So according to certain friends of mine, since my birthday this past March I am in a full-blown mid-life crisis. I've colored my hair (again), considered getting contact lens (again), pinned pictures of dresses on Pinterest that only someone built like Audrey Hepburn would look good in, and thought about running away to join either … Continue reading A Pirate Turns 40…ish
Month: May 2014
The Reason Geese Won’t Fly And Why Most of Us Never Live Our Dreams
Why don't we all live our dreams? I had an inspiration today on the drive in to work. Here's how it went (wavy fade to flashback): So I'm sitting in traffic this morning. It's spring (FINALLY) here in Chicagoland. And that means two things. One, it's construction season, so every east-west road across the Fox … Continue reading The Reason Geese Won’t Fly And Why Most of Us Never Live Our Dreams
An Independent Woman
It is an amazing time to be a writer. When I was young(er), the publishing world had me by the throat. Find your story (but make sure it fit into the neatly defined categories set forth by the books sellers of the world). Then write it and ship it off to every literary agent worth … Continue reading An Independent Woman
Don’t You Hate it When You’re Wrong?!
So I've recently been more diligent about reading all the blogs about writing I follow. Some are inspirational, some keep me motivated, some are just fun. Then there are the ones that I actually learn from. And sometimes that learning is PAINFUL. I don't know about you, but I HATE IT when I'm wrong. I've … Continue reading Don’t You Hate it When You’re Wrong?!
Nan Sampson - Author 