<?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 17:32:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/selfpublish/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond Lyricsm: The Title Behind "Only Love Can Save Me"]]></title><description><![CDATA[The title Only Love Can Save Me is heavily inspired from Kesha's song title: Only Love Can Save Us Now. I chose this title because, growing up catholic and queer, I developed a sense of needing a saviour.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@poetrybyjeremy/beyond-lyricsm-the-title-behind-only-love-can-save-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@poetrybyjeremy/beyond-lyricsm-the-title-behind-only-love-can-save-me</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[poetrybyjeremy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 07:33:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNho1d5owNvLc9kLkZETgqoQLu9zcBbNBbDDEp9W4DbuZJufyuNsYhZjhavqyFDcB2nTUdY4dj8xNwZ1emDvNJ4PL9oMSiXPfnghv5K2t58qVGxLEgpCD9iYr43voM2ffc5pK6rZC6qRtiKsG55FaktPKA2AGxkiuvD3FD8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only Love Can Save Me: Announcing my Next Book!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Next month I'll be publishing my next book, Only Love Can Save Me! I'm very excited about this, as this is a collection of poems I have written and edited over the past 6 years. The theme of the book is,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@poetrybyjeremy/only-love-can-save-me-announcing-my-next-book</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@poetrybyjeremy/only-love-can-save-me-announcing-my-next-book</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[poetrybyjeremy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 18:53:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNho1d5owNvLc9kLkZETgqoQLu9zcBbNBbDDEp9W4DbuZJufyuNsYhZjhavqyFDcB2nTUdYebgszLeRPRtUzp2RWzjfbqh97peQPaQb99BDFUdgNRAgFjEZBwUqViwxo2FeYC699XBHpaoN6Q5dFSAYszWtgxnsAEe8jjot?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I'm Self-Publishing my Next Poetry Collection]]></title><description><![CDATA[A New Collection on Queer Romance For the past few years, I've been working on self-publishing my next poetry collection. This book is my authentic exploration of love and relationships through more than]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@poetrybyjeremy/why-im-self-publishing-my-next-poetry-collection</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@poetrybyjeremy/why-im-self-publishing-my-next-poetry-collection</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[poetrybyjeremy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2024 17:32:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCAiEC3cqzrnajx6CfhMFcDGzpiEV7y9sbLYELj8e76pzx1PgZ7S91PeHv1iaZUUygAA2zKq5e5ZGak47751TFtihJQFVENkQjBR99PTkspgtQRBGHRKQA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self-publishing Adventures ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learning Curve It turns out there's a bit of a learning curve to self-publishing books. It's been five months since I self-published through KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) on Amazon, and I've learned some]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@oblivioncubed/self-publishing-adventures</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@oblivioncubed/self-publishing-adventures</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180164]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oblivioncubed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2024 16:06:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZKgyunKZJ3sDV8wvfmxMWhwnREfHcti9mBCAukZF3T4ChjXX29E8Bg19DyEZWQjzQVcYNdu9chauofh4tiLzb3XJBRK1be4ZNmXof7LLvyXioQGvWory92uU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to create your Amazon Kindle Account & Self Publish your e-book ]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the past, writers had limited options for publishing their books. They would need to find a literary agent who would then pitch their manuscript to publishing houses. The publishing houses reviewed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@katerinaramm/how-to-create-your-amazon-kindle-account-and-self-publish-your-e-book</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@katerinaramm/how-to-create-your-amazon-kindle-account-and-self-publish-your-e-book</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[katerinaramm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2023 09:53:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rhwNBWyLghVHyan55DVQ3sFKrgiGdLJnibViAwtYseMMfFYMpRcfYpe3WNj8YUyo1bic373qWNr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Book, Run to the Pitstop!]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's Live! The Second book for your Spacetrucker collection A collection of art and sketches. Watercolor, ink, pencil. Cartoons and Comic art. Goth and Whimsey. This copy is made in grayscale. As I started]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/video/@spacetrucker/new-book-run-to-the-pitstop</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/video/@spacetrucker/new-book-run-to-the-pitstop</guid><category><![CDATA[video]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spacetrucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2021 02:42:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQN2zWR24Vraow6DXLzHctrFzb3vaEcXDS6rduvTcySCKrvAxADaMt5LaXM21RKg4sibHvvH2mGf3GULCSU5zkgKytYnq95PsSwbdtoWmbZgGf713vQHB7L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEADANOMICON with the help of the Crimson Ghost.