<?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[Ruha Alford]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ruha Alford]]></description><link>https://ruhaalfordauthor.wixsite.com/website/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:45:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ruhaalfordauthor.wixsite.com/website/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Is Traditional Publishing Dying?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2018, my daughter was 2 years old and I found myself with a little more time to read. Towards the end of the year I read a 2009 New...]]></description><link>https://ruhaalfordauthor.wixsite.com/website/post/traditional-publishing-is-dying</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6213f45abc1ab077387efee0</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2022 20:23:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ce48029e90c6423eb7a679664aa47ecc.jpg/v1/fit/w_500,h_333,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ruha Alford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven Queries]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've read that many authors go through 50 to 70 rejections before they get agent representation. After almost four weeks in this process,...]]></description><link>https://ruhaalfordauthor.wixsite.com/website/post/seven-queries</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60ad5b20c697d3001572da97</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2021 20:27:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c603d3_7003e698a46647aeaefe3418f25e8ae8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ruha Alford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting Rejected]]></title><description><![CDATA[#agentquery #query #manuscript #workinprogress #publication Writing a book is hard. Just think - I've been at this since December 2018....]]></description><link>https://ruhaalfordauthor.wixsite.com/website/post/getting-rejected</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60943a932c231900155175eb</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2021 19:11:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c603d3_460828ee18f84370af3c3e9bda5dfe4b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_323,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ruha Alford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Marathon and the Sprint]]></title><description><![CDATA[In late 2018 I read a New York Times Bestseller which shall remain nameless, and I thought it was the worst written book I'd ever read....]]></description><link>https://ruhaalfordauthor.wixsite.com/website/post/15-tips-to-combat-writer-s-block</link><guid isPermaLink="false">609050d59e574600151a6edc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2021 19:36:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c603d3_b3b932800e9444a79a85748ce6d62fc8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ruha Alford</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why traditional publishing?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I get asked a lot if I've considered self-publishing. I have a lot of reserves about it. First of all, I like to work with professionals...]]></description><link>https://ruhaalfordauthor.wixsite.com/website/post/read-between-the-lines</link><guid isPermaLink="false">609050d59e574600151a6edb</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2021 19:36:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f0af4840c5704569b1bd7daeeb2589a9.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ruha Alford</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>