<?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[Elizabeth Douka, Author of The Gods and Legends Series]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exploring Myths in Every Page]]></description><link>https://www.elizabethdouka.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:03:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.elizabethdouka.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Finding My Way Back to Writing ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I returned to writing almost quietly. One day, I opened my laptop and decided to give an old dream one last shot. Not as an experiment and not with expectations, just a clear choice to try again before letting it go for good. I used writing as a kind of final therapy. My characters went through the same hardships I had, but I gave them better outcomes than I could see for myself at the time. When I eventually held my first published book in my hands, I felt elated, but not in a simple way....]]></description><link>https://www.elizabethdouka.com/post/finding-my-way-back-to-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6987037c966638726860e93c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 09:21:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6d0b57_c50dd37b05174e34a2b358c7fa904c05~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Elizabeth Douka</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>