<?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[The Writer's Workout]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Writer's Workout is a global charity for literacy through creative writing. We can help you be a better writer.]]></description><link>https://www.writersworkout.net/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:45:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.writersworkout.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Indie Author Spotlight, Episode 24]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello! S.E. Reed here! I'm an Indie Author who has been on the hunt for the last year to meet new and interesting people in the writing world. Along the way I've had the chance to interview some great writers, like today's guest, Nancy Christie. Nancy has hit some major milestones in the writing world. Like reaching double digits with the number of published books she has out there. And there is not slowing her down! She has more lovely novels in the works and releasing soon. So make sure you...]]></description><link>https://www.writersworkout.net/post/indie-author-spotlight-episode-24</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698a7ff95ce248ef44849c59</guid><category><![CDATA[Writer Spotlight]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:00:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/931adf_bd1f2c411a2d4e10b91cfd487c02f48b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>S.E. Reed</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back to Basics: Embracing Revision]]></title><description><![CDATA[For this Back to Basics mini-course, we’re trying to embrace revisions— as a process . Let’s look at the basics. Getting a first draft of anything done, be it an essay, a novel, or anything in between, is grueling. Something special happens when you complete a draft: it gives you an almost indescribable feeling of joy . Sometimes we’re so proud of what we made that it can be hard to find any fault with it. But even if you think your first draft is perfect, it can never hurt to try and reflect...]]></description><link>https://www.writersworkout.net/post/back-to-basics-embracing-revision</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a49b3660298c02e5bd1258</guid><category><![CDATA[Back to Basics]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:00:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/931adf_2e508ed362d7492bb42d6f6ca878233a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Izhan Arif</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing to Be Read]]></title><description><![CDATA[As writers, we all aspire to have people read the words we have so carefully crafted, don’t we? Well, I suppose there are some who write and hide their work in desktop folders or in repurposed shoeboxes buried deep within their closets, never meant for the public eye. But, hey, if you’re perusing this site—which means you have at least a marginal interest in improving your craft—you likely don’t fall into that second category. We might choose to write for a myriad of reasons but the endgame...]]></description><link>https://www.writersworkout.net/post/writing-to-be-read</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b2311decfce39c49a8810b</guid><category><![CDATA[Craft & Chaos]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:04:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5a07a7_c676ecf935de49e59c7a61dfc22001c3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Karen Scott</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Know Thy Reader: Target Audiences for Fantasy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn about target audiences for the fantasy genre.]]></description><link>https://www.writersworkout.net/post/know-thy-reader-target-audiences-for-fantasy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69adf0967eb34e89d6fcc0bd</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing Career]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:00:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ea4902_f49561225b9e4e8da0619738a2cbb51e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kate Schuyler</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fiction Potluck Finalists: January '26]]></title><description><![CDATA[We love Fiction Potluck because the submissions are so much fun! Here are January's  Fiction Potluck Finalists for the Endings With a Twist  challenge. Look for the Finalist badge across social media to connect with these authors. January Finalists Thomas Thomas currently lives in Hanoi, where costs are low and lived experiences are rich. The move has allowed him to devote more time to becoming a full-time writer, with occasional days off for Bia Hoi and rocket-fuel coffee.  His fiction has...]]></description><link>https://www.writersworkout.net/post/fiction-potluck-finalists-january-26</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a03d966afb7c0f55dacddb</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction Potluck]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 14:00:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/931adf_15af94dafd8c4c0095caa7d617d92729~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Writer&apos;s Workout</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Readability in Creative Writing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn about readability in creative writing.]]></description><link>https://www.writersworkout.net/post/readability-in-creative-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699e6916e9360bd69c3544c9</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing Career]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 04:59:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ea4902_6b95764640d04a6f8e4852877001f390~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mary Chittle</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indie Author Spotlight, Episode 23]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello! S.E. Reed here! I'm an Indie Author who has been on the hunt for the last year to meet new and interesting people in the writing world. Along the way I've had the chance to interview some great writers, like today's guest, Carol Parris Krauss. Carol is a power house with a very large body of work. She's been featured in a wide variety of literary magazines and journals. Make sure you take the time to find and read her work as she is a master at her craft. Having waited to be published...]]></description><link>https://www.writersworkout.net/post/indie-author-spotlight-episode-23</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698a76c6c54aab42f41d0cc1</guid><category><![CDATA[Writer Spotlight]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 02:00:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/931adf_6ae13f9cf514482db3a7a06e146fcf66~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>S.E. Reed</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Write a Reader's Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn all about reader's reports.]]></description><link>https://www.writersworkout.net/post/how-to-write-a-reader-s-report</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699e65cce9360bd69c353dc5</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing Career]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:00:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ea4902_41c7910fb974471f959c2c3a77671a5a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carly Pearlson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feedback to Final Draft: Embracing &#38; Implementing Revisions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn about embracing and implementing revisions.]]></description><link>https://www.writersworkout.net/post/feedback-to-final-draft-embracing-implementing-revisions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699bcc47cfa5020e41bd7dd7</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing Career]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:00:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ea4902_7a401492eb3c4eada64f995ebf944738~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Cassell Presnell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alpha and Beta Readers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn about the importance of alpha and beta readers.]]