<?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>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:24:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/thewritersblock/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Writer's Block]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pour Forth The Magic Some days, I know nothing more than the fact that I want to write but there wouldn’t be a topic, a story or a subject I can mentally conjure to write about. source There is no inspiration,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@rosardente01/the-writer-s-block</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@rosardente01/the-writer-s-block</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rosardente01]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:30:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKmTr9Z4jhbPj9GHY1wjtmcKenorTCjKSVAaTGj79hpzMq6tjXFr2A8FyA9PK4iZGkyofhB38w45J9E71D1CUouDZusUK3CwALcyRpfKwtfQmPiDQAwt3PdTy11BG3WG1mEv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muxxybot Fiction Curation #16]]></title><description><![CDATA[Muxxybot's curation team scours Steemit looking for excellent minnow posts that they feel deserve more exposure and higher payouts. These are nominated by the team and voted on in our Discord channel.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/curation/@xanders1ee/muxxybot-fiction-curation-16</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/curation/@xanders1ee/muxxybot-fiction-curation-16</guid><category><![CDATA[curation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[xanders1ee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2020 17:05:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2Mc4EszkQEhv2rvgTwEQHWyYwYJZYSgsoXemvyTBTe9BkHGYbfKL4KSZ5VS2JNQ7C59hgvyxybKQVgXZLe7CgVmx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time Capsule in a Hatbox ~ Short Story | 5 Minute Freewrite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watching my life packed into boxes has been less nauseating than I expected, but there’s still the attic to tackle. Where there was artwork next to vining plants and tchotchkes from my years of travel]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/isleofwrite/@ameliabartlett/time-capsule-in-a-hatbox</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/isleofwrite/@ameliabartlett/time-capsule-in-a-hatbox</guid><category><![CDATA[isleofwrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ameliabartlett]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2020 13:48:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgskW8qdPdvSqcwwJTvbiCMpGmRey1Rtd8H5raVGN5thteNqhSpXAjdmzaktaFw6JTABJyrcdDzAQvvLV2KgxWhsbpD7dbnmCx2z8x82hkQ5hAdGbHHmBAgqpDsRANbxFp8YjArEwbuEykUcFJE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranger than Fiction ~ Flash Fiction | 5 Minute Freewrite]]></title><description><![CDATA[The file arrived on my desk at 4:50 pm on a Friday. Remains of my fourth cup of coffee lay like sludge in the styrofoam cup on my desk, their rancid smell urging me to peel out early if I could go unnoticed.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/isleofwrite/@ameliabartlett/stranger-than-fiction-flash-fiction-or-5-minute-freewrite</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/isleofwrite/@ameliabartlett/stranger-than-fiction-flash-fiction-or-5-minute-freewrite</guid><category><![CDATA[isleofwrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ameliabartlett]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2020 15:16:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgskW8qdPdvSqcwwJTvbiCMpGmRey1Rtd8H5qon2fEHJi26GcUJ87zp8vogSGyGys51bqZe2ibdGzQjXh1xttk58yAf1xABAPuqEmXgpQ6ac9byPbVefiYu6N8ikUL1F41F3NwrjUPydPBKe3Zx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not All Hoaxes Happen On April Fools Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[We kick off April with of course, April Fools Day. 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The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@katrina-ariel/poem-a-conversation-with-rumi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@katrina-ariel/poem-a-conversation-with-rumi</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[katrina-ariel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2019 04:32:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2HeX3Zi2vTf1hdhmtdH8CsMFrxqYN1nzMc9qAHTp8Ha1Ci6TurH4tFAfuyBfez8bdYdtr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[POEM: Whirlpool]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poetry is often like bleeding words, or painting therapeutic pictures of moments in time. Thoughts and emotions are purged into art. Whirlpool It’s sweet of you To ask how I feel, But I don’t think you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@katrina-ariel/poem-whirlpool</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@katrina-ariel/poem-whirlpool</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[katrina-ariel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 20:58:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvgWiMj6RV3948VSvyMnijv3SxNoLFMgM6PRCkeuuUFKtvWQnGGu1d428dSgnnq7WGAs5Vjga38sRsYpN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[POEM: As Many Times as it