<?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[Footnotesonfiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Footnotesonfiction]]></description><link>https://emilyweidner.wixsite.com/footnotesonfiction/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:30:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://emilyweidner.wixsite.com/footnotesonfiction/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Three books that you may or may not know started as fan fiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're a reader, you're probably familiar with platforms like Wattpad and AO3. Sometimes, when a series ends or has been stalled for a long time, we need a little fan fiction to help keep our hearts from exploding. We need somewhere to channel our love for the series and/or characters. In fact, some popular books, series, and movies started out as fan fiction. As it turns out, renaming characters, taking out anything copyrighted, and tweaking the setting could make your fan fiction a work...]]></description><link>https://emilyweidner.wixsite.com/footnotesonfiction/post/three-books-that-you-may-or-may-not-know-started-as-fan-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a42e9d945fef714ad4730a7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:33:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18284c_3d139795d65a4151b6091a1dd58bd4e7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm doing the "Empire of Storms"/"Tower of Dawn" tandem read]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am in a very special place. It is my first time reading through the Throne of Glass series. I wish I had read it sooner, but my TBR had other plans for me. However, since I know we'll be reading ACOTAR for one of my classes in the fall, I anticipate a lot of Maasverse spoilers, so I knew I had to read every last one of her books before it was too late. Having read Throne of Glass in high school, now over three years ago, I thought picking the series back up would be impossible. I was asking...]]></description><link>https://emilyweidner.wixsite.com/footnotesonfiction/post/i-m-doing-the-empire-of-storms-tower-of-dawn-tandem-read</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a42e22c7353421c5453e49d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:47:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18284c_4f91ada4d0c14e1dac2af61d4adf6ba1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five fiction books that changed my life]]></title><description><![CDATA[I used to wonder how books could possibly change lives. I'd hear people talk about books that "stayed with them forever," but I had no no idea what that meant. (Surely no one was carrying around these books literally!) But it never occurred to me that this was something that could be true for me too. Not until I read these books: The Book Thief  by Markus Zusak Normally, historical fiction isn't my thing. In fact, this book was my first time ever reading it. Needless to say, I came in with my...]]></description><link>https://emilyweidner.wixsite.com/footnotesonfiction/post/five-fiction-books-that-changed-my-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4287ebc19ca7d97f2b50cf</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:10:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/18284c_6a02b05ddd7647ecb9be6eeacf9428bc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Emily</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>