<?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[K.R. Norrick]]></title><description><![CDATA[K. R. Norrick]]></description><link>https://krnorrick.wixsite.com/my-site/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:12:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://krnorrick.wixsite.com/my-site/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Q1 2023 Writing Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey, you! I don't know if anybody is interested in reading about my writing journey, but I'm putting it out there anyway. These posts are...]]></description><link>https://krnorrick.wixsite.com/my-site/post/q1-2023-writing-update</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64164d989a96fb5361841927</guid><category><![CDATA[Open Diary]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2023 17:15:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d9432c766b2f42f0adad25f6b48d00df.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>K.R. Norrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A 2022 Writing Year in Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strap in. This is gonna be a long one. January Writing Challenge For January 2022, I gave myself the challenge of writing a new flash...]]></description><link>https://krnorrick.wixsite.com/my-site/post/a-2022-writing-year-in-review</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63ea8b539ad5a8613d8034a7</guid><category><![CDATA[Open Diary]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2023 22:04:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_63d81ad05ca24050b06c01e4058bde5f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>K.R. Norrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My 2023 Writing Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the end of every year, many of us reflect on what has passed (See my 2022 reflection post here). How have we changed, and how have we...]]></description><link>https://krnorrick.wixsite.com/my-site/post/my-2023-writing-plan</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63ea7fc8a0e960ba17adc3cd</guid><category><![CDATA[Open Diary]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2023 19:06:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_38183311e9524e4381b9af265ea28d7d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>K.R. Norrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[10-Minute Writing Prompt: The Desert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prompt: In ten minutes, write about being in the desert when you come across this car. My story: My tongue stuck to the roof of my mouth...]]></description><link>https://krnorrick.wixsite.com/my-site/post/10-minute-writing-prompt-the-desert</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63db25175d0a1935aa22e2d5</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 02:55:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e381cd_34db21665ab54ce88d7cf84b7da70a93~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_750,h_422,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>K.R. Norrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[10-Minute Writing Prompt: The House]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prompt: In ten minutes, write a story about this house. My story: When I got the notice that a mysterious great-aunt had left me a house...]]></description><link>https://krnorrick.wixsite.com/my-site/post/10-minute-writing-prompt-the-house</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63d829892afc2ad2bd3038e0</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 20:37:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e381cd_f432379ec36a45249d826d9a6251cde5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>K.R. Norrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[10-Minute Writing Prompt: Light]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prompt: In ten minutes, write what you think is happening in this image. My story: She ran to him crying, saying that the lights were...]]></description><link>https://krnorrick.wixsite.com/my-site/post/10-minute-writing-prompt-light</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63d82866c3a9dffec18877f4</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 20:32:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e381cd_d0cb93d3d0374cbb9e40d8d83f97b1c3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_605,h_755,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>K.R. Norrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[10-Minute Writing Prompt: Running]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prompt: In ten minutes, write about what you think is happening in this image. My story: I paused at the top of the stairs with a heavy...]]></description><link>https://krnorrick.wixsite.com/my-site/post/10-minute-writing-prompt-running</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63d8259cc3a9dffec18874a1</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 20:26:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e381cd_ba6fecbc481d4a6e822db89dc80d95aa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>K.R. Norrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[10-Minute Writing Prompt: Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prompt: In ten minutes, finish the story. "He tied his boat off and started to climb the cliffs. He knew that no one had lived to tell...]]></description><link>https://krnorrick.wixsite.com/my-site/post/10-minute-writing-prompt-island</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63d8230c5e8fa51fcaea44a2</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 20:09:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e381cd_93fa99782fd043f28f28d6852ced287b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>K.R. Norrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[10-Minute Writing Prompt: Kitchen Sink]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prompt: In ten minutes, write a story that begins with the words, "I write this sitting in the kitchen sink...." My story: I write this...]]></description><link>https://krnorrick.wixsite.com/my-site/post/10-minute-writing-prompt-water</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63d821456bf64fff49208a67</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 20:04:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/74c9b27ce6e7418fb60461e03f007326.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>K.R. Norrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[10-Minute Writing Prompt: Knowledge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prompt: In ten minutes, write about a topic you know little to nothing about, but write as if you know something about it. My story: The...]]