<?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>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:19:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@obercreative/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How to Write a Hiver Reintroduction Post ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Hivers! • START WITH A HOOK • Let's face it. • STATE A PROBLEM • The first post is the hardest. How do you introduce yourself to a community that used to be called something else and is now totally]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@obercreative/how-to-write-a-hiver-reintroduction-post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@obercreative/how-to-write-a-hiver-reintroduction-post</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[obercreative]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2021 05:57:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZKgysbBDVp8NezUVPe2iPu6CdW5BYQbbFG9QE9dXDfHnGSLSTTDc3SoSBTZpfvsPsgLnxxd1oET42UFUNBBwLJSSDdzHJU6H6qC4UeJMUmuD2rJcuyoxcKrW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Testing testing. I came back to Steem and no one was there. Now everyone is on Peakd. I think. Is this thing on?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hello/@obercreative/hello</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hello/@obercreative/hello</guid><category><![CDATA[hello]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[obercreative]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2021 05:46:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Dollhouse From the Perspective of a Weird Little Girl]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever watched a child play with a dollhouse? Things can get pretty weird. This analog collage was made with scissors, glue tape and the the weird little child in me.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174904/@obercreative/a-dollhouse-from-the-perspective-of-a-weird-little-girl</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174904/@obercreative/a-dollhouse-from-the-perspective-of-a-weird-little-girl</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174904]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[obercreative]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2020 18:27:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ1pbXWwYWXwvBjn9TN7xzqCNWMQyT8BJvs1bHHM6B4WGtRdr2UKDMT9jLGuV7nZCGd12Adj87XQ7SyVcNjtSFvMkguXxkLHRmNwMkdHnh6DbUqMxSzHjTk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Heart Collage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here’s another collage from my collection Analog. Made with glue, scissors, a copy machine and a red marker.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174904/@obercreative/i-heart-collage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174904/@obercreative/i-heart-collage</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174904]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[obercreative]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2020 19:25:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHzVYnV9SRjDzLqRNnyH1JRwnS6oKyX2PWnPBrsApA2JvQoypVpxdpfypNsy1mk4aVT1vLZuGxWUd5Ec3ZFgpHNEbs7StqzK6EuQ9S72rTMTb9Xs4f3c82S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little Prince, Doctor Who, Dora the Explorer Mashup]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had way to much time on my hands one day and thought: What if the Little Prince was a Young Doctor Who and Dora the Explorer was His Companion? Posted a long time ago by me on Deviant Art]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@obercreative/little-prince-doctor-who-dora-the-explorer-mashup</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@obercreative/little-prince-doctor-who-dora-the-explorer-mashup</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[obercreative]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2020 17:02:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ7Nb8YwUmDA3Py9W4YYDdG44SxBth3xPPP5o7rWpwhBxoc8B5nuPR85SD8bd8oCFjHUYm7EEZJwMQMmhAdjhrMUzjikSCcQTiQnbid9WFX747exXcNcET8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Made This While Watching Rosemary’s Baby]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm not just a writer. I also like to draw and paint. But I really love to make surrealist style collages. Especially in the style if Max Ernst. 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Because I’m about to drop some]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@obercreative/drop-the-banana-and-no-one-gets-hurt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@obercreative/drop-the-banana-and-no-one-gets-hurt</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[obercreative]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2019 16:59:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNtze9xHvT6xWCdz7q3QGD35ZKdaPpVrFksWkDcmXsRPgbMxfo6mbqnGQGmhZuoihZ4EnCPBFRaB5ekETouZbLk3qA7JoyNo13HHY6T7761sZ2HZb3KUL6AapT1wH1XiBxim9rZig9BtAnCMDRKGwif2n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Hanukkah!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether you spell it Hanukah, Chanukah or Hanukkah... If your celebrating it, may you have a happy one! 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One at a time.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@obercreative/editing-hunt-hack-eschew-obfuscation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@obercreative/editing-hunt-hack-eschew-obfuscation</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[obercreative]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2019 01:36:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNtze9xHvT6xWCdz7q3QGD35ZKdaPpVrFksWkCeDWooVucL9BJTJzugf6j22Ru5pSmABZJ6shSEZWh4QseHRQ8eRye8yNvrFFP5N8Q5NRP6vrB8k7VW9MRJDiautfN144zkhsZDzWN2YXz3m6hobZBNEr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Write Like They Have to Pee by Justin Oberman]]></title><description><![CDATA[The right hook is not enough. Now you’ve got to keep your readers interested. They want to understand how it will benefit them. They’re looking for value. Because once they feel like they’ve read everything]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@obercreative/write-like-they-have-to-pee</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@obercreative/write-like-they-have-to-pee</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[obercreative]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2019 16:11:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNtze9xHvT6xWCdz7q3QGD35ZKdaPpVrFksWkGmAWe5MyxCnSQnoqGNbeRMkG3XyLTdUGppJep6HxvK6QtH1kyDoc1zEgp4QSaaLywh5S94wTXfv4wmxNAYp4vow3nUuVKHeT8VgnMAQbSiawrJ5E6ibQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Read to Write]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever wonder where the “copy” in copywriting comes from? Now, that reminds me of a story. One day during the Civil War, a wise man of the day called on the White House to unload a cargo of advice. At some]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem-marketing/@obercreative/read-to-write</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem-marketing/@obercreative/read-to-write</guid><category><![CDATA[steem-marketing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[obercreative]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2019 22:35:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQNTQpu3mCvRGoWvXZXPRhG4TqobbptaEiMeBJGDzQGFRtuGwKSnshUozq3oiahh7sT3E9MMG8N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Holocaust Museum Ad Will Make You Smile]]></title><description><![CDATA[The creative director looked up and said, ”I never thought I’d see ads for a Holocaust Museum that would make me smile. Good work” Below is spec work I did a long time ago for the US Holocaust Museum in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem-marketing/@obercreative/this-holocaust-museum-ad-will-make-you-smile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem-marketing/@obercreative/this-holocaust-museum-ad-will-make-you-smile</guid><category><![CDATA[steem-marketing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[obercreative]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2019 21:42:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonWToSX8tGXNY8jeXKSedJ2aRhGRj6HDecqrjcSq95B5gD3eg7KoHZQvdyUmQygjgMW7BnzfEdtSjPKKF2NQ9gpDHx7qSsQTaVyBiEgNncE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does A.I Write Electric Copy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many moons ago, I wrote a master’s thesis about Artificial Intelligence titled “Artificial Intelligence is Neither Artificial Nor Intelligence.” Jaques Derrida was an advisor. 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