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being self-published is hard work. you gotta keep up with the art and promote at the same time. Hope to get the hang of it sooner or later. I cannot wait to get to know you guys and girls.. Support Indie]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181335/@spacetrucker/tauogmvg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181335/@spacetrucker/tauogmvg</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-181335]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spacetrucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:10:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/KWcVEiwEzuiCuSxBHEf42JyWvZsZ7iHiL2G9DgNyspaAoeBhypA4SsanXNsihXoYsEsqHYdririnmENC3G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Halloween and DEADANOMICON news.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Was able to catch tons of good videos and photos of the crimson ghost, He is going to help make some new trailers for the DEADANOMICON. Be sure to check out the trailer below in the meantime. Thanks for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photos/@spacetrucker/happy-halloween-and-deadanomicon-news</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photos/@spacetrucker/happy-halloween-and-deadanomicon-news</guid><category><![CDATA[photos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spacetrucker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2021 01:51:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQN2zWR24Vraow6DXLzHctrGUHVmg2WKRsmrh6av7qTiih3dwgZdh3Am6W1R9R7BWopwNC8a6PugQiJrJvf6AJdVJAqh28Z3R122dULH4kEPNHyxWnd2XT4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AGENT FINGERS #1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heeeyyyyy! Look at what the cat dragged in! Hello to YOU ALL this spooky Halloween! Follow along as Agent Fingers bumbles his way through the Great Pyramids of Egypt uncovering deep dark secrets as he]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@agentfingers/agent-fingers-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@agentfingers/agent-fingers-1</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[agentfingers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2020 23:34:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeQQfitmdxPPgLtSu1HuSyXtTCpRF9N1ZcMUXDB7ptaErKXfD9cuPeLU3Er3Y3uqymevn2y6bb8hfiqBrzgVagAnA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I need some help!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've finally collected enough of my drunk history blogs that I'm ready to pull the trigger on self-publishing them on Amazon. I'm in desperate need of some help from the Steemit brain-trust. To make it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/publishing/@themadgoat/i-need-some-help</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/publishing/@themadgoat/i-need-some-help</guid><category><![CDATA[publishing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[themadgoat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2019 17:23:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCGS4FBcCdcNkpAE4kBVo8JVzTXCqTAjpskvY2gcnYCqdpSJXdwHm5gUZGpAr8wNyn7x7D45xEDxXLNHK21Ub1YrASub3x2KbpZY3aJeTmYJdcDut4u92rF5JLT74eCuja87pLfxQGoM9h1BTAGizDLLcmF4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello Steemit Community]]></title><description><![CDATA[As this is my first post on this platform and I'm getting to grips with the ins and outs of everything, here's a little intro post more to prove to myself that I can write more than a text message and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/iceland/@jo-iceland/hello-steemit-community</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/iceland/@jo-iceland/hello-steemit-community</guid><category><![CDATA[iceland]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jo-iceland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2018 17:43:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy2ofdgrJNxeZC3WCHPBwR7MjUDzY4kBNr81LxKkqX9DFhCPUypwTX1NBmMfBprXiZPtMXf1BEyHBYgrUqcyZc3umVp568jQTd3E3y7AMUou78xrHSw7X8jf8z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WOW! Seth Godin endorsed my book!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I woke up this morning to this. Seth Godin blogged my book! To call this an "honor" is too much an understatement to even bother. I'm speechless! It remains to be seen exactly what becomes of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@kadavy/wow-seth-godin-endorsed-my-book</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@kadavy/wow-seth-godin-endorsed-my-book</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kadavy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2018 18:04:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt2ZjQcaLLSEYCvyzEhJoKMw11Q9XFaZhFtsja3ggM9bzUqyEzbNcUjWCGRB3fv9iJa3itdkZo3Ca5n4nZJv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adult Color Books - Are They Still Alive?