<?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[The Quill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Words that weave worlds: Join my journey.]]></description><link>https://coxmamanda.wixsite.com/the-quill/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:13:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://coxmamanda.wixsite.com/the-quill/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[ Character Spotlight: Meet Darby]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every story begins with a spark—and in The Seven , that spark is a boy named Darby Stephans. At just ten years old, Darby may seem small, but his journey will shape the fate of his world and everyone in it. He is the first to step beyond the Island’s edge, and in doing so, sets the story in motion.  Who Is Darby Stephans? Darby is curious, shy, honest, and kind. As the Wind Pillar  in the Seven, he has a quiet strength that often goes unnoticed at first—but it’s his sense of wonder and his...]]></description><link>https://coxmamanda.wixsite.com/the-quill/post/character-spotlight-meet-darby</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68f5cbcba6f2484f3c9ac1c3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 05:52:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e7b95_ae5a4d2ef7244792b8b60d6562db1a9c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Amanda Cox</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Updates on My YA Fantasy Trilogy: Join the Adventure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, fellow adventurers! I’m so excited to finally share a glimpse of my current work-in-progress — The Seven.  This story has been living in my head (and heart) for a while now. The first spark came from a vivid dream — one that stayed with me long after I woke up. It felt too real, too haunting, not to write down. From that dream came a world divided by light and shadow, and seven souls bound together by fate, loss, and the dangerous kind of hope that refuses to die. The Seven  is a young...]]></description><link>https://coxmamanda.wixsite.com/the-quill/post/updates-on-my-ya-fantasy-trilogy-join-the-adventure</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e8affb15335a80a82c39de</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 07:04:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e7b95_23f03b0079564fcf934179d456c2657c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Amanda Cox</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[⚓ A Glimpse Into The Seven — Chapter One: “Departure”]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve been so excited to finally share a small piece of my upcoming YA fantasy novel The Seven,  with you all. This excerpt comes from the opening chapter, where we first meet Darby Stephans , a shy and curious ten-year-old boy whose life is about to change forever. On a spring morning in Liverpool, Darby boards the HMS Strafford  with his family, unaware that this voyage will set everything in motion. What begins as a hopeful journey across the Atlantic will eventually become something much...]]></description><link>https://coxmamanda.wixsite.com/the-quill/post/a-glimpse-into-the-seven-chapter-one-departure</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68f5d126a6f2484f3c9acc7f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 06:17:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e7b95_5ac696953b384b718e75a137acadd5ca~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Amanda Cox</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>