFUGIO/REFUGE in Val Taleggio, Italy - Rocks. Mountains. Listening. Did I say, rocks? ## [Are You Ready for This?](https://nissaharlowauthor.substack.com/p/are-you-ready-for-this) _2026-07-01 · Nissa Harlow · Nissa Harlow_ It's a cover reveal! Plus more on writing, publishing, and sharing my stories... ## [Celebrate the Freedom of Writing and Being an Author](https://www.judithbrilesbooks.com/post/celebrate-freedom-to-write) _2026-07-01 · Judith Briles · JudithBrilesBooks.com_ Celebrate the freedom to write this Independence Day. Explore how the First Amendment protects authors, free speech, and the power of words while reflecting on creative freedom, banned books, and the enduring importance of publishing your voice. ## [How to Create Characters Who Naturally Drive the Story](https://plotandpublishstudio.substack.com/p/how-to-create-characters-who-naturally) _2026-06-30 · Jennette · Plot & Publish Studio_ Picture this: you have a great setting, a character you love, and a scene you’re excited to write — and yet after you write it, it sits there on the page like a sack of cement. ## [To review, or not to review: That is the question](https://garethdyke.substack.com/p/to-review-or-not-to-review-that-is-dfe) _2026-06-28 · Gareth Dyke · Writing and Publishing Research Papers: Tips n'Tricks_ We’ve all been there. An email arrives from a journal editor inviting us to undertake peer review on a paper that’s just been submitted to their journal. What next? ## [I don't want to talk about climate chaos but I'm going to.](https://ruthallen.substack.com/p/i-dont-want-to-talk-about-climate) _2026-06-25 · Ruth Allen, PhD (MNCPS) · Breccia by Ruth Allen_ Four small (big) actions for surviving the despair and devastation of increasing heat-domes in a burning world ## [Drabble Triptych — Heights, Heists, and Dancing Things](https://nissaharlowauthor.substack.com/p/drabble-tryptych-heights-heists-and) _2026-06-24 · Nissa Harlow · Nissa Harlow_ Three 100-word stories to get you over the Wednesday hump. ## [The Curse of Gift Authorship in Academic Publishing ...](https://garethdyke.substack.com/p/the-curse-of-gift-authorship-in-academic-9aa) _2026-06-22 · Writing and Publishing Research Papers: Tips n'Tricks_ Gift authorship frequently appears in academic work but can be hard to spot. A common instance is when senior staff, like department heads or lab directors, are listed as authors .... ## [Best Reads of 2026 so far](https://ruthallen.substack.com/p/best-reads-of-2026-so-far) _2026-06-18 · Ruth Allen, PhD (MNCPS) · Breccia by Ruth Allen_ a mid-year wrap up of my favourites as the solstice approaches ## [Process notes: 4 thoughts on creativity this week](https://ruthallen.substack.com/p/process-notes-4-thoughts-on-creativity) _2026-06-11 · Ruth Allen, PhD (MNCPS) · Breccia by Ruth Allen_ Creativity as participation (after Nick Cave) | learning poetry by heart | making preparations | writing within the hour ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FbMK6GF8P5hA) _2026-06-11 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [Drabble Triptych — Locks, Containers, and Opening Things](https://nissaharlowauthor.substack.com/p/drabble-tryptych-locks-containers) _2026-06-10 · Nissa Harlow_ Three 100-word stories to get you over the Wednesday hump. ## [Unveiling the Future of Scholarly Communication: Open Peer Review ....](https://garethdyke.substack.com/p/unveiling-the-future-of-scholarly-637) _2026-06-08 · Gareth Dyke · Writing and Publishing Research Papers: Tips n'Tricks_ Maria and Gareth answer FAQs about Open Peer Review and Preprinting .... We also talk Science Communication ..... JOIN OUR FREE WEBINARS UPCOMING! ## [Loving the world back to life](https://ruthallen.substack.com/p/loving-the-world-back-to-life) _2026-06-04 · Ruth Allen, PhD (MNCPS) · Breccia by Ruth Allen_ authentic movement & witnessing | loss of the sacred | sea dancing | at least two powerful encounters | a drafted poem about muntjac deer ## [Shells and Wings](https://nissaharlowauthor.substack.com/p/shells-and-wings) _2026-06-01 · Nissa Harlow · Nissa Harlow_ Time was given. ## [Preprints, Co-Authors, and the Social Amplifier](https://garethdyke.substack.com/p/preprints-co-authors-and-the-social-01c) _2026-05-08 · Gareth Dyke · Writing and Publishing Research Papers: Tips n'Tricks_ When COVID-19 struck, one of the first scientific signals didn’t come from a journal. It came from a preprint server .... We learn more .... and a FREE Webinar next week! ## [GO FIGURE: Tips for Data Presentation: Effective Figures (and Tables) ...](https://garethdyke.substack.com/p/go-figure-tips-for-data-presentation-814) _2026-04-27 · Writing and Publishing Research Papers: Tips n'Tricks_ A picture is worth 1,000 words after all! Join our 'Data with Destiny' team and learn some quick skills in data presentation, figure creation, and Results section writing ... ## [The Five Stages of Writing and Publishing a Book](https://plotandpublishstudio.substack.com/p/the-five-stages-of-writing-and-publishing) _2026-04-21 · Jennette · Plot & Publish Studio_ A clear path to writing and publishing a book—from first idea to finished book ## [How to Find the Heart of Your Story](https://plotandpublishstudio.substack.com/p/how-to-find-the-heart-of-your-story) _2026-03-25 · Jennette · Plot & Publish Studio_ (Discovering why you want to write it.) ## [How to Start Writing a Book When You Feel Completely Lost](https://plotandpublishstudio.substack.com/p/how-to-start-writing-a-book-when) _2026-03-17 · Jennette · Plot & Publish Studio_ Why so many writers feel stuck—and the four questions that bring clarity ## [Welcome!](https://plotandpublishstudio.substack.com/p/coming-soon) _2026-02-25 · Jennette · Plot & Publish Studio_ Writing a book is creative. Publishing it is technical. Most writers feel lost somewhere in between.