<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:32:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@leahlindeman/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Keep the Power from COVID-19 and Power Up Your Writing]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we are now fully steeped in a situation where phrases like social distancing, pandemic, and self-quarantine instil fear and an end of the world as we know it mentality, it's easy to feed the social]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/covid-19/@leahlindeman/keep-the-power-from-covid-19-and-power-up-your-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/covid-19/@leahlindeman/keep-the-power-from-covid-19-and-power-up-your-writing</guid><category><![CDATA[covid-19]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahlindeman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2020 01:13:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH81LABaWJiZtgZAUSWAcfL71D1govYYUu8fAu2ooJNtSVRjce7ZzTNbtnf75PAHH1QERWhAqHqNCjPpFa7c6ZLwJ3pk4Vz6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top 4 Ways Social Listening Improves Your SEO Strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guest Post Social Listening never used to be considered a part of SEO. In the past, SEO and SMM (social media monitoring) were two completely separate things.  While this is still true, SEO and SMM]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/seo/@leahlindeman/top-4-ways-social-listening-improves-your-seo-strategy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/seo/@leahlindeman/top-4-ways-social-listening-improves-your-seo-strategy</guid><category><![CDATA[seo]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahlindeman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2019 13:13:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCBRzTxRJWxpz7qLMdK4Nq6Ha3QAmrmWNLCRbfN9tAdyiABkSKCrFUQhqkuh8JMepAqNy7BeyUencChpSVhfwRLAGJsYUaZoS8g5QABuRt56zu3mGUCgAdtJLwAE2saBmnNSB2E4jToFLepX7CywrxJYbk6S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ghost of My Heart—Chapter 4—Charades]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chapter 4 Clyde thought his father’s request to be an odd one. Why could he not ring up the hotel and ask himself? Clyde had an hour’s break from studies. He took the opportunity to fulfil the task his]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/book/@leahlindeman/ghost-of-my-heart-chapter-4-charades</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/book/@leahlindeman/ghost-of-my-heart-chapter-4-charades</guid><category><![CDATA[book]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahlindeman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2019 03:11:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP328iwAM3s9B5AKHyEPHUS4hB38oCYv6JTXHkVqtZ7er8SF6i5yeCcrRxtXNqagUo8fAx2FPtioiKGDqXjAtRWGaVzoV7ydqtxYoy2E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Reasons Why You Should Take a Social Media Break]]></title><description><![CDATA[I won't begin by saying I completely understand you, where you are physically, emotionally, and spiritually at this very moment in your life but...maybe you're at a point where you feel like you're being]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@leahlindeman/5-reasons-why-you-should-take-a-social-media-break</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@leahlindeman/5-reasons-why-you-should-take-a-social-media-break</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahlindeman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2019 01:40:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP329iLPbB5VGL647n85anbMYY7otXLPiasR5K7F8QkdsvvGyGKDwbFEyGgyFjt4K4hgPgAfQWw6iLEyRBT8HDCo7Fx8iS7kb6aXGBuY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ghost of My Heart—Chapter 3—Slip of the Tongue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chapter 3 “Carl, would you mind if I went into town to purchase a new dress for the public luncheon at Pier 21?” Evelyn asked. Glasses dangling upon the curve of his nose, Carl was hunched over some papers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/book/@leahlindeman/ghost-of-my-heart-chapter-3-slip-of-the-tongue</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/book/@leahlindeman/ghost-of-my-heart-chapter-3-slip-of-the-tongue</guid><category><![CDATA[book]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahlindeman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2019 13:38:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVoAvXt2X6pMxYAb3q65xMju8wryWxKrsghkPX5zubUHPShQyFmDBoKNKiyiNd5YAXGfxZM5reriM1kz6KUZdRzFsFixxFcoeho3u3Nob97wdXUqAA1vZihMGo6CwNthgU4PQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ghost of My Heart —Chapter 2—Quest for Answers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chapter 2 After Carl and Evelyn ushered the children off to school, Carl pulled Evelyn aside to ask her what her plans were for the day. “Well, I was going to visit Betsie for the day and run a few errands]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/book/@leahlindeman/ghost-of-my-heart-chapter-2-quest-for-answers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/book/@leahlindeman/ghost-of-my-heart-chapter-2-quest-for-answers</guid><category><![CDATA[book]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahlindeman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2019 15:37:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNtze9xHvT6xWCdz7q3QGD35ZKdaPpVrFksWkBQGdJfSLYuHdsZG8M8BncX1RSSnQ9ayJeCopoPWhmExfnAWm5bPr7FHxRUW837ovx5zfgB5iYYrypkU7niC5VWYx69r9GWTS4Gs8HpFiA3iggxvo4SKQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Motivate Yourself to Get Past Your Writer's Block]]></title><description><![CDATA[We've all been there.Whether it's been writing a school paper, blog post, short story, novel, we've all experienced the "what now?" 