Author Archives: Nancy Wait

The Memoir That Solved A Mystery

The Nancy Who Drew, is now available in paperback. To Buy The Book Go HEREat Amazon.com  Read an ExcerptHERE Description: Who hasn’t wondered why bad things happen to them? The Nancy Who Drew plants a seed of hope that our painful experiences can … Continue reading

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What’s New

New Show on Blog Talk Radio  and new price on the Kindle - from now through April – $0.99¢ February 7, 2012 – Inaugural Show – The Nancy Who Drew on Blog Talk Radio 5pm EST / 10pm GMT / 2pm … Continue reading

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Miracle or Destiny?

I think what I have accomplished with this memoir is little short of a miracle. And I don’t mean the fact that I finally completed the thing and put it out there after fourteen years (though that in itself was … Continue reading

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The Sequel In Progress

On Tuesday, October 11th 2011, I will begin reading aloud from the sequel to The Nancy Who Drew. This is indeed a work-in-progress, and yet it is progressing, which is the main thing. I began writing this Book Two last … Continue reading

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Recipe for Really Real

Materials Needed 1 canvas 1 palette some tubes of paint brushes turpentine (box of tissues recommended for blowing nose after crying)* Directions Squeeze out your colors on the palette. Dip in brush, add drops of turpintine and mix Apply colors … Continue reading

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Baring Yourself In Public

Every now and then, like today for instance, I come out the door and start walking down the street and suddenly wonder if I remembered to put a skirt on. So I looked down and there it was. I would … Continue reading

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How Can Memoir Solve a Mystery?

How does writing a memoir solve a mystery? Well, if you think about it, how could it not? Even if you didn’t necessarily call it a mystery, you had questions, right? Why did I do this or that? Why did … Continue reading

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Wait, There’s More

My earliest memories include staring at the knots in the pine wood of our walled-in porch, and staring at the raised pattern of flowers on the maroon sofa where I was often placed, wedged between pillows. At this point, I … Continue reading

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I Made it All Come Right in the End

When I was in high school studying to be an actress, my father told me to “take my work seriously, not myself.” And a few years before that, when I was in junior high, he encouraged me to raise my … Continue reading

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Stepping Softly Into Voice

This is me at eighteen, an actress speaking the words of others, with no voice of her own. Afraid to speak her feelings, fearful of repercussions. Hiding behind a veil (albeit an attractive veil, but still a screen). Then I … Continue reading

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