<?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[Z.K. Stone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author Z.K. Stone]]></description><link>https://authorzkstone.wixsite.com/my-site/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:21:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.authorzkstone.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Importance of Community as a Creator]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>I was eating dinner the other day with a friend, and he was telling me how important community is to him. That conversation got me thinking about how important community is to us as creators. My goal is to be a full-time author and podcaster. That will happen, by faith. But I also know there [&#38;hellip;]</p>
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]]></description><link>https://www.authorzkstone.com/post/keeping-the-dream-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6862ed5fa535475640a44cc3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>authorzkstone</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Book Signing]]></title><description><![CDATA[This past Saturday I had my first book signing at a local Half Price Books. Though they were accommodating by allowing me to come, I will...]]></description><link>https://www.authorzkstone.com/post/first-book-signing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66049559d627d10d079567b8</guid><category><![CDATA[stories]]></category><category><![CDATA[Following Your Dreams]]></category><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dreams]]></category><category><![CDATA[book]]></category><category><![CDATA[novel]]></category><category><![CDATA[book review]]></category><category><![CDATA[author]]></category><category><![CDATA[Goals]]></category><category><![CDATA[short story]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3e1d53_24d045ccb2a1459191f33ad12daff3d7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>authorzkstone</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Book Signing]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>This past Saturday I had my first book signing at a local Half Price Books. Though they were accommodating by allowing me to come, I will admit that it was not as successful as I had hoped. My wife was kind enough to accompany me on this adventure. I sold four books, two to someone [&#38;hellip;]</p>
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