Tag: writing
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 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
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 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
Next week, starting on Monday, I’ll be publishing my novel STAGECRAFT here under the tab Read Stagecraft (FREE). Every few days, I’ll post another chapter. So it will be serialized. Just like how Charles Dickens used to do. Except I won’t get paid like him or be responsible for some of the greatest British novels
Written by Kristin Sample on January 11, 2020
First publication of 2020
fiction . long island . nostagliaEven though “ren fair” is the first story I wrote from One Square Mile, it’s not the first publication.
Written by Kristin Sample on September 2, 2019
new writing: first pub from One Square Mile
family . fiction . long island . nostagliaI am working on a collection of short stories. After hearing Sandra Cisneros speak at Hockaday last winter, I was inspired. She said, “Don’t write what you remember, write what you wish you could forget.” What an interesting way of looking at writing. Most writers abide by the wisdom of “write what you know.” And
Written by Kristin Sample on March 25, 2017
The 90s Nostalgia Writer Position at Bustle Mag
entertainment . freelance writing . workThere’s a part-time position open in the Lifestyle vertical at Bustle. One of the questions on the application is “Give us sample pitches” that pertain to this vertical. I thought it would be fun to share my possible articles for Bustle. Headline: How Mariah Carey saved 90s music. Vision of Love was released in