<?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, 08 Apr 2026 03:47:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@nicktravers/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Gaia's Brood - Episode 24]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newtonians run shouting and screaming in all directions, their over---reaction bordering on the paranoid. I'm not the only one who notices their odd behaviour. "For goodness sake, what's wrong with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@nicktravers/gaia-s-brood-episode-24-164114754af4cest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@nicktravers/gaia-s-brood-episode-24-164114754af4cest</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nicktravers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2018 23:59:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8Wum8fsw1mk9Y919Fgut8WBQY3UmwEE7LYNJ3R7KxjSEjDNA5YFKp48yNFK2vjTtN9tFNWhDSjemn9pDqwjdAf7LD9JjnRRNrjhwQ6EwNnQgffAwLEqKnc8gHm?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fluid Scene Flows]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you are struggling with linking the scenes in your novel, here is an infographic I pulled together which I hope will help; Hope this helps, Nick]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@nicktravers/fluid-scene-flows-07dd547a7ddf4est</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@nicktravers/fluid-scene-flows-07dd547a7ddf4est</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nicktravers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2018 02:59:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCbV3mxE8AreHVc8V41cxuiEUEF9eCMZn1fT9uGRzoh4iNm9E4XnJwvWNATUzFWfUURf1LnubbEbLbdL2rZUyr7Pv1xKBvyFFxqakrGVsYZEVP4EW3oXdXGPXSFYs1?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gaia's Brood - Episode 23]]></title><description><![CDATA[While still at Ashcroft Ascent we had prepared for our assault on Newtonsteign. 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Either they]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@nicktravers/gaia-s-brood-episode-22-4df59ccb8a754est</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@nicktravers/gaia-s-brood-episode-22-4df59ccb8a754est</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nicktravers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2018 00:00:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8Wum8fsw1mk9Y919Fgut8WBQY3UmwEE7LYNJ3R7KxjSEjDNA5YFKp48yNFK2vjTtN9tFNWhDSjemn9pDqwjdAf7LD9JjnRRNrjhwQ6EwNnQgffAwLEqKnc8gHm?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avoiding Plot Holes]]></title><description><![CDATA[One useful technique I have started using recently is a spreadsheet which briefly lists each scene. I then track where all the main characters are while the scene is being enacted. 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