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- The Sequel In Progress October 8, 2011
Category Archives: The Writing
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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Tagged expressing yourself, Nancy Wait, Nancy Who Drew, Solving Mysteries, Soul Awareness, the shadow
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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
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
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
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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Tagged finding one's voice, Nancy Wait, overcoming shyness, painting, sixth chakra, The Nancy Who Drew
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Auditioning For My Life
Dear Mr. and Ms. Publisher, Much as I would love to submit to you (again!) I can’t this time. I just can’t! Seems all my life I’ve been trying to get in somewhere—the Royal Academy, Actors Equity, the English theatre. … Continue reading
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Memoir Writing: the first five years
In case you were wondering how long it takes to write a memoir… It takes as long as it takes. Memoirs are usually a labor of love, written for oneself or one’s family, no matter we hope to have a … Continue reading
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Tagged going back to college, learning how to write, memoir writing, Nancy Wait
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