<?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[Megan Bennington]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creative Expressions by Megan Bennington]]></description><link>https://www.meganbennington.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:57:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.meganbennington.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What Can You Do With an English Degree? 11 More Career Paths to Consider! Part II of III]]></title><description><![CDATA[Check out 11 choice career paths that are perfect for English majors!]]></description><link>https://www.meganbennington.com/post/what-can-you-do-with-an-english-degree-11-more-career-paths-to-consider-part-ii-of-iii</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e291c1330a6def39e1a687</guid><category><![CDATA[English Major]]></category><category><![CDATA[University]]></category><category><![CDATA[English Degree]]></category><category><![CDATA[Career]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:16:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8a30f1_621201828ac3424f827e7343555f6aa9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Megan Bennington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Can You Do With an English Degree? 11 Career Paths to Consider! Part I of III]]></title><description><![CDATA[Check out 11 career paths that are perfect for English majors!]]></description><link>https://www.meganbennington.com/post/what-can-you-do-with-an-english-degree-11-career-paths-to-consider</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e291c1330a6def39e1a686</guid><category><![CDATA[English Major]]></category><category><![CDATA[University]]></category><category><![CDATA[English Degree]]></category><category><![CDATA[Career]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2024 21:53:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8a30f1_cdc0ef1d21e54b24af3a4a162a597537~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Megan Bennington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Tips For Acing Your First Freelance Editing Contracts!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Much like venturing to write something on the blank page can feel petrifying, endeavoring to find your first freelance editing clients...]]></description><link>https://www.meganbennington.com/post/5-tips-for-acing-your-first-freelance-editing-contracts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e291c1330a6def39e1a685</guid><category><![CDATA[Editing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Freelancing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Career]]></category><category><![CDATA[English Major]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2022 23:26:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8a30f1_dede0c48596c481d906d1f527935b06b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Megan Bennington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Interview With Up-And-Coming Writer Scott McGregor]]></title><description><![CDATA[An interview with up-and-coming writer Scott McGregor on writing, genre writing (horror), publishing, and more! ]]></description><link>https://www.meganbennington.com/post/an-interview-with-up-and-coming-writer-scott-mcgregor</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e291c1330a6def39e1a684</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Publishing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 20:39:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8a30f1_e9967280dea449f9af4dfbfd1fa05145~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Megan Bennington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Writer's Guide to Dialogue &#38; Dialogue Tag Formatting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The art of dialogue is critical to writing—dialogue is used in fiction, non-fiction, &#38; poetry! 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