></description><link>https://krnorrick.wixsite.com/my-site/post/10-minute-writing-prompt-knowledge</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63d81f356bf64fff4920883f</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 19:53:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e381cd_438051f6617c49af8ccf51c0ab44d46d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_468,h_399,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>K.R. Norrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[10-Minute Writing Prompt: Fishing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prompt: In ten minutes, write what you think is going on in this image. My story: Lisa had been so looking forward to going out on the...]]></description><link>https://krnorrick.wixsite.com/my-site/post/10-minute-writing-prompt-fishing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63d817a7df21cc4af7f4373a</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 19:47:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e381cd_0b968e5e662949d2b97adcdb122fd7df~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>K.R. Norrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[10-Minute Writing Prompts: Starry Night]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prompt: In ten minutes, write a story based on this image. My story: Under starry skies with mischief on my mind, I wander down the...]]></description><link>https://krnorrick.wixsite.com/my-site/post/10-minute-writing-prompts-starry-night</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63d814edf378c37e9d21030f</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 19:10:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e381cd_ab38ac316c8d44c499c434671647bd7b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>K.R. Norrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[10-Minute Writing Prompts: Journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prompt: In ten minutes, write what you think is happening in this image. My story: The morning had started off less than perfect with my...]]></description><link>https://krnorrick.wixsite.com/my-site/post/10-minute-writing-prompts-journey</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63d811115f8272f1acc678a5</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 19:01:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e381cd_a4b00e79d30c46daae4567fae6a38de9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_400,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>K.R. Norrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[10-Minute Writing Prompt: Pets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prompt: In ten minutes, write about the emotion of losing and/or regaining a lost pet. My story: My heart raced as panicked tears...]]></description><link>https://krnorrick.wixsite.com/my-site/post/10-minute-writing-prompt-pets</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63d80cbfd28834903888211b</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 18:34:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/426f2a33cbfa7dfe10c00524a96ff78a.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_750,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>K.R. Norrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[10-Minute Writing Prompt: The Track]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trigger warning: Suicidal ideation Prompt: In ten minutes, write what you think is happening in this image. My story: The air was still...]]></description><link>https://krnorrick.wixsite.com/my-site/post/10-minute-writing-prompt-the-track</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63d80948448713da930d4deb</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 18:25:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e381cd_e03ae0beeae54208ae0fad5df143d94a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>K.R. Norrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[10-Minute Writing Prompt: The Chair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prompt: In ten minutes, write a story involving one of these chairs and who you think would own it. My story: Edgar shuffled to the table...]]></description><link>https://krnorrick.wixsite.com/my-site/post/10-minute-writing-prompt-the-chair</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63d8076d8b6d9dde9ec722dd</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 18:11:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e381cd_2291cbde71824d00a5ac779ee8860e3c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_628,h_190,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>K.R. Norrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[10-Minute Writing Prompt: The Cow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prompt: In ten minutes, write a story of which this image makes you think. My story: She has a look of innocence about her, but I’ve long...]]></description><link>https://krnorrick.wixsite.com/my-site/post/10-minute-writing-prompt-the-cow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63d800e26bf64fff49206589</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:43:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e381cd_0e58298eb1bd4688a862787070e0ba75~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_467,h_365,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>K.R. Norrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Virus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Short Story. Trigger Warning: Death, zombies, and illness “First, I had to kill Frank. He’s my neighbor on the right. Or, he was my...]]></description><link>https://krnorrick.wixsite.com/my-site/post/the-virus</link><guid isPermaLink="false">621ec067a9e0c1a114096040</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 17:01:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_ceec3ad4b11a4c729588bba99f4542b1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>K.R. Norrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[YA Fantasy Questions for Writers]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is a YA author? That and more questions are answered here! Hello and welcome! As a sort of piggyback off of last week’s post (YA...]]></description><link>https://krnorrick.wixsite.com/my-site/post/ya-fantasy-questions-for-writers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6216bfbc52b33d1d92d6d066</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2022 23:41:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c2ff39f668484136b1bee42c516dcbdc.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>K.R. Norrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[YA Fantasy Questions for Readers]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is YA fantasy? That and other related questions are answered here! Hello and welcome! Today I’m looking into some aspects of YA...]]></description><link>https://krnorrick.wixsite.com/my-site/post/ya-fantasy-questions-for-readers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6205aada618d1aa602413e50</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2022 17:00:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f119837851c74219a99ff09277348837.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>K.R. Norrick</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>