<?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[Scott Beard ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scott Beard ]]></description><link>https://carethbeard.wixsite.com/scottbeard/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:57:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://carethbeard.wixsite.com/scottbeard/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Dean Koontz's Intensity is Intense, Because It Just Never Ends]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a mystery-thriller writer, I try and read as much in the genre as I can.  Humbly, I must say that I had never read any Dean Koontz,...]]></description><link>https://carethbeard.wixsite.com/scottbeard/post/dean-koontz-s-intensity-is-intense-because-it-just-never-ends</link><guid isPermaLink="false">655805eed756eff1e485fb83</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2023 02:37:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bcdbb_ed520cb14ca84d44ab6325e0f79cc6d4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_282,h_452,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Timeless Relatability of Great Expectations]]></title><description><![CDATA[I admit, perhaps too proudly, that I have recently developed a heightened interest in Charles Dickens.  Only a month ago, my last blog...]]></description><link>https://carethbeard.wixsite.com/scottbeard/post/the-timeless-relatability-of-great-expectations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6478c7d47a4d25c850ae5ed3</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 19:04:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bcdbb_07350a8503cc40d5a7da5e3e9e6db9ef~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_277,h_428,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Impact of the Metaphorical Construction of A Grief Observed.]]></title><description><![CDATA[We all know C.S. Lewis was a genius, but we forget that while he wrote with such intellectual and cerebral force, that much of the...]]></description><link>https://carethbeard.wixsite.com/scottbeard/post/the-impact-of-the-metaphorical-construction-of-a-grief-observed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">644aebb4a4065af3746c0459</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 18:21:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bcdbb_535320cd8a1c4225a0a4530cdc669797~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_463,h_682,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Tale of Two Cities: A Two-Headed Monster of a Book, but Is It Worth Reading?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We've all heard the famous opening lines from this book, and that's precisely why I'm not opening my blog post with them.  As famous as...]]></description><link>https://carethbeard.wixsite.com/scottbeard/post/a-tale-of-two-cities-a-two-headed-monster-of-a-book-but-is-it-worth-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">643bfdae71a5788b109c7af6</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2023 00:55:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bcdbb_8874297aaa48476c8c8d571f4430a0a1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_322,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agatha Christie's The Mysterious Affair at Styles Isn't All That Mysterious]]></title><description><![CDATA[As cliched as it sounds, I want to be a writer--specifically, a kind of mystery/suspense/thriller/contemporary fiction with a dash a...]]></description><link>https://carethbeard.wixsite.com/scottbeard/post/agatha-christie-s-the-mysterious-affair-at-styles-isn-t-all-that-mysterious</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6411e248a1fe6f5616917f39</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 17:07:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bcdbb_b2887a00ad094672aa9fe53d9a23d550~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The How-To of Discipleship]]></title><description><![CDATA[For several years, I taught at a public school.  As you can imagine, it's assumed that Christianity--and God for that matter--is not...]]></description><link>https://carethbeard.wixsite.com/scottbeard/post/the-how-to-of-discipleship</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63f77b4f54fddbd28386b8e9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 06:50:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bcdbb_57e1dd0ee1214e8891a439702f67e2c4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_501,h_748,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agatha Christie:  Weaving Together Her Own Unique Mysteries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many of you may be wondering why I am reading a Halloween book for Christmas.  Sadly, I started this book back in October for my...]]></description><link>https://carethbeard.wixsite.com/scottbeard/post/agatha-christie-weaving-together-her-own-unique-mysteries</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61c33b752f494100162d6949</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2021 14:56:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bcdbb_2a906da3689e41eb9b41457b4d0c1a99~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_265,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Value of Academic Tutoring]]></title><description><![CDATA[Any classroom teacher will tell you that they want their students to succeed.  It's true, even the narcissists (and trust me, there are...]]></description><link>https://carethbeard.wixsite.com/scottbeard/post/the-value-of-academic-tutoring</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61a642f2e18aac0016165fa5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2021 19:37:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bcdbb_fa379347f3be498fa10f1b0cabab4453~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_280,h_180,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Reasons Why Submitting to Non-Paying, Independent Story Presses Matters]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're a writer, particularly one of short stories, you're probably already aware that it's not the most marketable of writing.  After...]]></description><link>https://carethbeard.wixsite.com/scottbeard/post/3-reasons-why-submitting-to-non-paying-independent-story-presses-matters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">607c5ebdb8854500159ad6b5</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2021 05:30:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bcdbb_eceb8ecbdb804ce08a005123e173f0c6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_751,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ocean at the End of the Lane Just Doesn't Make Big Waves]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was given this book for my birthday or Christmas this past year, and I was interested in it to explore what a popular (and supposedly...]]