<?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[Tavi Taylor Black]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author of literary fiction, short fiction and middle grade fiction.]]></description><link>https://www.taviblack.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 06:23:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.taviblack.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[New Series, New Genre, New Publisher]]></title><description><![CDATA[All summer I've been immersed in finishing up the second book of my Middle Grade fantasy series, the Wishingworld. 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