<?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[Stevie Mack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stevie Mack: Words that Connect]]></description><link>https://www.steviemack.ca/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 20:04:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.steviemack.ca/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Mid-life Plot Twist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Men have a midlife crisis and buy a swanky car. Women uproot their lives. Turning forty has a uniquely terrifying hit for women: hormones are blowing up for the second time in our lives. Was this the inspiration for me to rewrite my life? Or was the urge to write brewing deep inside, waiting for the forty catalyst to set fire. Thinking back at early twenties me, she should have started writing. Fresh out of college, she was struggling in an over-saturated market. Who knew teaching would leave...]]></description><link>https://www.steviemack.ca/post/mid-life-plot-twist</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69efbd1715d16921748dc02f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:07:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2fcd3_2baf3e08201f46cfac8fdeea411400f4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_512,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stevie Mack</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Journey Off The Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being based on a large island, everything is a bit more limited. The West Coast of British Columbia, is peppered with smaller islands. They refer to my island as the mainland. I guess it is a perspective thing. Since beginning my journey to become an author with a paycheck, I have been hungry to find a community. I subscribe to two online communities, belong to multiple associations, yet I’ve never met another aspiring author in person. A writer’s festival could be the key to in-body...]]></description><link>https://www.steviemack.ca/post/journey-off-the-island</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69dfbd27fe6e9d8715cd7d36</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:36:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2fcd3_4b69c1e87c0341c5b5ec94f636790a80~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_711,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stevie Mack</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI in Writing]]></title><description><![CDATA[ChatGPT seemed like an exciting, world-altering software. Where Google had fallen flat since its inception, ChatGPT steps up and fills in the blanks. Overnight, information is easier to access. But do we want AI writing our novels? What happens to our society when AI is writing our ideals? What happens when writers are obsolete? Why should anyone care? For now, publishers and readers alike don’t want AI-generated content. “AI slop” has become a shorthand for writing devote of feeling,...]]></description><link>https://www.steviemack.ca/post/ai-in-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d5389fd3b1a3633e6d3402</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:06:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2fcd3_652073a9a60845988fc274df697723ba~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stevie Mack</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2026 Quarter 1: goals update ]]></title><description><![CDATA[If having detailed yearly and quarterly goals makes me type A, guilty. Some may call it rigid, I call it grounding. They are not set in stone, they change as circumstances do. They do make me quite delighted to check off. Quarter one, I did quite well with my goals. Two missed by only a few days. Goal 1: Finish draft 2 of Broken Trad Wife. I also finished draft 3-5, so triple check. Goal 2: Submit to 2 Beta Readers Check. Two writers from Jericho Writers as well as a few family members. Goal...]]></description><link>https://www.steviemack.ca/post/2026-quarter-1-goals-update</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cfeea940e74dbec4011950</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:06:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2fcd3_82878535fb044c0fbffbac5fa273a0d0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stevie Mack</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding the Escape Hatch: A conversation with Stevie Mack on Magical Realism and the Modern Woman ]]></title><description><![CDATA[For Stevie, writing is not just a creative outlet, it’s a “shot of escape.” In her upcoming work, Broken Trad Wife, Mack explores the boundaries that define womanhood. Weaving elements of magical realism into domestic life, she illuminates the internal struggles that often go unspoken. In this interview, Mack discusses her discipline to daily creativity, influence of narrative structure and why it is never too late to rewrite your own story.  The "Shot of Escape": When Magic Meets Reality...]]></description><link>https://www.steviemack.ca/post/finding-the-escape-hatch-a-conversation-with-stevie-mack-on-magical-realism-and-the-modern-woman</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ceac13535e7bcd269866a2</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:05:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2fcd3_97bfae8c91774b76aa463c972c3ad39e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stevie Mack</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>