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The adult coloring book scene was huge about a year ago. Did it taper off and die or is it still alive and well? I feel that the adult coloring book scene is still going strong. It is not everywhere like]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/coloring/@ricgrb1/adult-color-books-are-they-still-alive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/coloring/@ricgrb1/adult-color-books-are-they-still-alive</guid><category><![CDATA[coloring]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ricgrb1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 10:57:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dark Screams: Volume Seven – Book Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[I read this having not read the other editions so I can’t compare it to other works. I received this as a gift. The book contains 6 stories. Two of them stood out to me above the others. James Renner’s]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@soruze/dark-screams-volume-seven-book-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@soruze/dark-screams-volume-seven-book-review</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[soruze]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 00:47:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYS5nHNgD9cPX9muQnTDrtxFC2vsQTCGrybSbUEYCvuu6xFJMG6isPz96abKjqPMayuEVPHxyHG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evolving your writing]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we write and learn more about our craft, as writers, we often time seek perfection. We look to craft stories that are deep and meaningful to us with words that express situations and emotions in ways]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@soruze/evolving-your-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@soruze/evolving-your-writing</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[soruze]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 00:32:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ1Cjm97VAHusVUDHocCiM3L4iudsZY9yEntTY7XjKSpQXK5RoNx8LjjpgAf3GVxrf9JjgANSWS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Top Performing Book has NO REVIEWS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently I released a western that I wrote years ago and always considered it a first work. Well after some later thoughts about how it was just wasting away in cyber space I decided to publish the book]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@soruze/my-top-performing-book-has-no-reviews</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@soruze/my-top-performing-book-has-no-reviews</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[soruze]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 14:15:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYStZC67yEGp9KxmveKrVNqfShzwLgUaUXyXpAdjhfUsKMfQ37TdRucfmK2Thg4UctNwbJnRkar?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lets Talk About Flash Fiction with Layden Robinson]]></title><description><![CDATA[interviewed Layden Robinson on Twitter the other day. We both enjoy writing flash fiction so I asked her a few questions about it because she’s published a few collections which are performing well on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@soruze/lets-talk-about-flash-fiction-with-layden-robinson</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@soruze/lets-talk-about-flash-fiction-with-layden-robinson</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[soruze]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 15:20:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What makes a strong character?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I often ask myself if characters are weak or if they seem unrealistic. I always ask myself if I could see this character in reality. It’s easier to make characters believable when they are human. By human]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@soruze/what-makes-a-strong-character</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@soruze/what-makes-a-strong-character</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[soruze]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:55:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Reading Statistics]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I read books about writing to improve my craft and I write fiction. I’ve written some self help and they do about half as well as my fiction. It’s hard to find something that people want to read. A]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@soruze/some-reading-statistics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@soruze/some-reading-statistics</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[soruze]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:43:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Questions For When You’re Stuck in Character Development]]></title><description><![CDATA[Questions For When You’re Stuck in Character Development I like to ask myself questions about my characters when i am stuck in story. This helps me to create an idea of them as an actually living breathing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@soruze/questions-for-when-you-re-stuck-in-character-development</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@soruze/questions-for-when-you-re-stuck-in-character-development</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[soruze]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 17:59:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYguzKTA3DiHBVVxLeE6XZD1Pvrxt9GguneEe9H8abtKhwsc8d4VcVyLGDMYcTSnbLvWCChcZSe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>