<?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[Jill Blake]]></title><description><![CDATA[website]]></description><link>https://www.authorjillblake.com/updates</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 02:20:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.authorjillblake.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A pandemic story]]></title><description><![CDATA[From a doctor, mom, and would-be writer May 2021 Fourteen months into the Covid pandemic, I am finally returning to writing. Why so long?...]]></description><link>https://www.authorjillblake.com/post/a-pandemic-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">639a920fbb8c19a00b16c3cc</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 03:49:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a7343ced0b9e434d9c82754c0f9b2149.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jill Blake</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work-life balance &#38; other myths]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is work-life balance really a myth? Well...yes, and no. Here's what I've learned from my years as a physician, mom, and writer...]]></description><link>https://www.authorjillblake.com/post/work-life-balance-other-myths</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5dc27e995f24e000178e9013</guid><category><![CDATA[Real-Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Burnout]]></category><category><![CDATA[Working Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Doctors]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2019 08:25:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7345c6_ad89bf3db7cd45edae02edf7f9a62cd8~mv2_d_2173_2212_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jill Blake</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killing your darlings]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm in the process of doing edits for my latest book, Oh, Baby!--yes, that's the title, peeps, not just my enthusiasm bursting through....]]></description><link>https://www.authorjillblake.com/post/2019/01/06/killing-your-darlings-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c7ca187242dbc001bec160e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2019 03:12:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7345c6_0f2bfb4364d24c7da673fd3d4b2c2777~mv2_d_4608_3456_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jill Blake</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[And the award goes to...]]></title><description><![CDATA[By nature, humans are competitive creatures. Think about sports, politics, awards shows. We try to impress upon our children that it’s...]]></description><link>https://www.authorjillblake.com/post/2018/09/01/and-the-award-goes-to</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c7ca1872eaacc001cd8ef77</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2018 20:04:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7345c6_2b63ca76146f4909897ad5db8df0ed3e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_867,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jill Blake</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where do you get your ideas?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers always ask where I get my ideas.   With my latest book, The Burnout Cure, I didn’t have far to look. While Wolf, Lily, and the...]]></description><link>https://www.authorjillblake.com/post/where-do-you-get-your-ideas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c7ca187c4b4b9001cc96760</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Books]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2017 14:10:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7345c6_55a46e37f4924b3cad891bef50c175aa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_747,h_856,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jill Blake</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[For older posts...]]></title><description><![CDATA[For older posts, please visit Jill's blog The Heart of It: Contemporary Romance in a Digital Age on Blogspot.]]></description><link>https://www.authorjillblake.com/post/2017/08/01/for-older-posts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c7ca187f123dd001cf29cd6</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2017 20:22:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7345c6_0e4c58b8eb6644d2aa7ece10cfaafa38~mv2_d_3500_2500_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jill Blake</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>