<?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[Spell Saga]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Site]]></description><link>https://www.spell-saga.co.uk/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:09:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.spell-saga.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Every new chapter follows another]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is not only true for books but also for life. My love for writing did not start before my love for reading had reached a peak.I wasn’t born a booklover. My passion for reading was triggered by an early, accidental interest in becoming a librarian. Before that, I had only frequently touched books and only under threat of some kind of school assessment. You might ask why someone who hated even looking at books suddenly wanted to become a librarian. Well, let's step back to a frosty...]]></description><link>https://www.spell-saga.co.uk/post/every-new-chapter-follows-another</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac696402526eefdb7fdbf70</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:00:26 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>dianagauvrit</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mi Castle Su Castle]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the 30th of August 2011, I climbed out of a plane with the intention of spending a year, max a year and a half, in the UK. To reach that goal, I had applied for various university jobs all over the country. After several rejections, I was successful. The University of Cambridge offered me employment. I took it. 15 years and 1 month later, I’m still here. The reason: I met some of the nicest people who would end up becoming my friends, including the man I inevitably married. However, as...]]></description><link>https://www.spell-saga.co.uk/post/mi-castle-su-castle</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abd3a245cd5820650abadd0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:16:16 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>dianagauvrit</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[To blog, or not to blog, that is the question.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was asked why I have a blog and what I’m trying to achieve with it. To be honest, I couldn’t answer that question. At least not at that very moment.   Let’s move back to a time long before my blog was born. I have been writing for as long as I can remember. Even as a child, I made up stories. Most of my work never saw the light of day. Never leaving the premises of my mind or my room. When I was older, I published a few of my short stories in Germany, but only on other authors’ websites....]]></description><link>https://www.spell-saga.co.uk/post/to-blog-or-not-to-blog-that-is-the-question</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab17cc7a9cd81127b60422d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:52:20 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>dianagauvrit</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lump of coal or a diamond?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I would love some feedback from you.   After setting up my website, I dedicated one page to my novels, with subpages that discuss each of them. Well, that’s the plan. So far, I have only written one novel, and I’m still working on number two. Ergo, I have only one subpage (and a ‘coming soon’ one). Anyway, I felt something wasn’t quite right; something was missing. Then it hit me. What I like when shopping for new reading material is to have a glimpse of what I’m buying, or in other words: I...]]></description><link>https://www.spell-saga.co.uk/post/a-lump-of-coal-or-a-diamond</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aac0d3cea7c1d3d266c040c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:57:32 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>dianagauvrit</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A rock and a hard place]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I started looking for an editor, I talked with many people. Editors, proofreaders, advisors, agents and more. All said the same. My novel was too long and not suitable for marketing. Their unanimous advice: A novel should be no longer than 100 000 words. I did not like listening to them. My argument: What’s with all those great novels that are longer than mine and are just amazing? However, regardless of how much I tried to defend my work, I had to admit, those authors were well-known,...]]></description><link>https://www.spell-saga.co.uk/post/a-rock-and-a-hard-place</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa69f25f688f98da0efbd6a</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:09:34 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>dianagauvrit</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ready, Steady, Go and Edit]]></title><description><![CDATA[My debut novel is with my editor now. I can’t tell you how excited I am! Claire, my editor, has already been in contact a few times to discuss final details before she hits the ground running. Her cheerful and straightforward manner is just refreshing. I’m glad I found her. So, after I visited her website the first time, I had excluded her from my initial selection list. Before I tell you why this has changed, let’s turn back time. In December 2025, after I had finished my novel and had done...]]></description><link>https://www.spell-saga.co.uk/post/ready-steady-go-and-edit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa443d12772b2fce1ce4641</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:15:03 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>dianagauvrit</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m here!]]></title><description><![CDATA[And so is my website. Now that I’m only a few weeks from publishing my first book, I followed the advice that rained from all sides onto me. All said the same. A writer needs a platform. So, here we are.   It’s the first time I created my own web presence. I chose to do it with Wix, as everyone said how easy Wix makes it for its users. And that isn’t a lie. So, I needed a few attempts to get the hang of it. Lucky me, I’m married to a software engineer. A proper geek when it comes to all stuff...]]></description><link>https://www.spell-saga.co.uk/post/i-m-here</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9daf68338fe3cc70d54f4f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 18:27:55 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>dianagauvrit</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>