Author: Kristin Sample
Written by Kristin Sample on July 17, 2020
Running Wild Anthology–NEW Story!
fiction . freelance writing . writingOn July 15th, the Running Wild Anthology of Stories Vol. 4 came out. The short story collection, edited by Ben White, features authors from all around the world. I’m thrilled to be included in this anthology. My story “nonna who kills slugs” appears in Book 2. The story centers around an adolescent Elizabeth who sits
Written by Kristin Sample on June 30, 2020
On Submission…Get Over It, Amy Packer goes to editors!
family . fiction . work . writingHere I am on my agent’s website. Lotus Literary reps so many amazing authors and I’m thrilled to be among them. Just wanted to say a big thanks to my agent Priya Doraswamy for believing in me. She represents my screenwriting and now she represents my fiction too! She just sent off Get Over It,
Written by Kristin Sample on June 19, 2020
Just finished my manuscript for Get Over It, Amy Packer
Uncategorized . work . writing🖋I just finished the manuscript for my new novel, Get Over It, Amy Packer. 🖋It’s my first YA novel (or middle grade, I’m not sure where it falls yet). 🖋I sent it off, along with the pitch sheet, to my agent for feedback. 🖋Even more impressive…I figured out how to send the manuscript to my
👏🏼You know you’re a writer when a nice, handwritten rejection 👏🏼from a publication like The Missouri Review is reason for celebration. 👏🏼They get over 12,000 submissions a year, 👏🏼so it feels good to be told “try us again in the future.” 👏🏼 I think I’m going to polish my story “The Art of Mending Broken
I’m going through old files in the garage. I found a bunch of old assignments, worksheets, lessons from when I taught at Preston High School. 🗂They are all neatly filed in color-coded hanging files. Most of them I sent to be shredded. 🗂I have many of them in electronic format on USBs or more recently,
Written by Kristin Sample on April 24, 2020
Penne a la Vodka (five ingredients)
family . food . long island . nostaglia🍝Penne a la Vodka (Five ingredient sauce). 🍝This is the pasta I make for my family at least once a week. 🍝Actually, I make it in a big batch and then freeze the sauce in ziplock containers. 🍝This recipe is from Gino’s Pizzeria in Elmont where I worked as a waitress for about seven years.
Just an FYI for my fellow writers. The following publication are accepting submissions… The New Yorker The Georgia Review The Sun Oxford American The Missouri Review The Antioch Review AGNI The New England Review Harper’s The Gettysburg Review The Paris Review Yes, I know these are elite pubs. In fact, I read once that you
Written by Kristin Sample on March 28, 2020
Quarantine & Chill
C.K. . family . fiction . health . UncategorizedWe are really on week two because we spent most of Spring Break “quarantined” as well. Here’s some highlights and lowlights… The week started off pretty crappy with me trying to “homeschool” the kids myself. We didn’t have any work yet, but I decided that “momschool” would be in session from day one. We were
Written by Kristin Sample on March 23, 2020
Homeschooling–Captain’s Log Day 1
education . family . motherhood . texasWe did some language arts this morning. How I wish I could just be like “Read for an hour” while I go screw around on my laptop and maybe answer an email. That wouldn’t work. They need more structure than that. It went well for Jackson. He read for a solid thirty minutes than did