<?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[Pendant of Echoes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Echoes of Adventure, Bonds of Belonging]]></description><link>https://www.pendantofechoes.com/the-echoes</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:52:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.pendantofechoes.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Building Asemi: When a Setting Becomes a Character]]></title><description><![CDATA[Asemi was never meant to be just a backdrop for Zaylin's adventure. From its forgotten histories to its vibrant regions and living memories, discover how the world of Pendant of Echoes became a character of its own.]]></description><link>https://www.pendantofechoes.com/post/building-asemi-when-a-setting-becomes-a-character</link><guid isPermaLink="false">de143caf-5b22-4e4d-925d-f2d23f3bc4fc</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:03:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f68e08_93ed673162f541cd805109ee77f7be99~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>pendantofechoes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I Wanted Black Kids at the Center of a Fantasy World]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wanted a Black boy to get to have the adventure—to find the pendant, cross into another world, make mistakes, discover his strength, and stand at the center of the story. Then my seven-year-old son saw Zaylin and asked me one simple question: “Is that me?”]]></description><link>https://www.pendantofechoes.com/post/why-i-wanted-black-kids-at-the-center-of-a-fantasy-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">95ea9857-5973-4025-86e9-449dbb7c0a02</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:20:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f68e08_4aca4220919d4ce992d50c5449babbf5~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>pendantofechoes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twenty Years Later, I Finally Finished the Book]]></title><description><![CDATA[For almost twenty years, I carried a story I hadn't finished. Life got louder, but the story never completely disappeared. This is how I finally found my way back to it.]]></description><link>https://www.pendantofechoes.com/post/twenty-years-later-i-finally-finished-the-book</link><guid isPermaLink="false">9aaf245d-1f47-4ea8-a88c-3be73db6c552</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:56:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f68e08_3dc74d01e6f44f70bb2d7755dbdff739~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>pendantofechoes</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>