Category: writing
Written by Kristin Sample on January 17, 2022
10th Anniversary of my first novel
C.K. . fiction . work . writingThis year marks the tenth 1️⃣0️⃣anniversary of my first novel! North Shore South Shore was published in 2012. Here’s a few nuggets about the novel… 📚I started writing the novel in late 2007 when we moved to LA. At that time, I was the West Coast Editor for TV squad (a division of AOL TV,
Written by Kristin Sample on December 23, 2020
First memoir: The Bookends Review
family . freelance writing . long island . nostaglia . pets . work . writingLet me tell you something I’ve learned about getting published. If everyone says “no” to your writing, it’s probably not them…it’s your writing.
Written by Kristin Sample on December 23, 2020
I’m Published! Brief Wilderness Vol. 3
fiction . freelance writing . texas . writingI just received my author copy of a Brief Wilderness Vol. 3 Life Above Ground. My short story, “Railroad Tracks,” is the first story in this lovely paperback available on Amazon. I wrote this story more as an exercise. I wanted to play with the character Kate Wright, a middle aged widow and the main
Written by Kristin Sample on September 2, 2020
Sand Hills Literary Magazine
fiction . freelance writing . long island . nostaglia . work . writingI received my copy of Sand Hills Spring 2020 this weekend. The book–it’s pages, print quality, and binding–is beautifully made. The editors and writers over at Augusta University did a great job. It’s my first university print publication. And when I looked on the Contents pages, I noticed that my story is one of only
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,