<?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>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:37:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/deanwesleysmith/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Challenge - Week 49]]></title><description><![CDATA[Week 49 of The Great Challenge with Dean has come and gone, but I remain. Victorious, once more. I am making this challenge my bitch, yo! :P Here are the stories from The Great Challenge so far: Red Orchid]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deanwesleysmith/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week49-zs5m8econv</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deanwesleysmith/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week49-zs5m8econv</guid><category><![CDATA[deanwesleysmith]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaelkingswood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2020 23:32:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Challenge - Week 44]]></title><description><![CDATA[A little late telling you this week, but success continues in The Great Challenge with Dean. 44 weeks, 44 stories. Sweet! Here are the stories from the Great Challenge so far: Red Orchid - Romance - 3,800]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anniereed/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week44-v7yavntr15</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anniereed/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week44-v7yavntr15</guid><category><![CDATA[anniereed]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaelkingswood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2020 15:14:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobguTxdqYkrqDs9ktFEPN1fwo9pRv6Syk1bzTaH2jULPvdnsD54piQzyhfoZhi11XdfeHK912WfNCfuj4gLaA4VGAitBtwkgJkYhd5ZjrkRHfKgijBGc7JgpsRp7dEAuDcqDU2DMqJVF1MjmBNDk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visions Of The Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've got some very cool news to share: I'm participating in a StoryBundle! What's a StoryBundle, you ask? It's just what it sounds like: a bundle of stories. In this case 9 novels and an anthology.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bookpromotion/@michaelkingswood/visionsofthefuture-jdsyc6u2w7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bookpromotion/@michaelkingswood/visionsofthefuture-jdsyc6u2w7</guid><category><![CDATA[bookpromotion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaelkingswood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2020 01:00:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ChYr1cJZCH5KdqUJMuqgRyDDkSPfR8j6dVyFA6TEQPQmsn527yWBq1k5xUtjyMknpCLdz7RvDj9U9fQVGjibApUTLBmBb1BRLJ1v7H5BHaYueM1eopTuvJo3Vzqyj3ZUkxyH3AfVY6RPBKkpshNwiLQV4yzacrBb2JZhGJjLp2LRsuuNvpGtnfCwMuTpDE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Challenge - Week 43]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well shoot. I looked up and realized I haven't updated you guys on The Great Challenge with Dean since week 33. Ten whole weeks of nothing! Mea Culpa. But yes, I have been continuing with the challenge.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deanwesleysmith/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week43-tb5zhc2mn2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deanwesleysmith/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week43-tb5zhc2mn2</guid><category><![CDATA[deanwesleysmith]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaelkingswood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2020 06:01:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Challenge - Week 33]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forgot to leave an update on The Great Challenge with Dean last week. So this post will cover two weeks. Fun thing about the last two weeks: I've been doing workshops. Two weeks ago finished up the How]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deanwesleysmith/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week33-yywvbbtgdx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deanwesleysmith/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week33-yywvbbtgdx</guid><category><![CDATA[deanwesleysmith]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaelkingswood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2019 06:57:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Challenge - Week 31]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's week 31 of The Great Challenge with Dean. And...more success. Hardly a surprise, right? This week, I've been taking a special workshop with Dean about how to write a story for Pulphouse Magazine.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deanwesleysmith/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week31-29zwmjs0up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deanwesleysmith/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week31-29zwmjs0up</guid><category><![CDATA[deanwesleysmith]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaelkingswood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 08:03:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Challenge - Week 30]]></title><description><![CDATA[30 weeks into the Great Challenge with Dean. Still successful. This week I meant to get rolling on the story early, but I didn't. In fact, I didn't even get started until Sunday afternoon. In fact, I slacked]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deanwesleysmith/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week30-jce0kcj487</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deanwesleysmith/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week30-jce0kcj487</guid><category><![CDATA[deanwesleysmith]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaelkingswood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2019 06:30:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Challenge - Week 29]]></title><description><![CDATA[Week 29 of The Great Challenge with Dean went pretty smoothly. More success, and I actually got the story to him with a few hours to spare! Shocker, right? The only wrinkle was NaNoWriMo started up on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deanwesleysmith/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week29-xrfrhhfut2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deanwesleysmith/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week29-xrfrhhfut2</guid><category><![CDATA[deanwesleysmith]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaelkingswood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2019 06:08:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Challenge - Week 28]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been bad about updating the blog the last couple weeks. But I've still been writing. Still crushing The Great Challenge with Dean. 28 for 28 so far. Sweet! Here are the stories from the Challenge:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deanwesleysmith/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week28-z1ot5vpzzi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deanwesleysmith/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week28-z1ot5vpzzi</guid><category><![CDATA[deanwesleysmith]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaelkingswood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2019 01:27:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Challenge - Week 26]]></title><description><![CDATA[Success continues apace on The Great Challenge with Dean. That said, I almost didn't make it. I spent a bunch of time getting seven titles published during the week (more on that in another post), and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deanwesleysmith/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week26-ngnfhm99jl</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deanwesleysmith/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week26-ngnfhm99jl</guid><category><![CDATA[deanwesleysmith]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaelkingswood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2019 18:22:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Challenge - Week 25]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi friends! Time for another update on The Great Challenge with Dean. Spoiler Alert - I succeeded again! That makes 25 stories in 25 weeks. One more week and I get some free money towards workshops in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deanwesleysmith/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week25-wm3xeiegas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deanwesleysmith/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week25-wm3xeiegas</guid><category><![CDATA[deanwesleysmith]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaelkingswood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 05:53:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Challenge - Week 19]]></title><description><![CDATA[I failed to update y'all about The Great Challenge with Dean last week. Well, I succeeded. I also succeeded this week. Or...last week. Whatever. Regardless, it's 19 weeks down, and 19 stories written.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deanwesleysmith/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week19-yocf8fktq5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deanwesleysmith/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week19-yocf8fktq5</guid><category><![CDATA[deanwesleysmith]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaelkingswood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2019 05:18:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Challenge - Week 5]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another week done, and another story written for The Great Challenge with Dean Wesley Smith. That makes five now. Red Orchid - Romance - 3,800 wordsDebts And Obligations - Fantasy - 14,200 wordsNaughty]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/achatbeforedinner/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week5-44asssddip</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/achatbeforedinner/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week5-44asssddip</guid><category><![CDATA[achatbeforedinner]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaelkingswood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2019 20:10:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3beeqtKzuFgqC8dsP5ZZV1evQTkCRbHtEqwAiHeBdhhT51xN19V3Ny5NguzRidVaCmdw76GPCq3WCrsBiLP29wMqHqFQEsAm67GGtqejVrmEmNo6mFZHTC1CrNC2WnFYekiwDruERQ4h9Vv6PeHnx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Challenge - Week 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been doing The Great Challenge with Dean Wesley Smith for three weeks now. I've mentioned it before, but as a reminder the challenge is to write a short story a week for 52 weeks. Stories are due]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deanwesleysmith/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week3-ayupqm12wo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deanwesleysmith/@michaelkingswood/thegreatchallenge-week3-ayupqm12wo</guid><category><![CDATA[deanwesleysmith]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaelkingswood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2019 06:17:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvZzmfd9gJ9DvwGX6DDudUUgETjUaGQKmffs42xSj6AFEiVxsti2DxbeS9ZKx5DP3LxGcfjXQpXhDKQXTdRxT11QkcQyDD6wmfUFZ1hQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>