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EPILOGUE “Mother!” A refined, older]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/book/@leahlindeman/redeemed-from-the-ashes-epilogue</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/book/@leahlindeman/redeemed-from-the-ashes-epilogue</guid><category><![CDATA[book]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahlindeman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2019 02:59:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKkzXhyseBP4PYz11eBDT8sW2oR1a4vfVFS6JWG2mPuUN8TAUJLbEPi1E8TKWHjK6TWtbaMEFi7YcqkVZ5FPQi1fcfexeN1uQNcxZtTjUvxCx689RwHzWcVex3LYNQf3hiUe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The What, Why, and How of Self-Publishing]]></title><description><![CDATA[I look at all that needs to be done this year and all that has already happened. It's overwhelming. And this doesn't include the coming of my baby in 12 weeks. 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W. B. Yeats]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/book/@leahlindeman/redeemed-from-the-ashes-chapter-29-new-beginnings</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/book/@leahlindeman/redeemed-from-the-ashes-chapter-29-new-beginnings</guid><category><![CDATA[book]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahlindeman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2019 16:37:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAW6noHJDhrg3W8ZKHVFSsLYM859aTDCF8iErNhqtCivnvBBVcafv9MHojQb4Scuup7eRDSVun42gwT5EVPF52gRxdYk47iY9cwKUwuASo9WMxmzprbKf4ne4UKKvJwEwXVNyWn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Journey My Journal! 215 Bestselling Authors Share Secrets of Success in New Bestseller!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your journal is your sacred place. Here you can capture and nurture your most creative thoughts and inspired ideas. 215 of the finest minds and biggest hearts in the world of empowerment have come together]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/book/@leahlindeman/my-journey-my-journal-215-bestselling-authors-share-secrets-of-success-in-new-bestseller</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/book/@leahlindeman/my-journey-my-journal-215-bestselling-authors-share-secrets-of-success-in-new-bestseller</guid><category><![CDATA[book]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahlindeman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2019 21:16:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgskW8qdPdvSqcwwJTvbiCMpGmRey1Rtd8H5qrWn8q2aVBpkyKnzMXorPdBd3FNH1XHNdJeaJihgrqXhePLJc4ntRQfAhWwx4chAJ5bNbYDVfUcdwXvxTUibUcWN82zzz1NesVQaUqMo2bxWPkS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Power of Therapeutic Writing]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything, and I’m just discovering how much I’ve missed it. 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William Wordsworth Lasodamia]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/book/@leahlindeman/redeemed-from-the-ashes-chapter-28-my-constant-specter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/book/@leahlindeman/redeemed-from-the-ashes-chapter-28-my-constant-specter</guid><category><![CDATA[book]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahlindeman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2018 02:38:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm3sWQK3HKkuAMedF1JSX7yKgEqYjnyTKPwrcqcX9HSFo8QBqhvRTT222XSvqiLqV9M1q1U5dY9hajjL77skJs8qEvricooXZ2yGNu7j5QUqcx6FPQcyb4nSQdWF5vuC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Redeemed From the Ashes—Chapter 27—Loose Lips]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since I completely forgot to upload Chapter 27 last Friday as promised, you'll receive two chapter instalments this week. Happy reading! Let no guilty man escape, if it can be avoided... No personal]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/book/@leahlindeman/redeemed-from-the-ashes-chapter-27-loose-lips</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/book/@leahlindeman/redeemed-from-the-ashes-chapter-27-loose-lips</guid><category><![CDATA[book]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahlindeman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 00:46:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmEwHnsXKML7xF4NE4zxEVyvENsPKp9LmDaFuzZ8gS9oGmMDDGZH21UvoFC6S3k6JM5NsMEQamZcugj7x4FGoy37tKQ3XcmG1kMi7Ah6PN87k3xpJkmtgZmXBKA9L2yHKaLSdjX1bc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Writing Letters In Cursive Can Improve Cognitive Development]]></title><description><![CDATA[Love the Idea, Rarely Do It Monday evening I found out I'm pregnant with my 5th child. One of my traditions I've instilled with every pregnancy is writing a few letters to each unborn child. 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He looked at one friend and saw how that friend was more successful and seemed to have it all together]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@leahlindeman/the-unsound-practice-of-comparing-yourself-to-others</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@leahlindeman/the-unsound-practice-of-comparing-yourself-to-others</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahlindeman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2018 01:56:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm3sWQK3HKkuAMedF1JSX7yKgEqYjnyTKPwrcp49MxqXbxE4ngzgmKE2jpnmDjQeysDsMfJRc77YWRwc1fVng4BtZJoGuvSTBJBBfzk9Kc1HhfWrFsvyt43Xpr46A4H4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Wisps of Gold" RELEASED on Kindle!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last couple of weeks, I've been on the down low and pushed everything aside, my blog, my social media presence so I could completely focus on getting my second novel ready for publication. 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Let me know what you think!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/book/@leahlindeman/wisps-of-gold-book-trailer-out</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/book/@leahlindeman/wisps-of-gold-book-trailer-out</guid><category><![CDATA[book]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leahlindeman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2018 20:23:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dwURkkyssdJgJNvXUL5C5Rmaza3oEzYKVbc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>