<?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[Zoe Caryl]]></title><description><![CDATA[Explore the world of literature and storytelling with Zoe Caryl]]></description><link>https://mckenzietrakks.wixsite.com/zoe-caryl-1/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:55:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://mckenzietrakks.wixsite.com/zoe-caryl-1/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Proof Copies, Spotlight Moments, and the Saga Taking Shape]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s something almost ceremonial about opening a proof copy, but this time, it felt a little like stepping into the wings before a show. The house lights dim, the orchestra hums, and for a heartbeat, you’re suspended between nerves and exhilaration. That’s exactly where I found myself when I saw my second novel, in proof form, for the very first time. This book has a different kind of pulse. My debut was firmly rooted in historical fiction, but this story stretches its arms into saga...]]></description><link>https://mckenzietrakks.wixsite.com/zoe-caryl-1/post/proof-copies-spotlight-moments-and-the-saga-taking-shape</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cea17a535e7bcd26984f12</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:08:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8874e9_58abad7adf304281bbc555b9a772f1b4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_636,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mckenzietrakks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Julia Sleeps brings readers closer to their family history]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, I received a message from a reader of Julia Sleeps which moved me deeply. Johnny, who is the father of my main character Evie, is called to do war work at the Naval Dockyard in Rosyth in 1939, the very site of the first air raid of World War II, and Evie and her family learn of their loved one being in danger in the morning paper. This is just one of the many authentic experiences that are woven into my novel, and one reader let me know how it affected her. Her own father...]]></description><link>https://mckenzietrakks.wixsite.com/zoe-caryl-1/post/julia-sleeps-brings-readers-closer-to-their-family-history</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6992e943d535f14702086272</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 09:56:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8874e9_52fdda8524794e4b9d47dfc72a443923~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_597,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mckenzietrakks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a stage school educated girl dared to write a book.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barbara Speake's Stage School Class of 1985 with Mrs Reed. One simple answer to the above is - I had a great English teacher. Here is my...]]></description><link>https://mckenzietrakks.wixsite.com/zoe-caryl-1/post/how-a-stage-school-educated-girl-dared-to-write-a-book</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68a43f7552b87596cc57f5da</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 09:30:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8874e9_c79a1f5a67cd4c1e9f2e39465bc89621~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_805,h_647,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mckenzietrakks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things that inspire me 5… Historical Fiction.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of my fave's! To be transported back to another age and lose yourself there for an hour or two’s reading…what could be better than...]]></description><link>https://mckenzietrakks.wixsite.com/zoe-caryl-1/post/things-that-inspire-me-5-historical-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="false">682dd67953176812d1ade3c0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 13:43:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8874e9_3378589950db4feba71e8f74bac1b789~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mckenzietrakks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[May 9th 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like many others, I found Victory in Europe Day yesterday incredibly emotional. I was thankful to see so many events commemorating May...]]></description><link>https://mckenzietrakks.wixsite.com/zoe-caryl-1/post/may-9th-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681e7074aad0a6bfe48d61d7</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 21:20:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8874e9_f78256ccd09644858521585ce0946c75~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_721,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mckenzietrakks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things that fire my imagination…4. Location Shoots.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve been fortunate enough to work on numerous TV and film shoots throughout my life, sometimes playing a role with dialogue and at other...]]></description><link>https://mckenzietrakks.wixsite.com/zoe-caryl-1/post/things-that-fire-my-imagination-4-location-shoots</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f825c128f1ad873328aad5</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 20:36:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8874e9_4c1481ea6c1e4be0835340467560b3c9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_381,h_595,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mckenzietrakks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things that fire my imagination…3 Glasgow.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Renfield Street. Glasgow City Centre, 1950s. Curtesy of Vintage Glasgow Glasgow is many things to many people but to me, it has become an...]]></description><link>https://mckenzietrakks.wixsite.com/zoe-caryl-1/post/things-that-fire-my-imagination-3-glasgow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67e524fe2e56f0db095e942a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:20:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8874e9_29e9a6a0c14e4dfba8fc8740cd54e540~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_605,h_812,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mckenzietrakks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diaries of a West End Wendy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday I caught up with old friend Scott St Martyn. In the 80's, we were in the touring production of Annie together and in recent...]]></description><link>https://mckenzietrakks.wixsite.com/zoe-caryl-1/post/diaries-of-a-west-end-wendy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67bdbf6edc73903df8deb163</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:26:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8874e9_cd71b0823a804a26b3ec0180d6a4e622~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mckenzietrakks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things that fire my imagination…2. Novels.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of my very well worn books! My favourite reads as a child and teenager.   Watership Down. I read this book over and over again until...]]></description><link>https://mckenzietrakks.wixsite.com/zoe-caryl-1/post/things-that-fire-my-imagination-2-novels</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67b49dea92c6408cd6ad5c63</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:57:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8874e9_6f29e2f31fd0457a9556aff24e274f56~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_731,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mckenzietrakks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rabbit Hole of Research.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have found writing a book to be many things, two of those things being engrossing and nerve-racking. Whilst in the midst of writing...]]></description><link>https://mckenzietrakks.wixsite.com/zoe-caryl-1/post/the-rabbit-hole-of-research</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67961a63d0d2f00ad9dc8a2e</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2025 11:26:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8874e9_37e6d4d67b4c42a2bff2e61da8e97f50~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mckenzietrakks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things that fire my imagination…1.Ocean Liners. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Reina Del Mar Ocean Liners have figured large in the lives of myself and my family. The launching of possibly  the  most famous liner...]]></description><link>https://mckenzietrakks.wixsite.com/zoe-caryl-1/post/things-that-fire-my-imagination-1-ocean-liners</link><guid isPermaLink="false">678a39e180a8f9f0be4bc01c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:13:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8874e9_8eb66540847e4901826e67460352554f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_392,h_336,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mckenzietrakks</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you like tales from the Entertainment world? Here's one from my dad, Bandleader Ronnie Caryl.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's a little anecdote he told about an incident when he and my Mum were doing their double act in Variety Theatre in the late 1940's....]]></description><link>https://mckenzietrakks.wixsite.com/zoe-caryl-1/post/do-you-like-tales-from-the-entertainment-world-here-s-one-from-my-dad-bandleader-ronnie-caryl</link><guid isPermaLink="false">677192198cd232e25a8f5015</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2024 18:17:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8874e9_9ad8b90de5334f06a945a61fb9ea8d21~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_716,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>mckenzietrakks</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>