<?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[S.P. Garnet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inspired Words by S.P. Garnet]]></description><link>https://www.spgarnet.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:20:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.spgarnet.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What inspired me to be an author?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aug 23, 2026 I decided to be an author less than a year ago. I’ve been working at it for twenty years, but the explicit decision is very recent to me.  I was inspired to become an author when I was a kid. We moved around a lot, so I was always introducing myself to people who I might know for a while, but probably wouldn’t. I learned the power of an introduction. I learned the power of being unknown around the time that I learned how much I love the complexities of world-building and the...]]></description><link>https://www.spgarnet.com/post/what-inspired-me-to-be-an-author</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8b26a78eed5abe8163589e</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>S P Garnet</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>