<?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[Helen Tran]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helen Tran is a fantasy writer who pours her lifelong love of adventure into every story she creates. ...]]></description><link>https://www.helentranauthor.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:26:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.helentranauthor.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I'm almost done with editing...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I loosely wrote the introduction for Temple of Haunted Laundry: Shadow Cycle of the Black Sheep Chronicles. I was sleepy, but rolled out of bed as soon as I knew what to say. It's not perfect. Not poetry. I wasn't even trying to perfect it. Just wrote, stuck it in the book, and let it upload. It's as raw as you get from a writer. (My daughter's English teacher would have scribbled all over it). The introduction feels as though I will be telling a very heavy, emotional story.  Heavy and...]]></description><link>https://www.helentranauthor.com/post/i-m-almost-done-with-editing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69aeea10cc0f3d3a24bbb736</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:51:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8faca_8b4eecaace3142bb972c793ffd79ed70~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>htran4author</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Horsham Library event]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am sharing photos from my author signing event in Horsham Library last weekend. It was a hit!  I sold a lot of books and networked with other authors for future collaboration.  On top of editing my book with what seems to be 1000 rounds, I am prepping for marketing. I am exhausted, but I am geared on pushing this on to every person's reading list because there is special message in every chapter you read.  M y Black Sheep Chronicles isn't just about myths and folktales, curses and luck,...]]></description><link>https://www.helentranauthor.com/post/horsham-library-event</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69aed8866b9018dbd0705f01</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:33:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8faca_90d9073a41f34ebf8d2f9a99d6bfc2b8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>htran4author</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Book Cover Design]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello readers! The book cover design is finally ready. Things are moving fast and it feels good to be able to put things out and share all this progress with everyone. I thought I would also share a little excerpt from the back cover... Some stories stay with us. The love that changes us. The choices we question. The moments we wish we could rewrite. The memories we carry long after life has moved on. Temple of Haunted Laundry is an invitation into the inner world of the Black Sheep, the one...]]></description><link>https://www.helentranauthor.com/post/new-book-cover-design</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69aed6d4f41d7389c2a39566</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:23:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b8faca_f032fdb5542443d7a7ace58db439e0f1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>htran4author</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>