Takes]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve been hiding lately, needing downtime and me time. Binge-watching Shadowhunters and Arrow on Netflix and editing manuscripts has been my go-to, rather than recording music and doing videos. Sometimes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@katrina-ariel/poem-as-many-times-as-it-takes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@katrina-ariel/poem-as-many-times-as-it-takes</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[katrina-ariel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2019 05:21:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/CQdwDW6BZfWWrWVz78H9QFhTqN54tSmcsbrgyQH4PX7p78sP9m2DwdcFToH6EVt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[POEM: Trekking Through the Empty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nothin’s gonna fill this empty, Only thing I can do is give. String some notes together, This is the way I live. Spread myself out into nothing, Just a speck in space, Stardust seeking company, Music gives]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@katrina-ariel/poem-trekking-through-the-empty</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@katrina-ariel/poem-trekking-through-the-empty</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[katrina-ariel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2019 02:58:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvgWiMj6RV3948VSvyMnbiWhss3urNYcqV9NTrVnKZPVpNtJrMFPMznd6ZgFWH7XiSfQEEoxrbXhvcQ9L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's Happenin']]></title><description><![CDATA[What an exciting time for Steemhouse Publishing! We have new faces on the team and fresh new energy in leadership. With our first book launch drawing nearer every day, it seems the time is right to give]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/publishing/@thewritersblock/what-s-happenin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/publishing/@thewritersblock/what-s-happenin</guid><category><![CDATA[publishing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thewritersblock]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2019 02:51:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iP9ZMjqUXHmDkMruJnL4omFiRiyBKKbKoUPdir5SJnFCbaw98wpVxrF4c83pbjChMBxaMTU1UUE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[POEM: Snowy Thoughts]]></title><description><![CDATA[My window frames a soft painting In shades of grey and green and brown, Tree bows weighed down By the cold, fluffy presence of water. Water that will melt and flow When Spring finally sneaks in, Many weeks]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@katrina-ariel/poem-snowy-thoughts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@katrina-ariel/poem-snowy-thoughts</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[katrina-ariel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2019 17:55:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2HeX3Zi2vTf1hdhmtdH8CsMFrxqYMza2op9n48zjxU6nnQ7M5jPezGe3xdHY1E7Y1GtaA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[POEM: Knife-edge Whisper]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kindness like a knife-edge whisper: It’s okay, you deserve this. Stop holding joy at arm’s length Like a long-denied kiss. But the mind’s torture persists, Insists it must be heard, Serving penance for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@katrina-ariel/poem-knife-edge-whisper</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@katrina-ariel/poem-knife-edge-whisper</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[katrina-ariel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2019 17:57:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/x7L2VSNEiyA84nor6ZVkGAut9i2MtuHrAEZu1pkrxgUggX73DDJu1kuj7rPghmwYvBi25Fv2svpRESS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemhouse Publishing Has a Representative at Anarchapulco]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Steemhouse representative at Anarcapulco will be me, @michelios . In fact, I’m already here, in Acapulco, killing time on the beach until the conference. I didn’t publish much on Steem in the two years]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchapulco/@thewritersblock/steemhouse-publishing-has-a-representative-at-anarcapulco</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchapulco/@thewritersblock/steemhouse-publishing-has-a-representative-at-anarcapulco</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchapulco]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thewritersblock]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2019 23:49:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc16ythUWUwogs8RGCwgDq1voMrk5mzcsd2N6ut71FLJzntWjPQALFu9dQVKG15HZ8XU8UCWYvSBBfMUkiaLJ8JCCGbhwQSZduM8T9Czfamcev6dCcW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a Pig's Ear - Day 478: 5 Minute Freewrite: Sunday - Prompt: pig's ear]]></title><description><![CDATA[source "I'm heading out for some pig's ears," he said. "In a pig's ear, you are," she muttered. Sure, he was going to the store for pig’s ears. He drove to the Farm and Fleet with