<?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[Elizabeth de Veer Author]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elizabeth de Veer is an author who writes fictional novels based in New England.]]></description><link>https://www.elizabethdeveer.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:07:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.elizabethdeveer.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[National Novel Writing Month – NaNoWriMo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thank you so much for joining me for the journey to publishing the Blazekeeper of Bowmore House, coming out March 24, 2026, published by Sea Crow Press. I wrote the first draft of the book that would become The Blazekeeper of Bowmore House in November 2018 as part of a program called NaNoWriMo. The program in that form is no longer around, but back in the day, it was the gold standard of a really unique and amazing writing experience.   Here’s how it worked: writers of all levels all over the...]]></description><link>https://www.elizabethdeveer.com/post/national-novel-writing-month-nanowrimo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692cdabd2bc8fd382e6ebb4e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:00:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/012846_e0a863a580b54eaebf7713caf2e8518f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>info058827</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Blazekeeper of Bowmore House and Why I Wanted to Re-tell Cinderella]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi friends! I am thrilled to share with you some behind-the-scenes stories about how I came to write the Blazekeeper of Bowmore House, a retelling of Cinderella. Blazekeeper will be out March 24, 2026, but you can pre-order it now online at your favorite online book-seller.   I am particularly excited about the story because I included all my favorite elements of the story: glass slippers, a fairy godmother, a handsome prince, a troubled stepmother, but with a lot of twists.   Let’s start...]]></description><link>https://www.elizabethdeveer.com/post/the-blazekeeper-of-bowmore-house-and-why-i-wanted-to-re-tell-cinderella</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692cd737495848230dc3b6a2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 13:01:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/012846_58298984a5194c9aacd80c1bfd040b36~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>info058827</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thrilled to Announce: BLAZEKEEPER!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi friends! I know I've been quiet over here for a bit, but I've been hard at work! And now, I am beyond thrilled to share with you that my next novel, the Blazekeeper of Bowmore House, a Cinderella retelling, will be published by Sea Crow Press - a woman-owned publisher - on March, 24, 2026. The Blazekeeper of Bowmore House is truly a case where I wrote the book that I wanted to read. When my daughter was very little, I was excited to watch the 1950 Disney Cinderella movie with her.  It was...]]></description><link>https://www.elizabethdeveer.com/post/thrilled-to-announce-blazekeeper</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692cc9eabdf3aa73170e5270</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 22:59:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3fd9d1_2d06a75460a540769c79ae57bcca3bd5~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_392,h_508,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>info058827</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunday School - PLUS a Giveaway]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few musings on a life creating – read below for a GIVEAWAY!!! The year was the 1980’s, and I was a teenager. My family, always the last...]]></description><link>https://www.elizabethdeveer.com/post/sunday-school</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61a8ebe53e28710016f821a2</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2021 15:57:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9ccd1a_1cf53852631c4509b91ef90abb5421a5~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_612,h_612,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Elizabeth de Veer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Writing]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am very excited to report that last week I had my FIRST EVER book club meeting for my debut novel The Ocean in Winter!! It was hosted...]]></description><link>https://www.elizabethdeveer.com/post/on-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">618d0820cd4f0300162b2fc5</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:22:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9ccd1a_c405b806e6c84467b8b33a8d8effa7d0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_310,h_474,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Elizabeth de Veer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Ghosts]]></title><description><![CDATA[This blog was originally published on freshfiction.com. Thanks, Fresh Fiction friends, for featuring The Ocean in Winter! My debut novel,...]]></description><link>https://www.elizabethdeveer.com/post/on-ghosts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61521b896c22680017ede16a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2021 19:35:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9ccd1a_1780e3c91b0d4cf69942bae04e407f7e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_960,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Elizabeth de Veer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remembering Lynne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reflections from a cabin porch, Saturday night I am at the KoA in Saco, Maine, and it’s past dark on a sultry summer night. My daughter...]]></description><link>https://www.elizabethdeveer.com/post/remembering-lynne</link><guid isPermaLink="false">611e7ca568ebb60016ded58a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2021 15:53:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9ccd1a_28ea5d97a0dd41cc9cb4c009be8b436a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_768,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Elizabeth de Veer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suicide Prevention Resources]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in February, I posted a longer blog post about where to find resources if you or someone you know needs some support. Today I want...]]></description><link>https://www.elizabethdeveer.com/post/suicide-prevention-resources</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60e57c81a4ad04001523f7db</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:21:47 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Elizabeth de Veer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pub Day!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi friends! As of yesterday, July 6, 2021, my book The Ocean in Winter is officially out in the world. They call it "pub day," the...]]