<?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 15:54:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@tamarajoy/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Editing Fiction: Filter Words]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear readers, Today’s post is all about filter words, what they are, how to find them, how to get rid of them, and how this can improve your prose. I am still in the process of editing my first novel,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@tamarajoy/editing-fiction-filter-words</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@tamarajoy/editing-fiction-filter-words</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tamarajoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 10:23:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVUSmJpbGwxozSjvVhCziiAPLuZserV6ifg5Pvy8rynfssprYXonPWxLJeGWUvhtCVwR2TQXYT1tqJNu9dBFo3Wb7MuY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iceland Travel Photography: Laugarvatn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear readers, In today's post, I'm sharing some photos of the tiny Icelandic village where I spent the majority of my time. The little cabin is where I wrote my first novel, and the lake is where I went]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@tamarajoy/iceland-travel-photography-laugarvatn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@tamarajoy/iceland-travel-photography-laugarvatn</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tamarajoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2018 03:01:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2GyqnkFAk3ncCAUPqLXuAkMH7D75Bfxe5cCVuMSzcwa8Gaa5F6xptR1LiQFLTzHqrs4fBPLmRUnyFE91gcNfAtce?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Favourite Lines: Exit West by Mohsin Hamid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Steemers, I recently experienced that beautiful moment of reading the first line of a book and connecting with it instantly. It happened with 'Exit West' by Mohsin Hamid. Within the first line, this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@tamarajoy/favourite-lines-exit-west-by-mohsin-hamid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@tamarajoy/favourite-lines-exit-west-by-mohsin-hamid</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tamarajoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 02:52:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2Pkp7ymwYiSyhJH8fZo1UsgQj3qZzhLfjLC1Ng6FaXEu1iU3SWG1ZpDAXeBmxsnJegoYYPUtELMWZiC3a839CAnz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Original Poem: The Woods Tremble]]></title><description><![CDATA[My armoured sentries cower by their posts, branded with the mark of a cult. Their stillness chills the empty air as their menace mace-heads stare at throats of passers-by, just the right height for the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@tamarajoy/original-poem-the-woods-tremble</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@tamarajoy/original-poem-the-woods-tremble</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tamarajoy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 23:06:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2en3LoV3aoDH5PmCKyG9mPGsyXqCdMCKFPHv6h2BDPpedevHiF3uhMv4TRFk5M4W6jVv7FUprc3JJjixL2UHDjXt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iceland Travel Photography]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2017, I was invited to attend the Gullkistan residency for creative people in Iceland. 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