Written by Kristin Sample on March 12, 2013
Kickstarter Complete: 5 Lessons Learned
North Shore / South ShoreThis week I sent off the last of it–my limited edition novels funded by my KICKSTARTER backers. Those who paid $25 or more received signed copies. Now that I have some space from the project as a whole, I thought I’d share some tips for those launching KICKSTARTER book projects of their own. 1. Do Read More
Written by Kristin Sample on October 5, 2012
Kickstarter–SUCCESS!
family . friends . North Shore / South ShoreI take a spin class every Friday morning and the teacher is both a spinning instructor and a yoga instructor. She oddly pairs yoga affirmations like “Be thankful for what your body can do” with spinning affirmations like “Let’s GO! Burn off that good livin’!” Her style is off-putting to say the least. But today, Read More
Written by Kristin Sample on September 9, 2012
Mommy & Novelist…Or Maybe the Other Way Around
family . motherhood . North Shore / South Shore . workAlternate title: “How To Write and Market Your Novel, Be a Stay-at-Home Mom, and Deal with the Pull of Guilt from Both Your Literary Baby and Your Real Baby.” I started writing North Shore South Shore in 2007 when my husband was relocated to Los Angeles. I was working as an editor for AOL’s TV Read More
Many of you already know from the sample chapters provided on this site that my novel is told in first person. In fact, other than the prologue, the novel alternates between four points of view: Kylie Baines, Ben Carrick, Colette Baptiste, and Matt Tracy. I chose to tell the story this way because while the Read More
I went into this process with no expectations. I think I would be happy just to have my family members and friends reading my book on the Kindle (or their chosen electronic device) and telling me that it was indeed “good.” A work friend of my mom’s, perhaps, could say that she was “really into Read More
Written by Kristin Sample on June 2, 2012
Julian McMahon…The Inspiration for Blaise Baptiste
North Shore / South ShoreNow many of you may disagree but I think Blaise Baptiste is just about the coolest character name I came up with for NSSS. He’s the second son of the Baptiste crime family patriarch Denis Baptiste, Jr. (Sidenote: Baptiste’s eldest son Brice is estranged from the family and works for the D.A.’s office.) Blaise, Read More
One of the great things about having a facebook page for North Shore / South Shore is that I can get immediate feedback when I have questions about the details. One of my favorite facebook conversations was from last summer when my question about the Baptiste’s ethnicity spawned several comments. They are French-American but Read More
You just have to like it. My facebook page, that is. I plan on getting my book on the kindle this summer and C.K. suggested I start promoting. Since my favorite online community is the “fotchbook,” I thought I’d start there. I will shamelessly promote my book as the best thing since sliced bread. Read More
Written by Kristin Sample on August 24, 2011
Annalynne or Blake for Colette Baptiste?
beauty . entertainment . North Shore / South ShoreIt’s not just a matter of curly or straight. Blow dryers can fix the former and hot rollers can fix the latter. Who do you think is right to play Colette Baptiste when my amazing book eventually gets made into an insanely successful premium cable series? You’d think Annalynne McCord is edgier and her work Read More
Written by Kristin Sample on August 14, 2011
The Third Chapter…Meet Ben Carrick
North Shore / South ShoreHere’s my favorite guy! Ben Carrick! I love this narrator. I think I created someone that I’d want to be friends with. He’s getting married to my love interest Matt’s sister. And he’s known everyone since high school. So he likes to tell stories.Incidentally, he’s my sister’s favorite too. Chapter 3 Diet Coke, Anyone? (BEN) Read More
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