<?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[Sarah J Maxwell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young adult low fantasy author]]></description><link>https://www.sarahjmaxwell.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:59:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.sarahjmaxwell.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Repeat after me...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am worthy. I will achieve. I believe. 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I’m outgoing, friendly, but throughout my life, I’ve...]]></description><link>https://www.sarahjmaxwell.com/post/the-story-behind-what-the-knocker-upper-woke-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6135719ee9d46b00168d90d3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2021 22:52:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8d0d4_39615c1a8f6c4befabb993471d14e814~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>sarahjmaxwell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flaws and failure on the way to Dream Gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[I heard a commentator on the Olympic swimming say of a top US swimmer, that her philosophy is ‘not to expect too much whenever they get...]]></description><link>https://www.sarahjmaxwell.com/post/flaws-and-failure-on-the-way-to-dream-gold</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6103b69a068ca10015367898</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:32:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8d0d4_09d426ad0bc648a1bf5e6d6c7dc3ffb7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_259,h_194,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sarah J Maxwell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[RIP - your darlings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Must I kill my darlings? How many must be slaughtered? 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