></description><link>https://www.elizabethdeveer.com/post/pub-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60e578b743f5d80015f10d0a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:05:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9ccd1a_347b04c83ebc48dd9589d9e0b8495d07~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Elizabeth de Veer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Connect! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday was amazing! It’s about three weeks until the launch of my debut novel The Ocean in Winter, and I am connecting with the...]]></description><link>https://www.elizabethdeveer.com/post/let-s-connect</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60cc81ae8253170016b19f36</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2021 11:34:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9ccd1a_74f1fb5aa3eb44d982859415bc58e258~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_978,h_877,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Elizabeth de Veer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where I Started – Thank You, Grub Street! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Less than one month until the launch of my debut novel, The Ocean in Winter, and I am getting very, very excited! And nervous. And...]]></description><link>https://www.elizabethdeveer.com/post/where-i-started-thank-you-grub-street</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60c4a93f91f91d002b0b1589</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2021 13:02:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9ccd1a_3c2eb0cf165c4f638733dfd8e72c0a4d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_960,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Elizabeth de Veer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[JUNE GIVEAWAY!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi friends! It's officially LESS THAN 7 weeks until my debut novel, The Ocean in Winter comes out to the world! Am I excited? I'm pretty...]]></description><link>https://www.elizabethdeveer.com/post/june-giveaway</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60ae444da789cf0015731171</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2021 13:16:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9ccd1a_a47c84d99fd945c1b138aa8bc01e94a7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Elizabeth de Veer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prayers for India]]></title><description><![CDATA["India, where are you? In the darkness of the early dawn in the holy city of Varanasi, on the Ganges River, pilgrims are lighting tea...]]></description><link>https://www.elizabethdeveer.com/post/prayers-for-india</link><guid isPermaLink="false">609588e02f1c2f0015c70e9c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2021 19:14:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9ccd1a_dfa4d561016c481ea191e2e798e87173~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Elizabeth de Veer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I Write #1]]></title><description><![CDATA[And how did I manage to stay with it for 18 years before getting published? I was TOTALLY honored and grateful and thrilled to be...]]></description><link>https://www.elizabethdeveer.com/post/why-i-write-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6084c59ef2241400578fa041</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2021 02:15:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9ccd1a_9b62ea7cd02c4adb864e3841226e8c99~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_713,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Elizabeth de Veer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before last Sunday, I had never lost someone I knew to suicide. But I got the call around 9:10 pm, while my daughter was watching Taylor...]]></description><link>https://www.elizabethdeveer.com/post/_grief</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6055c95bd933940015450562</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2021 10:31:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9ccd1a_d3b851a2a89a4796b6396875b03669db~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_683,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Elizabeth de Veer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Pre-Pandemic Pilgrimage to the Williamsburg Bridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[When a publisher agrees to publish a novel, the manuscript goes to an editor whose job it is to scrutinize the writing, the story, the...]]></description><link>https://www.elizabethdeveer.com/post/my-pre-pandemic-pilgrimage-to-the-williamsburg-bridge</link><guid isPermaLink="false">603ce056902f7b00155199c0</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:18:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9ccd1a_344a9ec5f29c498ea140376c6858e346~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Elizabeth de Veer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suicide Awareness and Prevention]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ocean in Winter is about a few things: family drama, a mystery, relationships between sisters, ghosts, a haunted house. And a story...]]></description><link>https://www.elizabethdeveer.com/post/suicide-awareness-and-prevention</link><guid isPermaLink="false">602dc0e410be8f001751d4a0</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:37:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9ccd1a_b6ba04df5e184bcd80d9f84690bf307d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_407,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Elizabeth de Veer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enter a Drawing to Win a Free Advance Reading Copy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi friends! Okay, here's the deal: if you sign up for the mailing list on my web site by March 15, your name will be entered into a...]]></description><link>https://www.elizabethdeveer.com/post/raffle-free-advance-reading-copy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">602dbd13a4bd0a00179ee734</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2021 01:20:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9ccd1a_36a88d5d850b4aa58a1ae173b32836fa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_825,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Elizabeth de Veer</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Pink House]]></title><description><![CDATA[At one point while I was writing The Ocean in Winter, I enlisted the help of Stuart Horwitz of Book Architecture, whom I have worked with...]]></description><link>https://www.elizabethdeveer.com/post/the-pink-house</link><guid isPermaLink="false">601c2d443befc20018aecbde</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2021 17:24:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9ccd1a_42789ef5c8e9413092a7796ec8000dfb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Elizabeth de Veer</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>