<?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[susanlmarkloff.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[susanlmarkloff.com]]></description><link>https://www.susanlmarkloff.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:50:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.susanlmarkloff.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[So. Many. Emotions.]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are so many emotions in this. I know I signed up for the award. I know I was told I got a 5-star review and that put me in the...]]></description><link>https://www.susanlmarkloff.com/single-post/so-many-emotions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6311578f0ff6d344722403c7</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2022 01:11:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f2140b_ce9d65a0de5947c8844fe20f92a9d41b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>susanmarkloff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Publishing Goals and the Novella Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last month has been a bit of a whirlwind. The weeks leading into the new year are typically busy for me and my family, with get...]]></description><link>https://www.susanlmarkloff.com/single-post/publishing-goals-and-the-novella-project</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6209a2b61f33eb66b351c089</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:50:18 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>susanmarkloff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2022 and Resolutions (I guess)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've never really loved the idea of New Year's Resolutions. I know they're trendy and all, and lots of people do them. But for me,...]]></description><link>https://www.susanlmarkloff.com/single-post/2022-and-resolutions-i-guess</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61dbd86dbdc245001606ad00</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 07:03:55 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>susanmarkloff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Gift Fit For a King]]></title><description><![CDATA[IT'S CHRISTMASTIME FRIENDS. I've always adored Christmas. While we never were like, huge "Santa" kids, I love Rudolph the Red-Nosed...]]></description><link>https://www.susanlmarkloff.com/single-post/no-gift-fit-for-a-king</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61a8729cc910480016c84391</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2021 07:50:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f2140b_34c4fda07f9d490ca0029e9296bd5c02~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>susanmarkloff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Few Weeks Later]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's like I'm determined to never have downtime ever. 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I don't even remotely understand algorithms, or what makes...]]></description><link>https://www.susanlmarkloff.com/single-post/what-i-ve-learned-so-far-social-media</link><guid isPermaLink="false">617b82abcc1d550016f6f8f9</guid><category><![CDATA[What I've Learned So Far]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2021 09:05:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f2140b_11e95a144f674b3da5dc81fbc2f53bc4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_802,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>susanmarkloff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reviews and Pre-Orders and Snippets, Oh My]]></title><description><![CDATA[With five days till Rise comes out, I find myself going over and over things in my head, trying to make sure I've done everything I can...]]></description><link>https://www.susanlmarkloff.com/single-post/reviews-and-pre-orders-and-snippets-oh-my</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61789bc3517bde00167284bb</guid><category><![CDATA[Book 1]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2021 00:53:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f2140b_cd28c8e44faf437f8656f639f1371823~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>susanmarkloff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[T-Minus Less Than a Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[How...how did we get to less than a month till book launch? It feels like just yesterday I was in Ocean City, sequestering myself to no...]]></description><link>https://www.susanlmarkloff.com/single-post/t-minus-less-than-a-month</link><guid isPermaLink="false">615e5d3c031ff30016cadc45</guid><category><![CDATA[Book 1]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2021 02:59:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f2140b_a31bb916ae1648739303e6572096d49c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>susanmarkloff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Evolution of a Beast]]></title><description><![CDATA[I doodled a lot in school. 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I'm glad that lots of people like them, but for me, all it does is become white noise. I'm amazed that people...]]></description><link>https://www.susanlmarkloff.com/single-post/audiobooks-and-why-i-can-t-do-my-own</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ff2b6d48fe5f7001730929c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 06:49:29 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>susanmarkloff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[InDesign and Chapter Names]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've spent the better part of the last two hours digging into how to create a chapter template for typesetting novels. 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