<?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[Lauren Mack | Freelance Fiction Editor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lauren Mack]]></description><link>https://www.laurenmackeditor.co.uk/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:41:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.laurenmackeditor.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Online Entrepreneurship: The Internet’s New Prosperity Gospel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prosperity Gospel: a religious belief that financial and physical well being are direct rewards for faith, positive thinking, and spending money. Somewhere along the way, having a normal job as a person online has become deeply embarrassing. Not in real life, obviously. In real life, people still go to work every day. They answer emails, they have an inconvenient commute, and colleagues they secretly hate. They eat sweaty meal deals at their desk and spend large chunks of the working week on...]]></description><link>https://www.laurenmackeditor.co.uk/post/online-entrepreneurship-the-internet-s-new-prosperity-gospel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8f8a24a6bf65007ed2c9cd</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:55:54 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>laurenmackeditor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silly Books for Silly Women: In Defence of Romance Fiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is perhaps no pastime more universally mocked than a woman openly enjoying herself. Especially if she dares enjoy herself in a way others deem incorrect. Women may consume media, of course. Nobody is saying we can’t. But we must do so only within carefully approved parameters. We may read books, but preferably miserable ones about war, addiction, or a man quietly staring out a window contemplating suicide, or the end of the world. We may read books, but only if they teach us something....]]></description><link>https://www.laurenmackeditor.co.uk/post/silly-books-for-silly-women-in-defence-of-romance-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8f88e410c1d906181c406f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:50:56 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>laurenmackeditor</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>