></description><link>https://carethbeard.wixsite.com/scottbeard/post/the-ocean-at-the-end-of-the-lane-just-doesn-t-make-big-waves</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60b0f960aaa1d8001557f4ad</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2021 14:59:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bcdbb_82e55e8040c248c4bb08f3f0af509a5c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_600,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Not-So-Objective Look at the American Socio-Political Climate]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I mentioned that I would read a political commentary by someone who's political views are opposite of mine.  While I found the book...]]></description><link>https://carethbeard.wixsite.com/scottbeard/post/another-not-so-objective-look-at-the-american-socio-political-climate</link><guid isPermaLink="false">609e986195b51f0015887397</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2021 15:37:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bcdbb_7f23cfe4d8f843138ea469209b9b4632~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_662,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Easter Sunday and Renewing Your Writing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even though it was Easter Sunday, I did not go to church.  I couldn't.  Well, perhaps I could have, but I wasn't sure it was a good idea....]]></description><link>https://carethbeard.wixsite.com/scottbeard/post/easter-sunday-and-renewing-your-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">606a12b030ecad0015b3a063</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2021 19:55:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bcdbb_4b3158634ca14c869173cb9223bd6df8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_418,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Listening Woman:  Simplicity Underplays an Author's Own Talent.]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1990 or 1991, my mother sat in our family room on a late Friday night, poring over a small paperback, eyes intently focused on every...]]></description><link>https://carethbeard.wixsite.com/scottbeard/post/listening-woman-simplicity-underplays-an-author-s-own-talent</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60595de7b9666900845e64ba</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2021 04:34:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bcdbb_7f09d66929fb461a8a5058b810a9808c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living Between the Seasons.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although it's been a crazy year since my wife and I picked up and moved 1600 miles away from the comfortable confines of our 95 year-old...]]></description><link>https://carethbeard.wixsite.com/scottbeard/post/living-between-the-seasons</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60554e2a28213e00153eb819</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2021 04:45:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bcdbb_e8c601a436764edcac7d1533f9c2eae5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_960,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 Ways to Generate Story Content]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don't tell me a story right now, just write.  Good advice not only for this blog, but for any writer struggling to get ideas out.  Notice...]]></description><link>https://carethbeard.wixsite.com/scottbeard/post/4-ways-to-generate-story-content</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6053d625b84d550015d3d631</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2021 01:10:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bcdbb_b644126498ae434688b2ae1f533266b1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_259,h_194,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Foggy Delusion of Writer's Block]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staying disciplined to write is never easy.  In fact, it can be downright torturous.   Personally, even though it's what I love to do, I...]]></description><link>https://carethbeard.wixsite.com/scottbeard/post/the-foggy-delusion-of-writer-s-block</link><guid isPermaLink="false">605190afb635bd0016dfc5a8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2021 19:46:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bcdbb_d710980ce3c54985a2f483ae1efc3b91~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_720,h_540,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keeping our Memory Green:  A Lesson from Dickens's The Haunted Man]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost a year and a half ago, my wife went for a job interview in Roseville, California.  Yes, California.  Like, left-coast, backwards,...]]></description><link>https://carethbeard.wixsite.com/scottbeard/post/keeping-our-memory-green-a-lesson-from-dickens-s-the-haunted-man</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6035d8a3cf9788006f1f7a63</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2021 04:20:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bcdbb_ee6ef8574c504d07a204d0f0b1ea3678~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_333,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ambiguity and Atheism in Marlowe's Doctor Faustus]]></title><description><![CDATA[As most of us know, the burgeoning enterprise of science during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth-century brought forth many...]]></description><link>https://carethbeard.wixsite.com/scottbeard/post/the-undermining-of-ambiguous-atheism-in-marlowe-s-doctor-faustus</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e8e4603464ea20017de0ab7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2020 22:44:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bcdbb_a92795af62fd450eb01d28a6b4cb69b5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_313,h_475,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Reliable Resources for Any Writer]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know a lot of writers who, when reflecting on their writing, ask themselves, "well, how do I know if I'm writing well?"  It's always a...]]></description><link>https://carethbeard.wixsite.com/scottbeard/post/3-reliable-resources-for-any-writer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e88fb0eac64ff0018a3d193</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2020 05:10:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bcdbb_a7cecdd57fd94445aaaea994c637324d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_259,h_315,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Beard</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review - C.S. Lewis's "On Stories"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quarantine Reading Book 1: C.S. Lewis's On Stories. I picked up this book of essays about seven or eight months ago, started reading it...]]></description><link>https://carethbeard.wixsite.com/scottbeard/post/book-review-c-s-lewis-s-on-stories</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e865e8377eae50017caa793</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2020 22:02:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bcdbb_9a2275bc7dc24a23921fd197e31b03d9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_356,h_538,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Scott Beard</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>