the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@carolkean/in-a-pig-s-ear-day-478-5-minute-freewrite-sunday-prompt-pig-s-ear</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@carolkean/in-a-pig-s-ear-day-478-5-minute-freewrite-sunday-prompt-pig-s-ear</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carolkean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2019 16:37:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stsAqnmyxQN5QPZRZvTFiCDfL7NC8SaXCTGuunSBRbxnD4Mts1BkGCj2er7dQm19HDXMCdkvzF5LnyrwyZHMY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[POEM: Give Me More]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m rewriting one of my manuscripts and listening to epic music while crafting sex scenes. Yep. Sure am. This poem is my way to procrastinate. The good news is I’m about fifty pages from the end of this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@katrina-ariel/poem-give-me-more</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@katrina-ariel/poem-give-me-more</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[katrina-ariel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2019 20:20:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e98VtDC1h2AL4sJeEXvoWEDE4LKcrjfXBkr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breathe]]></title><description><![CDATA[From every indication, it does seem that I am now writing poetry. I can say that it's great catharsis. @katrina-ariel, thank you for listening to me rage and vent, and for inspiring me to poem (which]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@rhondak/breathe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@rhondak/breathe</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rhondak]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2019 05:29:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPd3vf1RGCUH3TnmyyxpByEPuz7kTV9B5MF7z9fxFqReXGr5a5bGCjXW1HvLqfX56jcqCMEWBBc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[POEM: Naked Honesty]]></title><description><![CDATA[There I was again this morning, on my mat with words coming. Had to stop and get my notebook to let them out. It’s amazing how many times lyrics start flowing when I’m doing yoga, moving energy around.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@katrina-ariel/poem-naked-honesty</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@katrina-ariel/poem-naked-honesty</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[katrina-ariel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2019 19:59:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2k7TU6R7D8hFGyjkSsQhgsENDTXpozuhuRD26jFyDjzZeGRNb7tk3J4pyL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemhouse Publishing: "High Kill" Proof Copy Has Arrived!]]></title><description><![CDATA[What a milestone for The Writers’ Block! Yesterday, UPS delivered the first proof copy of High Kill, soon to be our maiden book launch in the U.S. and English-speaking international markets. This is a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/publishing/@thewritersblock/steemhouse-publishing-high-kill-proof-copy-has-arrived</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/publishing/@thewritersblock/steemhouse-publishing-high-kill-proof-copy-has-arrived</guid><category><![CDATA[publishing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thewritersblock]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2019 05:21:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPPMR1FEkZ1tpfJD1CVeWkMGTsUGNNWhykbvpM49Q27tSSceakijgwWSrBLux3y5SfLf1PMENG6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Story Structure: The Key to Successful Fiction - Red Sneaker Writers Series #1 - by William Bernhardt]]></title><description><![CDATA[What do readers get from your book? How do you reward them for spending their time in your fictional world? source: Goodreads I read this book more than once over the years, and as always, I keep forgetting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/book/@carolkean/story-structure-the-key-to-successful-fiction-red-sneaker-writers-series-1-by-william-bernhardt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/book/@carolkean/story-structure-the-key-to-successful-fiction-red-sneaker-writers-series-1-by-william-bernhardt</guid><category><![CDATA[book]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carolkean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2019 14:50:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPEDaxaAyCc5Ux7qvBBguy3JMvNs6wf9x6f1Pm5Mo3eYLvvKvfJakSFUtk3bGDsugMhYeqz4ryC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[POEM: The Storm Wants Out]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sword in me trembles, Raging, Wanting to slice through Rules and stupidity, Banks and governments, Fine print and followers. The warrior in me Screams But I am silent. The place where the cries Are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@katrina-ariel/poem-the-storm-wants-out</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@katrina-ariel/poem-the-storm-wants-out</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[katrina-ariel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2019 19:11:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/x7L2VSNEiyA84nor6ZVkGAut9i2Mtw8RqJYFyYHW2Dwar2h43cbBEQFje3PddxFqWzwcdYLUbhdZdmY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>