<?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" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Setting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exploring the bookish, unusual, and haunted settings of my writing life. <br/><br/><a href="https://thesettingpodcast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">thesettingpodcast.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://thesettingpodcast.substack.com/podcast</link><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:30:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/9435624.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[Ashley R. Drake]]></author><copyright><![CDATA[Ashley R. Drake]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[thesettingpodcast@gmail.com]]></webMaster><itunes:new-feed-url>https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/9435624.rss</itunes:new-feed-url><itunes:author>Ashley R. Drake</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Exploring the bookish, unusual, and haunted settings of my writing life.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Ashley R. Drake</itunes:name><itunes:email>thesettingpodcast@gmail.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"><itunes:category text="Places &amp; Travel"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Fiction"/><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/9435624/f9bcaee9613c8dc22785761ec05b50c3.jpg"/><item><title><![CDATA[INTRODUCING: The Setting: A Writing + Travel Podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Hi, and welcome to The Setting!</p><p>I’m Ashley–an aspiring author traveling around New England (and beyond) to reconnect with my love of writing after years of avoiding it like the plague.</p><p>Here’s some of what you can expect here:</p><p>-Highlights from my literary-themed road trips and bookish travel</p><p>-First-person writing experiments (who doesn’t love a good writing routine breakdown??)</p><p>-Balancing writing with multiple chronic illnesses, family life, and a 9-5</p><p>-Haunted houses, ghost stories, and Halloween-themed content</p><p><strong>In addition…</strong></p><p>The heart of this adventure will be my reconnection with a writing life. Over the next year, I plan to go from no regular writing practice (and not even a current work in progress!) to my first finished manuscript.</p><p>Start the journey with me on August 19th!</p><p><p>Thanks for reading The Setting! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://thesettingpodcast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">thesettingpodcast.substack.com</a>]]></description><link>https://thesettingpodcast.substack.com/p/introducing-the-setting-a-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:208891361</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley R. Drake]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:24:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208891361/5bb76b498c9b639a7b83ed7a0da66c12.mp3" length="1518563" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Ashley R. Drake</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>76</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/9435624/post/208891361/f9bcaee9613c8dc22785761ec05b50c3.jpg"/></item></channel></rss>