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Ritter writes and publishes horror, fantasy and science fiction.]]></description><link>https://www.dsritter.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:43:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.dsritter.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Falling for Felldown Farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Irisa Thorne's life implodes in the city, she moves out to her grandfather's old farm in the country to try to start again.]]></description><link>https://www.dsritter.com/post/falling-for-felldown-farm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">664362d0e0a6c1aba82786b2</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Updates]]></category><category><![CDATA[Author Updates]]></category><category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 14:18:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/032dfd_d3d2c5a6a5b44db2b17ad6cf9e176255~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>D.S. 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Reposting this interview we...]]></description><link>https://www.dsritter.com/post/repost-an-interview-with-natalja-jackson</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ed25d54e1d08c0017d6ed4d</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2024 14:53:51 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>D.S. Ritter</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Math of Writing Novels]]></title><description><![CDATA[The amount of math your average writer (not to mention self-published author) may need in their career almost makes me wish I hadn't...]]></description><link>https://www.dsritter.com/post/the-math-of-writing-and-selling-novels</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65cf68ad3061906770ec7b65</guid><category><![CDATA[Author Updates]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 15:19:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/032dfd_cf5cb85755214512815a6670d9d2effd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>D.S. 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