></description><link>https://www.writersworkout.net/post/alpha-and-beta-readers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69924a1f159d7fac963ef08d</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing Career]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:00:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ea4902_f81b292fcad34518a4927e01afe022b2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heather Miller</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indie Author Spotlight, Episode 22]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello! It's me, S.E. Reed, an Indie Author and volunteer at The Writer's Workout. I've made it my mission to help you find out more about others like me. Each of these episodes features a Q&#38;A-style interview with an Indie Author so you can get to know more about them and their writing. In addition, some of the authors have chosen to participate in a 2nd interview on my website, Writing With Reed , which I'll link at the end. Today I'll be interviewing Kelly Esparza. She's a poet, author, and...]]></description><link>https://www.writersworkout.net/post/indie-author-spotlight-interview-episode-22</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6972153c2ac9f625b6a994ab</guid><category><![CDATA[Writer Spotlight]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:00:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/https://static.wixstatic.com/media/931adf_a80e4122499a4e458ea18a03cc757ab6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>S.E. Reed</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rejection is in the Eye of the Beholder]]></title><description><![CDATA[As has been noted in previous posts, I am fairly new to the neurodivergent world. I have ADHD and OCD but didn’t know these conditions are called neurodivergence. Apparently, self-discovery is a never-ending process! That said, since starting this blog series—and the research that comes with such an endeavor—I have received quite an education about neurodivergence. Some terms were new to me (even if the symptoms and challenges associated with them were not), such as executive dysfunction ,...]]></description><link>https://www.writersworkout.net/post/rejection-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698ce34f0e15f11823ce4e5e</guid><category><![CDATA[Craft & Chaos]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:47:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5a07a7_e366ee6722624737bf1cca63c303c601~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Karen Scott</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Importance and Meaning of Actionable Feedback]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn about the meaning and importance of actionable feedback.]]></description><link>https://www.writersworkout.net/post/the-importance-and-meaning-of-actionable-feedback</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6988d03f40d7c5baf3ae6bcc</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing Career]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:00:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ea4902_114b3c1b88e6468c9b9d23dd83b5d964~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ash Bartel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Positive Feedback ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn about positive feedback and how it can improve your writing process.]]></description><link>https://www.writersworkout.net/post/positive-feedback</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697e5ce16379b93199b31564</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing Career]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 04:59:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ea4902_a7f91a3d11f246059005f28db5a0dcee~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ashley Bartel</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indie Author Spotlight, Episode 21]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello! It's me (again). S.E. Reed, your favorite multi-genre Indie Author and volunteer at The Writer's Workout. Okay, so maybe I'm not your favorite, but I am an Indie Author who has made it her mission to help you find out more about others like me. Each of these episodes features a Q&#38;A-style interview with an Indie Author so you can get to know more about them and their writing. In addition, some of the authors have chosen to participate in a 2nd interview on my website, Writing With Reed...]]></description><link>https://www.writersworkout.net/post/indie-author-spotlight-episode-21</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69481fcd54f477c1ea13e8b7</guid><category><![CDATA[Writer Spotlight]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:00:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/931adf_b1deb0c208b24eb3a6330ae12ec0818d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>S.E. Reed</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Quick Self-Editing Wins That Transform Your Fiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn how self-editing can transform your fiction.]]></description><link>https://www.writersworkout.net/post/3-quick-self-editing-wins-that-transform-your-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69764a7f5a89f12627875ebb</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing Career]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:00:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/931adf_7de4f09aef6c4a0c9ce214fe884589f6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Katie Chambers</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Self-Edit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn about self-editing and how it can improve your writing process.]]></description><link>https://www.writersworkout.net/post/how-to-self-edit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69763fb8d87a5889015fc2c7</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing Career]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 14:00:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ea4902_6aa9c80820e7486197d9f4d3faeec0fd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Avery Gillis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copyediting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn about copyediting and the repertoire of skills needed to be a copyeditor.]]></description><link>https://www.writersworkout.net/post/copyediting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696d1d7c482610fa2897672a</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing Career]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:00:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ea4902_effd997a849647c9b843a78a376d8a93~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Bhagwati Narwate</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indie Author Spotlight, Episode 20 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello! It's me (again). S.E. Reed, your favorite multi-genre Indie Author and volunteer at The Writer's Workout. Okay, so maybe I'm not your favorite, but I am an Indie Author who has made it her mission to help you find out more about others like me. Each of these episodes features a Q&#38;A-style interview with an Indie Author so you can get to know more about them and their writing. In addition, some of the authors have chosen to participate in a 2nd interview on my website, Writing With Reed...]]></description><link>https://www.writersworkout.net/post/indie-author-spotlight-episode-20</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6948168393dd8b221e6bf2cb</guid><category><![CDATA[Writer Spotlight]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:00:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/931adf_8f379728491642929da8155cd031e7e7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>S.E. Reed</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Love/Hate Relationship With Editing]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s been said that love and hate are two sides of the same coin. Both are intense emotions. Both are characterized by passion. They even activate similar areas of the brain.  But they don’t mean the same thing, of course. “Love” reflects feelings of deep affection or pleasure in doing something, while “hate” suggests an equal level of animosity. So this begs the question: Is it possible to experience these seemingly conflicting feelings at the same time? If you’re neurodivergent (ND) like...]]></description><link>https://www.writersworkout.net/post/my-love-hate-relationship-with-editing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6966a13df1ba376a5bc001ec</guid><category><![CDATA[Craft & Chaos]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:00:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5a07a7_c4f72eec68ac44818fbb3227f9f6c277~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Karen Scott</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>