<?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[Karla Brandenburg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author of books about ghosts, witches, mystery and romance]]></description><link>https://www.karlabrandenburg.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 09:58:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.karlabrandenburg.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[And now there's a deadline]]></title><description><![CDATA[So far, I've been writing on my own schedule. Don't get me wrong, I usually write a book fairly quickly (although not as fast as I used...]]></description><link>https://www.karlabrandenburg.com/post/and-now-there-s-a-deadline</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65b14f243ff08024c5e20478</guid><category><![CDATA[The Writing Journey]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 17:59:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80b389_b3602afbaef74aa2ad989cc01649e6de~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_320,h_240,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Karla Brandenburg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coffee and disappearing products]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have a knack for liking products that apparently aren't all that popular with the rest of the world. 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This isn’t a post you’ll want to read. I’m of a certain age where doctors...]]></description><link>https://www.karlabrandenburg.com/post/the-odds-are-ever-against-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65b14c0625f711f104cf86ae</guid><category><![CDATA[Randomness]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Karla Brandenburg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The table's a little smaller now, but I'm still thankful]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I was little, we always traveled to visit family on Thanksgiving, until one year it snowed and we couldn't make the trip. Somehow,...]]></description><link>https://www.karlabrandenburg.com/post/the-table-s-a-little-smaller-now-but-i-m-still-thankful</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65b14ba4f9615f4acf4f41ee</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2023 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Karla Brandenburg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Developing Characters]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently had a conversation with my buddy Bobbi about where my characters come from. The answer? Everywhere. They usually start as an...]]></description><link>https://www.karlabrandenburg.com/post/developing-characters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65b14b3622e7f4b7b67d8bfe</guid><category><![CDATA[The Writing Journey]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2023 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Karla Brandenburg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't Try so Hard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quite often when I start a new book, I get stuck with "what am I doing?" "What happens next?" 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I saw...]]></description><link>https://www.karlabrandenburg.com/post/applying-what-you-learn</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6546a84817e1589ca11e4824</guid><category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Writing Journey]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Karla Brandenburg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being Good at What You Do]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you believe you can, so will everybody else.]]></description><link>https://www.karlabrandenburg.com/post/being-good-at-what-you-do</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d46fffcec17ca00175e26a0</guid><category><![CDATA[The Writing Journey]]></category><category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2019 15:57:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80b389_8fe9bcd716f44663bb785a97d963f902~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_200,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Karla Brandenburg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trying something new]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a year of metamorphosis for me. 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