﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:49:59 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>The Official Web Site of Katy J. Smith</title><link>https://katyjsmith.com:443/Blog/rss/390</link><atom:link href="https://katyjsmith.com:443/Blog/rss/390" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katy J. Smith Administrator]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The June 6 "Meet & Greet" Was a Success!]]></title><link>https://katyjsmith.com/Blog/the-june-6-meet-greet-was-a-success</link><description><![CDATA[             Thank you, Gordon Kent, librarian at Montgomery Public Library (part of the Fayette County Public Library system) for the wonderful Author Meet and Greet on Thursday, June 6.  First, the ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2024 17:17:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://katyjsmith.com/Blog/the-june-6-meet-greet-was-a-success</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c26c0365-05ce-4cbc-b171-2122db520bb9-10]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katy J. Smith Administrator]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Ratings and Reviews for Forgotten Voices]]></title><link>https://katyjsmith.com/Blog/ratings-and-reviews-for-forgotten-voices</link><description><![CDATA[ It’s been 11 weeks since the release of the book  Forgotten Voices: Excerpts from Valentina’s Journal . Both Amazon and Rose Dog Press have experienced strong sales. I’m always looking for new ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 17:32:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://katyjsmith.com/Blog/ratings-and-reviews-for-forgotten-voices</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c26c0365-05ce-4cbc-b171-2122db520bb9-9]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katy J. Smith Administrator]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Katy J. Smith Interviews Author AJ Elmore]]></title><link>https://katyjsmith.com/Blog/katy-j-smith-interviews-author-aj-elmore</link><description><![CDATA[ Recently I had the honor to meet an old friend and writer, AJ Elmore.  AJ grew up in West Virginia on the Kanawha County-Clay County borders, and she graduated from Marshall University with a degree ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 15:59:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://katyjsmith.com/Blog/katy-j-smith-interviews-author-aj-elmore</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c26c0365-05ce-4cbc-b171-2122db520bb9-8]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katy J. Smith Administrator]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[AJ Elmore Interviews Katy J. Smith]]></title><link>https://ajelmoreauthor.com/2024/04/22/featuring-author-katy-j-smith/</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:27:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://ajelmoreauthor.com/2024/04/22/featuring-author-katy-j-smith/</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c26c0365-05ce-4cbc-b171-2122db520bb9-7]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katy J. Smith Administrator]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Pre-dawn, April 9, 2024, Reflections]]></title><link>https://katyjsmith.com/Blog/pre-dawn-april-9-2024-reflections</link><description><![CDATA[ I love writing and telling stories.  I listened carefully to stories as a child, and I loved hearing about incidents in the past. I loved reading anything remotely based on history, especially if I ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 14:12:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://katyjsmith.com/Blog/pre-dawn-april-9-2024-reflections</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c26c0365-05ce-4cbc-b171-2122db520bb9-5]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katy J. Smith Administrator]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Impressions from The Talk]]></title><link>https://katyjsmith.com/Blog/impressions-from-the-talk</link><description><![CDATA[ Recently on Facebook, a friend (who is an actual friend, not a virtual one) posted about listing ten books that affected you in some way. Although I didn’t answer the post, I started thinking about ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 18:47:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://katyjsmith.com/Blog/impressions-from-the-talk</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c26c0365-05ce-4cbc-b171-2122db520bb9-4]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katy J. Smith Administrator]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[A Favorite Book: Lessons In Chemistry]]></title><link>https://katyjsmith.com/Blog/a-favorite-book-lessons-in-chemistry</link><description><![CDATA[        

 
  
   
    
    
      
    
    
   
  
 

 As a lifelong reader who taught elementary school and now is trying to write stories, I love books!  One of my favorite books,  ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 19:24:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://katyjsmith.com/Blog/a-favorite-book-lessons-in-chemistry</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c26c0365-05ce-4cbc-b171-2122db520bb9-3]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katy J. Smith Administrator]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Forgotten Voices: Excerpts from Valentina's Journal is Available For Purchase!]]></title><link>https://katyjsmith.com/Blog/forgotten-voices-excerpts-from-valentinas-journal-is-available-for-purchase</link><description><![CDATA[   

 This morning I received an email I’ve wanted for the past few weeks. My first novel,  Forgotten Voices:  Excerpts from Valentina’s Journal,  can be purchased at the publisher’s website. (I ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 19:10:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://katyjsmith.com/Blog/forgotten-voices-excerpts-from-valentinas-journal-is-available-for-purchase</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c26c0365-05ce-4cbc-b171-2122db520bb9-2]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katy J. Smith Administrator]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Taps]]></title><link>https://katyjsmith.com/Blog/taps</link><description><![CDATA[ February 1967 

 A slow mist covered the small country cemetery, and the fog hung heavy and damp on both the hill and the valley below.  A lone soldier, dressed in his military green, stood on the ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 00:50:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://katyjsmith.com/Blog/taps</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[c26c0365-05ce-4cbc-b171-2122db520bb9-1]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>