<?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[angiesquill]]></title><description><![CDATA[angiesquill]]></description><link>https://angiegrigaliunas.wixsite.com/angiesquill/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 08:18:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://angiegrigaliunas.wixsite.com/angiesquill/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[1-STAR REVIEWS UPENDED MY WHOLE CAREER]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s a new trend going around (I think; I’m often late to these, ha, so it may be winding down now) – authors talking about how important negative reviews are. How negative reviews help legitimize books, how authors can learn/grow from them, how they help weed out the wrong readers and help the right ones find your work (often resulting in fewer 1-stars over time), etc. If you’ve been around here for a while, you likely came for The Purification Era . And if you’ve been around long enough,...]]></description><link>https://angiegrigaliunas.wixsite.com/angiesquill/post/1-star-reviews-upended-my-whole-career</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6841fa6efa193a512b9fe67e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:19:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5caffe_faf02bb80b2f47dc8d19a903ab680217~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>angiegrigaliunas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHY AI SHOULD MAKE YOU STOP WRITING BOOKS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spoiler: it shouldn’t. Don’t let it. This may feel like old news in some ways now, as it’s been a bit since the LibGen debacle. Along...]]></description><link>https://angiegrigaliunas.wixsite.com/angiesquill/post/why-ai-should-make-you-stop-writing-books</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68221989492ff4fd56cedadb</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 15:56:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5caffe_c436e521ed4c48058320f9125935b862~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>angiegrigaliunas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[OTHER CHRISTIAN AUTHORS ARE NOT THE ENEMY, EVEN IF. . .]]></title><description><![CDATA[...they write vastly different stories than you write. I, of course, speak only for myself in this, but it’s often far too easy for me to...]]></description><link>https://angiegrigaliunas.wixsite.com/angiesquill/post/other-christian-authors-are-not-the-enemy-even-if</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681fd4d4e0791c3813ddf721</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2025 22:49:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5caffe_9e66c621506f431fb9700b86406e201b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>angiegrigaliunas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A YEAR AGO TODAY (WELL, YESTERDAY)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A year ago today, I lost my original cover designer for The Purification Era. This ignited a perfect storm of overwhelmingly stressful...]]></description><link>https://angiegrigaliunas.wixsite.com/angiesquill/post/a-year-ago-today-well-yesterday</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66a51838ac639336519d20a0</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2024 15:59:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5caffe_9d8ed8c880e84df185f8963ffd3a28a6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>angiegrigaliunas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A LONG-AWAITED ANNOUNCEMENT RE: RAZING &#38; THE PURIFICATION ERA]]></title><description><![CDATA[I AM SHIFTING &#38; SPLITTING MY BRANDING Clean &#38; closed-door fantasy books, like The Midnight Prince , will remain under Angie Grigaliunas ....]]></description><link>https://angiegrigaliunas.wixsite.com/angiesquill/post/a-long-awaited-announcement-re-razing-the-purification-era</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66a19561a278a3f5888ac364</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 00:09:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5caffe_6636a9ca97ae4817b09c74453ccdfc58~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>angiegrigaliunas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Important Story Day = An Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, friends! I just realized how today relates to The Purification Era (Quelling ends May 21st; Razing’s first full day is today) and...]]></description><link>https://angiegrigaliunas.wixsite.com/angiesquill/post/an-important-story-day-an-update</link><guid isPermaLink="false">664e0cc0e9181d05efc2778e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 15:21:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5caffe_edc303535dd443bf8813c9c40245db3c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_720,h_463,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>angiegrigaliunas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major Updates!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi, all! If you are in my Facebook group, you likely already saw this, but I’m putting it here too. So sorry it has been ages since I...]]></description><link>https://angiegrigaliunas.wixsite.com/angiesquill/post/major-updates</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65e928208f0b059712430736</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 02:41:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5caffe_b47d0b633f3540a8b73891f77bfb65b9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_564,h_789,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>angiegrigaliunas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[STUFF YOUR E-READER!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I will keep this short and sweet! Today and tomorrow only, there are ~2000+ FREE romance e-books (of varying genres and...]]></description><link>https://angiegrigaliunas.wixsite.com/angiesquill/post/stuff-your-e-reader</link><guid isPermaLink="false">658b01da0b6f8caef19b61e2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2023 16:47:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5caffe_c552fdcf8c144d9799d876477f7f61cd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>angiegrigaliunas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[IT IS ALIIIIVE!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[My newest book, The Midnight Prince, releases today! Ahh! Early reviewers are loving it (some reviews have been posted to Amazon, but...]]></description><link>https://angiegrigaliunas.wixsite.com/angiesquill/post/it-is-aliiiive</link><guid isPermaLink="false">653bf072bb5b08c834020f43</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2023 17:20:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5caffe_4ca9e1e16d644e0080489e46039d199d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>angiegrigaliunas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is this? Oh just a COVER REVEAL WUT]]></title><description><![CDATA[LOOKIT. It is so pretty! A bitter prince. A rejected servant. A revelation that could change everything. When Prince Kirran of the autumn...]]></description><link>https://angiegrigaliunas.wixsite.com/angiesquill/post/what-is-this-oh-just-a-cover-reveal-wut</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64badc10f6625a1f29b55761</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2023 19:30:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5caffe_4ca9e1e16d644e0080489e46039d199d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>angiegrigaliunas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Razing Pre-order - WUT]]></title><description><![CDATA[At 2am on May 10th, I finished writing Razing, Book Three of The Purification Era. WUT.  