<?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[Carolyn Ferreira]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carolyn Ferreira]]></description><link>https://ferreiracarolyn.wixsite.com/carolyn-ferreira/articles</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:03:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ferreiracarolyn.wixsite.com/carolyn-ferreira/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Exposition is Necessary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not all writing is dialogue and action. There are times within a story when exposition and narrative are necessary. Even though you want...]]></description><link>https://ferreiracarolyn.wixsite.com/carolyn-ferreira/post/exposition-is-necessary</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65b8016ac0b555006ede3612</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2024 20:14:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_fbcd665704104e89bff527680375f60c~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Ferreira</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Prologue or not to Prologue?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Based on the research I have done over the last six months, authors everywhere seem to be pretty divided on the topic of prologues. I...]]></description><link>https://ferreiracarolyn.wixsite.com/carolyn-ferreira/post/to-prologue-or-not-to-prologue</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65ad68d5c87938add8dbd158</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 19:00:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_8c503f8a1a174c7c88f46bd920c08f1d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Ferreira</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holiday Writing Prompts]]></title><description><![CDATA[First of all, I hope everyone had a lovely holiday season. As you may have noticed, it's been about a month since my last blog. That is...]]></description><link>https://ferreiracarolyn.wixsite.com/carolyn-ferreira/post/holiday-writing-prompts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65ad6337fca7c41fe0b54606</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2024 18:51:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_a29aa5cd9ad245adbea2b2c048dbf880~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Ferreira</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is complicated]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today's post is of the creepy variety, which according to some of my writing colleagues is my forte. I'm not sure how I feel about that...]]></description><link>https://ferreiracarolyn.wixsite.com/carolyn-ferreira/post/love-is-complicated</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65761ce83dbbdad44c3e93e2</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2023 20:24:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ded244822f8415e99ba7077c0bd1084.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Ferreira</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[He didn't care. Not one bit.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Time for another writing sample! I wrote this one a few months ago. The requirement here was to write the plot backwards, so to speak....]]></description><link>https://ferreiracarolyn.wixsite.com/carolyn-ferreira/post/he-didn-t-care-not-one-bit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6564f275490f652cdab30bef</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2023 19:55:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0719414786ef4226b56c348e39f36c64.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Ferreira</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hook the reader from the start]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've written mostly shorter pieces recently, but whether  you are writing a short piece or something longer, the opening is arguably the...]]></description><link>https://ferreiracarolyn.wixsite.com/carolyn-ferreira/post/hook-the-reader-from-the-start</link><guid isPermaLink="false">655ba635544dc3a923f84bb1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 18:36:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_60e3bb5973754cf588733d6128440c5c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Ferreira</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creepy old ladies are a good premise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everybody loves a good locked room mystery, especially ones that involve a group of people reuniting, all their past arguments and...]]></description><link>https://ferreiracarolyn.wixsite.com/carolyn-ferreira/post/creepy-old-ladies-are-a-good-premise</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6552a3881d0ad3086e928d8d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2023 22:39:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/dd9b8aca4a254321b85f248e5f5ea557.jpg/v1/fit/w_650,h_488,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Ferreira</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Narrator Dog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of you may have seen this video pop up on social media recently. I highly recommend watching it. You do not need to have a TikTok...]]></description><link>https://ferreiracarolyn.wixsite.com/carolyn-ferreira/post/narrator-dog</link><guid isPermaLink="false">654947b993d5e95190fdb0cc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2023 20:17:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0996bcdb8274041a3a93ec35b87e328.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Ferreira</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do people still mail letters?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Time for another writing sample! This one's a little different as it is actually three small samples. The prompt here was to write a...]]></description><link>https://ferreiracarolyn.wixsite.com/carolyn-ferreira/post/do-people-still-mail-letters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">653ea7810a801b6996faec54</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2023 18:46:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_820707834a9146d7acc39b51747baec1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Ferreira</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Favorite childhood book]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of my childhood friends recently had a baby shower in August. In addition to a registry of gifts, she and her husband also requested...]]></description><link>https://ferreiracarolyn.wixsite.com/carolyn-ferreira/post/favorite-childhood-book</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6532c24fd8ec69a7aae32c67</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2023 18:11:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_9c91694167fb44a1ab3b9483320ad938~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Ferreira</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are you safe in your own home?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have another thriller writing sample for you! This sample is based on the following prompt: someone receives a phone call and then...]]></description><link>https://ferreiracarolyn.wixsite.com/carolyn-ferreira/post/another-thriller-sample</link><guid isPermaLink="false">652ef91ce5151e550d38c548</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2023 21:17:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_458f6b9f67714115ab51e0f032705c0d~mv2_d_3024_4032_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Ferreira</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Tips for New Writers]]></title><description><![CDATA[As someone who is newer to writing compositions of more than 1,000 words, I have done a ton of research on what to do and what not to do...]]></description><link>https://ferreiracarolyn.wixsite.com/carolyn-ferreira/post/top-tips-for-new-writers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65245ccaf99f1a201fca63a1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 20:08:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_251a965e45d94d49a9461430942f333a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Ferreira</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dialogue shows you who a character is]]></title><description><![CDATA[Time for another writing sample! This sample is based off a prompt where two people meet and one of them knows something. The second...]]></description><link>https://ferreiracarolyn.wixsite.com/carolyn-ferreira/post/writing-sample-dialogue</link><guid isPermaLink="false">651f2085ecc2be9be012063f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 20:47:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/06e36fe7ffc44ea2ab5a31754293367d.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Ferreira</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Common Fiction Mistakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the last few months, as I prepare to write my first novel, I have done a ton of research on fiction, thrillers, writing, suspense,...]]></description><link>https://ferreiracarolyn.wixsite.com/carolyn-ferreira/post/common-fiction-mistakes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">651729922cefff2fed47c3e7</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 20:18:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_56272ab737c2439aa0ea1fb4a4ed724a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Ferreira</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trains make for good stories]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is your first writing sample! It's the first few paragraphs to a thriller novel.  Would you want to keep reading? What do you like...]]></description><link>https://ferreiracarolyn.wixsite.com/carolyn-ferreira/post/thriller-writing-sample</link><guid isPermaLink="false">650b73079bc7efd2a4a8dab5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 22:40:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f5526380b69b4de58dcf8fc112145de9.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Ferreira</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>