<?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[Kristen Brinkley Novelist]]></title><description><![CDATA[I write mixed genre stories that provide escapism from your everyday troubles and offer comfort in a cold world.]]></description><link>https://kristenbrinkley.wixsite.com/author/authorblogKristenBrinkley</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:39:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://kristenbrinkley.wixsite.com/author/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Writing Routines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lots of writers I know have different routines to get into the headspace for writing. And for every different genre, every different...]]></description><link>https://kristenbrinkley.wixsite.com/author/post/writing-routines</link><guid isPermaLink="false">613d0090e32d9800166e1147</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 01:00:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aff7a9_b0cefcc8673e48d0b078a8b538897cb6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristen Brinkley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Won #NaNoWriMo!]]></title><description><![CDATA[So Tuesday marked the end of the month and the end of my first foray into the NaNoWriMo world. I know earlier I had declared it an early...]]></description><link>https://kristenbrinkley.wixsite.com/author/post/i-won-nanowrimo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61ab925099e00f001604cb89</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2021 16:32:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aff7a9_d2f476cde6444e3990ccfc2016d0ae44~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_881,h_396,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristen Brinkley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[#NaNoWriMo got me this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[If I haven't mentioned it already, I went crazy and somehow wrote two novels this year without realizing it. One happened through...]]></description><link>https://kristenbrinkley.wixsite.com/author/post/nanowrimo-got-me-this-year</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61994d6036aecb00173bce85</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2021 20:20:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aff7a9_cc20f19b459f45ff897127db8640388f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_220,h_295,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristen Brinkley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Halloween foolish mortals!]]></title><description><![CDATA[My favorite time of year with my favorite holiday of all time is here! Spookiness abounds as store shelves are full of cute and scary...]]></description><link>https://kristenbrinkley.wixsite.com/author/post/happy-halloween-foolish-mortals</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6168ddcf0b466900169dfbcd</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2021 02:00:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aff7a9_bde13cde3fb24e56a77ba71c211a06f0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kristen Brinkley</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>