I say this so calmly, haha. Rest assured, I am...]]></description><link>https://angiegrigaliunas.wixsite.com/angiesquill/post/razing-pre-order-wut</link><guid isPermaLink="false">645bd933a7b25d399e681f5d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 15:42:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/5caffe_da1baaaf60a4471d8515402c419885d2/720p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>angiegrigaliunas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spotlight: Itzalin]]></title><description><![CDATA[ORIGINS Borrowing from my post about the Hulcondans for the story origins: I began writing what has become this series in 2003. The basic...]]></description><link>https://angiegrigaliunas.wixsite.com/angiesquill/post/spotlight-itzalin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62f69afacebbbc26c3dd3692</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2022 23:51:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5caffe_63a3412790df40208475c6a807cd12e0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_685,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>angiegrigaliunas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spotlight: The Hulcondan State]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Korean War Armistice was signed on July 27th, 1953, ending the fighting (though not the war itself). Since some readers have called...]]></description><link>https://angiegrigaliunas.wixsite.com/angiesquill/post/spotlight-the-hulcondan-state</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62e860cc6fbb436b7e24d78e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2022 23:29:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/5caffe_1c1297b62a6b41f59e3dcda835001aea/720p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>angiegrigaliunas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It says "add a catchy title" - and just like that, all thoughts flee my brain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello and happy Thursday! (It is Thursday, right? My days are so messed up haha.) How was your Independence Day? Do anything special? I...]]></description><link>https://angiegrigaliunas.wixsite.com/angiesquill/post/it-says-add-a-catchy-title-and-just-like-that-all-thoughts-flee-my-brain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62c7096d05a2ad56c2e2f517</guid><category><![CDATA[Your Community]]></category><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[authors]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2022 16:58:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5caffe_6fb0524c7dbf4359bd9cb2374d98f61c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>angiegrigaliunas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Book Sales!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy July! (Also, how is it July already? Wut.) This is just a quick note to share two sales going on right now! Sowing and Quelling are...]]></description><link>https://angiegrigaliunas.wixsite.com/angiesquill/post/two-book-sales</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62bef9bdc7e9778ed2ca0fc0</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:50:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5caffe_4fddee98a8114b95bfd2c88806d91de6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_439,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>angiegrigaliunas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes I post updates and things, but usually not, let's be honest]]></title><description><![CDATA[How does one summarize almost a year and a half? So much has changed since Simba passed. I would have to really sit and think of what has...]]></description><link>https://angiegrigaliunas.wixsite.com/angiesquill/post/sometimes-i-post-updates-and-things-but-usually-not-let-s-be-honest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">627ffb7c29a8fc5ae8237f84</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2022 18:58:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5caffe_3bf1100ead7e48599c762678d84d9736~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_753,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>angiegrigaliunas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[This past Friday, after a nearly 16-month battle with kidney disease, we put our Simba-cat to rest. This is just me grieving and working...]]></description><link>https://angiegrigaliunas.wixsite.com/angiesquill/post/little-things</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ffd23fbcfc2280017bca25e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2021 04:30:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5caffe_e4a45ccf0571477b978e2c1217a679f1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>angiegrigaliunas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NaNo 2019 Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[I always rebel for Nano – I work on existing projects. (But I only count the words I write in November, promise!) This year, I wrestled...]]></description><link>https://angiegrigaliunas.wixsite.com/angiesquill/post/nano-2019-project</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db84a02414bb40018106de5</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><category><![CDATA[duology]]></category><category><![CDATA[characters]]></category><category><![CDATA[dark and light]]></category><category><![CDATA[fear]]></category><category><![CDATA[overcoming]]></category><category><![CDATA[authors]]></category><category><![CDATA[fantasy]]></category><category><![CDATA[courage]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2019 15:14:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5caffe_b862aa8e2518440dae970ddd2b897f8a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>angiegrigaliunas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Write the story on your heart]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prequel duology I’m working on scares me. Though it’s set in the same world as my Purification Era series, it’s at a darker point in...]]></description><link>https://angiegrigaliunas.wixsite.com/angiesquill/post/write-the-story-on-your-heart</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ce040f0427ac0024c6680a4</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><category><![CDATA[fantasy]]></category><category><![CDATA[publishing]]></category><category><![CDATA[authors]]></category><category><![CDATA[inspiration]]></category><category><![CDATA[fear]]></category><category><![CDATA[overcoming]]></category><category><![CDATA[courage]]></category><category><![CDATA[duology]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2019 17:41:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5caffe_2d9acb6f1feb4269860df57a9653c891~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_768,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>angiegrigaliunas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SPFBO4 Musings and Highlights]]></title><description><![CDATA[To be honest, I'd never heard of SPFBO (Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off) until a friend told me I should submit Sowing. I did - and then...]]></description><link>https://angiegrigaliunas.wixsite.com/angiesquill/post/spfbo4-musings-and-highlights</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5caa86cee1b44c0015267a4d</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2019 01:46:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5caffe_46e557e5090645e3b68daab480cda662~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_784,h_432,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>angiegrigaliunas</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>