# Read / Write / Run Smartcuts for more time and better writing Page: Feed: --- ## [2025: Year in Review](https://zane.substack.com/p/2025-year-in-review) _2026-02-26 · Zane Dickens_ What 2025 took, what it gave, and what I'm carrying into 2026. ## [Only so many gurus](https://zane.substack.com/p/only-so-many-gurus) _2025-11-19 · Zane Dickens_ Why learning to say No is an essential lesson. ## [Novel Writing with Notion](https://zane.substack.com/p/notion-for-novel-writing) _2025-10-27 · Zane Dickens_ How to use Notion's organisational prowess and it's Agentic AI to speed along the production side of your novel. ## [Say the things](https://zane.substack.com/p/say-the-things) _2025-10-17 · Zane Dickens_ If you need to hear it, they probably do too. ## [The Creator’s Paradox of Choice](https://zane.substack.com/p/the-creators-paradox-of-choice) _2025-10-03 · Zane Dickens_ Stop perfecting, throttle the gurus, and just keep climbing. ## [Why I Dropped ChatGPT (and everything else) for Notion AI](https://zane.substack.com/p/why-i-dropped-chatgpt-and-everything) _2025-09-26 · Zane Dickens_ What if I told you there was a way to use AI and actually get work done too? ## [When Losing My Podcast App Made Me a Better Worldbuilder](https://zane.substack.com/p/when-losing-my-podcast-app-made-me) _2025-09-19 · Zane Dickens_ Discover how losing a favorite podcast app opened new avenues for creativity and richer storytelling in worldbuilding. ## [Chapter 1: A Madman's Fear](https://zane.substack.com/p/the-voice-in-the-darkness) _2025-09-19 · Zane Dickens_ A Madman's Fear ## [Time Isn’t the Enemy. These Four Horsemen Are.](https://zane.substack.com/p/time-isnt-the-enemy-these-four-horsemen) _2025-09-12 · Zane Dickens_ Conquer the hidden forces of distraction, fatigue, burnout, and overwhelm to unlock your true writing potential. ## [Watch Chovy Code Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/h4yJwdwmszvg) _2025-09-12 · **Sponsored**_ Join live coding streams with real-time collaborative screen sharing, open source and free. ## [42 Epigraphs: A Love Letter to My Readers](https://zane.substack.com/p/42-epigraphs-a-love-letter-to-my) _2025-08-15 · Zane Dickens_ Why and how I started writing a story above the story.